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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: CIE 1950 cattle wagon @ £29.00 CIE 1950 cattle wagon FIVE pack @ £140.00 CIE 1950 cattle wagon TEN pack @ £275.00 GNR Y5 Passenger Van @ £35.00 GSWR 10T Brake van @ £33.00 UTA Brown Van @ £29.00 CIE Sundries Container @ £12.00 CIE 27xxx Container flat kit Flat @ £20.00 CIE 27xxx Container flat with skeleton kit @ £22.00 CIE 27xxx Container flat with Sundries Container kit @ £30.00 CIE 27xxx Container skeleton flat with Sundries Container kit @ £32.00 Beer Tubs @ £9.00 CIE Bulleid Ballast Flat kit @ £22.00 CIE Bulleid Corrugated sided Open kit @ £23.00 CIE Bulleid 1953 "H" Van kit @ £25.00 Double Beet Kit @ £28.00 Double Beet Kit (Five Pack @ £125.00 CIE Bulleid 1953 "H" Van RTR @ £45.00 CIE Bulleid Corrugated sided RTR @ £45.00 Beer Tubs @ £9.00 GNR Cattle Wagon KIT @ £25.00 SLNCR Cattle Wagon KIT @ £25.00 GNR 9 ton van kit @ £24.00 GNR 10 ton van Fitted @ £25.00 GNR 10 ton van Unfitted @ £24.00 Loco Coal Wagon KIT @ £26.00 GNR or CIE Brake Van KIT @ £29.00 Spoil Wagon kit @ £27.00 John Milligen Coal No.58 @ £16.50 UTA Van No.2459 @ £13.50

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.

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?

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@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

Just bought a copy from the Castle Bookstore in Castlebar, along with J.I.C. Boyd's Saga by Rail: Ireland and Bernard Share's In Time of Civil War. Very grateful for you researching and writing this book, Jonathon. Now re-reading Rails to Achill....

View Advert Wanted: Tralee & Dingle Railway / Irish narrow gauge, OOn3 and larger Wanted: Tralee & Dingle Railway (Ireland) 2-6-0T locomotive kit or built model -- both Branchlines OOn3 T & D etched brass kit or built model and Chivers-Finelines O-scale (7mm) (RC711) kit or built model. (Photo of locomotive 8T posted for reference only.) Also seeking Ultrascale 12mm (36-inch scale) diameter driver wheels and OOn3 axles for Branchlines T & D kit. Offers also welcome of other no-longer-needed Irish narrow gauge models and kits: Worsley Works "scratch-aid" etched brass kits, Jeremy Suter kits, other Branchlines and Backwoods Miniatures kits (especially Cavan & Leitrim Railway 4-4-0 locomotive). 7mm and 15mm/16mm large scale Irish narrow gauge also. Payment via PayPal or bank transfer. Located near Chicago. Martin Tuohy Advertiser NorthWallDocker Date 15/08/21 Price Category Locomotives  

I bought bullhead rail a year ago just for this possibility of Irish broad gauge track -- 3-D printed or laser-cut sleepers. So looking forward to your testing and development.

You might want to subscribe to the Groups.io discussion lists for OOn3 and also IrishThreeFoot. The group has a list of past articles in the "files" section. Alan Gee has published a good number of articles about his Donegal OOn3 layouts and how he constructed locomotive models. If you're not already subscribing to New Irish Lines, too, you'll definitely want to.

Thank you -- the email address helps. Query sent to the gentleman. Now for a Schull & Skibbereen locomotive in 15mm scale....

Would any readers know if Atropos Models still is producing large-scale kits of Schull & Skibbereen coaches and other Irish narrow gauge stock? The last reference I can find is an 11-year-old address at the 16 MM Association's list of vendors: 23, The Drive, Swinfen, Lichfield WS14 9QT U.K Also, did (or does) Atropos Models offer any Irish locomotive kits?

M I believe most modellers of Irish narrow gauge do O 21mm gauge or OOn3 / 12mm gauge. https://groups.io/g/00n3modellers and https://groups.io/g/IrishThreeFoot. An Irish RTR narrow gauge locomotive in OOn3 would serve a noticeable range of available rolling stock kits. The OO9 Society offers a Tralee & Dingle cattle van kit in the members' store and Dundas Models offers several TDLR kits in both OOn3 and OO9. The comparable Nine Lines kits for County Donegal Railway Joint Commission vans in OOn3/OO9 are no longer being produced. Locomotive kits exist, but are hard to come by, and require much skill to build. Backwoods Miniature kits -- including a CDR turntable at Killybegs -- are being reintroduced by N-Drive Productions (Neville Kent). Branchlines has offered a TDLR Hunslet kit, Clogher Valley Railway coaches, and a few other Irish kits. Worsley Works offers a wide range of scratch-aid components. And a few 3-D printing designers currently offer locomotive bodies and rolling stock. Richard Ellis-Hobbs offers nice OOn3 LBER coaches in his shop on Shapeways. Model Engine Works offers well-developed Clogher Valley Railway steam locomotives and other Irish narrow gauge railcar kits, both for OOn3 and for OO9. Comparable UK narrow gauge railway models are offered RTR in OO9 by Peco and Heljan, especially for the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway.