Now that offer I cannot refuse of course !!! That would be brilliant ! You know I love to have original manuals of all my machines 
Thanks Ully !!
no problem at all. you've done so much for me, that's the least i could do. so the set of manuals is yours, i'm setting them aside for later delivery / pickup / whatever

What I do like to ask: Is the piece bent or is it simply flat and gets bent because it's mounted in a bend (if you understand what I clumsely mean to explain)....
well, the piece definitely is NOT flat, but i don't know whether the bend derives from the plexi having been mounted in the cab or whether it was there originally. i honestly don't know and can't tell!
I was going to ask about the topper/marquee but I'm not sure if I actually would like it....
i'm definitely going to keep this, because it was damn hard to get, it cost a
lot to have it shipped over (solid steel) and it can go on both an upright and a cockpit cab. so no matter what, it will be put to good use eventually!