The outer face of the tender side, showing the punched rivets

The pattern of the rivets came along nicely. I took frequent breaks while punching the rivets, so as to not lose my concentration. I went row by row, and sheet by sheet. The punched out rivet pattern is very delicate and can get flattened out with the slightest pressure. In order to retain the rivet pattern, I filled in the rear part with a mixture of Fevicol glue and talcum powder, which was fluid enough to fill each rivet depresssion on the reverse, but which hardened into a rigid filling, preventing the rivet head from being flattened by pressure