Hi Davey, thanks for the reply, I've got many a stalled project stacked away in the railway room. In fact last week I did a wee bit more work on a lovely Connoisseur B12 kit, which according to my notes on the instructions, I'd last touched in 2016! I think it was the curved footplate that had worried me. Sorted now.
The reason I asked you about your H1 is partly because I'm unsure about the tender. And also; I don't know if you're aware of the Gauge O Guild's series of online videos called "An Evening With...". NIck Dunhill has a number of scratchbuilding presentations which feature him building an H1. He'd asked for suggestions of what he might build and went with my interest in an H1. If you feel like a little inspiration to unblock your stalling you may find them useful...they are, anyway, very educational and entertaining! Here's the first one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L9wrvy_EEY&t=4898s
Regards
Simon