Hello Colin, For my "Twin Sister", a side tank loco, – The dome cladding was machined and freehand filed from a piece of steel bar. It is located by the dome and it's own saddle. It is secured by a countersunk bolt tapped into the domes plug. There is a boiler band hard up against each side of the flange.

For the firebox cladding – I flanged a piece of 0.025" thick copper sheet just like the firebox throat plate. It only reaches down to the boilers horizontal centreline, with a 0.06" corner radius and a 0.3" long flange. This wa soft soldered into tthe firebox lagging with 0.07" projection, The assembly can be sprung and slid down over th firebox from above. Here again there is a boiler band hard up against the firebox cladding.

For the twin saftey valves cladding – I machined and hand filed the flanged cladding from a piece of flat bar, it is located by the saftey valves and held in place by another countersunk bolt.

If you care to send me a PM with your email address I can send you some phottographs.

Regards, John