NorthWallDocker

Very much enjoying your descriptive writing and your photographs.

@raymurphmight be interested.

Is the train an Issmayer design? http://www.tcawestern.org/issmayer.htm

Note the stationary steam engine model, too.  

On 9/12/2022 at 12:44 PM, Killian Keane said:

If NG is on the table, one of these would kill multiple birds with the one stone

David Hurst, proprietor of Model Engine Works, offers a very affordable kit that can use a Halling motor bogie.  http://modelengineworks.blogspot.com/2022/04/castlederg-and-victoria-bridge-tramway.html
 

2 minutes ago, Broithe said:

I have decided that I'm going to wait for the Irish mainline electric locos now - so that I can buy some food and have the heating back on at the weekends.

Having nudged my Irish narrow gauge steam railways interest, I would love to be able to buy some models of DART EMUs in late 1980s livery.

An important part of customer service is to under-promise, then over-deliver.  And, speaking personally, this is the classic psychological "marshmallow test" of one's ability to delay immediate gratification for the likelihood of greater future gratification.   

I'm looking forward to whatever Murphy Models and Irish Railway Models might bring forth in the next few years that's finely detailed and authentically Irish.  I'm especially intrigued by the employment of a designer with narrow gauge steam railway modelling expertise.

Hello.  I've sent a message about several books.

I'm making the trek tomorrow (and maybe Sunday also) to the massive railway models show, "Trainfest" in Milwaukee.  https://www.train-fest.com/  It's been maybe ten or more years since I've been able to attend.

If any other members of this parish are also attending Trainfest, such as @mmie353, feel free to send me a private message and maybe we could meet up for lunch there. 

Also, if you're looking for a specific U.S. or Canadian model or parts, feel free to PM me with your wants and desired maximum price.  If it's manageable and I spot it, I'd be happy to get something to you safely, at cost plus USPS postage.  Often, the manufacturers, sellers, and clubs offer show discounts.  Irish modellers in Ireland and the U.K. have been very generous to me with their time and materials, and I'd like to pay it forward.

Martin

1 hour ago, Andy Cundick said:

Whats more Nonneminstre did a kit for that  Hibberd model,and it can be rejigged for 21mm gauge ,been there done it,Andy.

Wonderful tip.  Thank you, Andy.  I just sent a query to Nonneminstre Models to purchase a kit of the Hibberd 11-ton diesel, if the proprietor has it in stock.  

Martin

The potential risk of 3-D printing is the accuracy you need for keeping gauge and stability.  I'd suggest what Galteemore suggested, and the Chadwick Model Railway Club's video instruction.  

Might you be able to post a few photos of the "raised track" you want to replicate in miniature?  I've considered a replica of the locomotive shed, too, during the steam locomotive era.

Littera scripta manet.  "The written word endures."

John, so many of us are grateful for all your creative artistry, and your willingness to share that art with like-minded folks around the world.

Martin

Also, to see saved copies of past Provincial Wagons web pages, try searching the "Wayback Machine" web crawler database at web.archive.org for "www.provincialwagons.com" and look at the second page of retrieved records captured 1 May 2019.  https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.provincialwagons.com*

If this might help in the interim, here is Leslie's list of models from 2020, subject to his current stock and any price changes:
 

12 hours ago, connollystn said:

The unmistakable Pullman bi-level driving trailer with the iconic Metra paint scheme on the cab. Are Kato the only manufacturer who produce those passenger cars? I see that Bombardier are going to be building bi-level coaches for Metra, I'm surprised that company [Metra] isn't buying new locomotives.

You could always go with a larger scale:  https://ozarkmountainrailcar.com/railEquipment.php?itemId=2525&category=Passenger Equipment

Informally, I'm happy to offer a bit of "looking help" and potentially postal shipping for someone seeking certain U.S. design models or books. 

I'm based near Chicago and we're fortunate to have two large hobby shops that specialize in railway models and kits, Des Plaines Hobbies and Chicagoland Hobby and Toy, as well as a monthly sellers' show for small unincorporated modellers who rent tables and sell in several large exhibition halls at the DuPage County Fairgrounds.  Both hobby shops have web sites, but Des Plaines Hobbies is more comprehensive.  Chicagoland Hobby offers a lot on eBay that can also be purchased cheaper, faster in person.  Slower, definitely, but possibly better savings.  Books and U.S. models here tend to be glutting the market from estates, so prices can sometimes be pennies on the dollar compared to online distributors.

In my own Irish railway interests, I've been fortunate to have much material help from gentlemen involved in this conversation.  I'm happy to keep a lookout to pay something forward.

Martin

One would hope it is a simple jiggling of the "1" key... but the seller has three coaches listed for that price.  https://www.ebay.ie/sch/m.html?item=353795305860&_ssn=belah196&_sop=16  

Very pleased to find your proposal to share your historical research and resulting designs as model kits.  Thank you.

9 hours ago, Irishswissernie said:

I've been sent a number of negs from the June 1961 Joint Irish Rail Tour, unfortunately not very good quality but there are some interesting and reasonable views. This one reminded me of this thread. An interesting turntable with a pit but no deck or handrails etc. Ballaghadereen 8 June 1961

 

Neat little MGWR turntable, engine shed, and water tank.  Could anyone (@jhb171achill ?) recommend to me
(1) a source for working turntable wheels and castings, including
an overhead shop crane that might match the turntable sides and frame? 
(2) a source for a site plan of Ballaghadereen (or similar Midland branch line) that would give diameter and structure dimensions?

PM sent

22 hours ago, Ironroad said:

There are images and sizes in this website of the basic component. This is a US site but they must also be available on your side of the pond.

https://www.rockler.com/low-profile-lazy-susans?country=US&sid=V91040&promo=shopping&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=PL&gclid=CjwKCAjwh5qLBhALEiwAioods4ySSYAlUZ0JXBwN80EstH6RypPFyK7_wqgWZh8YUcRBN65i0LNyZhoCPG4QAvD_BwE

@jhb171achill, I have a Rockler Woodworking shop near me here in Chicago and would be happy to send you one or two of the lazy susan mechanisms at cost, if you'd like.  U.S. postage to Ireland by slow boat parcel rate should still be affordable.  I need to buy a few kits from Des Sullivan in Ennis, so maybe we could work out you holding the cash and sending it to Des when I'm ready to order.

N-Drive Productions has the former Backwoods Miniatures turntable available for GBP 60 plus post.  It replicates the County Donegal Railways turntable at Killybegs -- made from the underframe of a scrapped locomotive.  Unfortunately, Neville Kent does not have a photo nor mention of it on his current web site, but he quoted me the availability and price last year.  https://www.n-driveproductions.com/  I've uploaded three photographs that I found somewhere, or that he sent me.

If you're not already aware, Provincial Wagons offers wonderful GNR(I) wagons as kits:  http://www.provincialwagons.com/gnr-wagons/.  You might want to act soon, since the proprietor (a member of this parish) will be changing to a simpler web site at the end of this month.  

Thanks for sharing these questions on my behalf, Colin. 

Side note:  My father remembers being surprised by a herd of cattle under the GNR (I) viaduct on Sheriff Street near Upper Oriel Street in Dublin's North Wall neighborhood about 70 years ago.  He was visiting his aunts.  His father, my grandfather, worked on the docks and the Midland Great Western Railway yard about 1904-1913.

Martin