Just a quick question regarding your rivets. I'm assuming you drilled your holes for the rivets, but did you just use standard pop rivets, or did you use special brass ones?
I didn't use any rivets,
the front is covered in brass tacks that I got from Crazy Crow
They come in different diameters and in a high or low dome
The heads are solid brass and the shanks are iron, beware of the brass plated ones as the plating will wear off and they will rust