I hav`nt been entirely satisfied with the look of the smokebox, so have spent today fabricating a new front plate. It`s not quite thick enough but that was all the scrap box had.......

I think it gives a better profile.......

Overall the boiler seems a very accurate fit and will provide plenty of weight over the drivers

The kit provides either plastic strip or etched brass boiler bands which fit the milled slots, my vote will be the plastic strip as the boiler is 5mm thick !!!

There is extra work to do around the base of the smokebox with regard to some rivetting not catered for in the kit for my particular choice of loco. Also, the white metal Deeley smoke box door provided is very poor, which is surprising as the kit has mostly top class lost wax detailing parts.