The cab rear was fixed using original, slow curing Araldite, as proposed. This gave time after inserting the adhesive smeared rear plate into its rough position to temporarily fit the cab floor/boiler backhead, inset cab doors and the chassis to ensure the back plate was located in exactly the right place.
Subsequently, the cab floor/backhead and door inserts have been painted with rattle can etch primer and the inside faces of the doors painted satin black.
The doors have now been fixed using supposedly 12 minute epoxy - it actually took about half an hour, so perhaps I got the mix slightly wrong. These were quite tricky to get just right with the edges flush with the body moulding both vertically and horizontally, front and back. Lots of adjustments were required during the initial cure time, so perhaps it's as well that it took longer than advertised!
Despite all the earlier trial fits, I found that after fitting the doors, I had to trim the cut-outs in the cab floor very slightly in two places. It's currently all fitted and the chassis mounting screws tightened and all now seems well.
The cab floor/boiler backhead unit will remain a loose item, so it can be painted and the loco crew affixed. It is quite a good fit and is located fore/aft by the inset cab doors and vertically between the top of the chassis and the bottom of the moulded tanks and the cab back plate.
Here are various shots of the fixed doors with, perhaps a hint of the boiler backhead in some.
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Dave.
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