Progressing slowly with the 2P. Once I've got the cab sorted I will get the loco basics soldered together.
So what's actually been done?
Boiler has been shortened. Need to think about replacement boiler band.
The firebox was shortened at the front and the wrapper was cut down. The front and rear formers have been reduced in height too.
The cab front needed to be remade as it was to high and to wide. It couldn't be adjusted as the middle windows where to big.
Then remade again cos I had brain fade and med the side ones to big.
Next was the complicated sides and roof. The original was all over the place. The cut out too deep, can sides to high etc. I did make a bit of a mess with the step down being wrong, I was going to scribe and rivet. But a .005" overlay cured the problem. The splasher shape was copied from the firebox so hopefully will fit together.
One more overlay to do, assemble the cab and then all the units can be fitted together.