Those Cab Brackets

At long last we have the modified cab support brackets back.  In the photo above the large cut-out in the top plate is wide enough to accomodate the full width of the driving wheel, while the plate below it has a much smaller cut-out to clear the flange. Four bright steel buttons in the vertical plate are stepped on the outside diameter with the smaller diameter locating in a 40mm diameter hole in the plate.  The button is bored to take a countersunk head M24 bolt.  It all looked good, so we fitted the two up to the dragbox at the rear of our loco, see below.  The holes lined up, and so did the top and rear faces.   Success!

The brackets will stay attached for now, but when the coupling rod splashers are delivered and subjected to a trial fit they will all be removed and sent for grit blasting and painting.