[Arran]

Are you going to add those 1/2 inch strips of inlay on the front panel like the original? The way they used to curve panels like that was to cut out a channel or a series of curfs right where they intended to make the bend, sometimes they would cut about 1/2 (or more) the thickness away from the back side then the better cabinet makers would glue a strip of veneer over the curfed area, once it was bent, to strengthen it
The thing that scares me about this radio isn't the cabinet, it's that one coil on top of the chassis that the rats used to trim their teeth.
Regards
Arran