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Would anyone be able to point me towards photos of either the North City/Clonliffe mills or some other similar site in Ireland? Would contacting the IRRS Archive be my best option?

Thanks a million @Mayner! The North City Mills is indeed a fantastic location and I hope I'll be able to do it justice. I intend to use this project as an introduction to the various skills that go into modelling so needing to modify or kitbuild some rolling stock would actually be ideal for me. A steam-era layout also appeals to me more than diesel so I feel I'd be more likely to stay motivated to work on it.

Thanks @Galteemore!

Many many thanks to everyone who has replied! it's fantastic to have such a helpful and knowledgeable group of people to whom I can ask questions! And it's great that there's a few options for locos and wagons that would be relatively historically accurate for my layout. I think those kits of @leslie10646 will be top of my list. Could anyone recommend what websites/places exactly would be best for finding second hand stock?

There's a photo in IRRS Journal 131 of a J26 at the North City Mills in 1955.

Many thanks @Flying Snail @Ironroad and @Mol_PMB for your helpful replies. I am keen on sticking to the steam era but those Bulleid wagons would fit in nicely if I wanted to extend the era later into the 50s. For earlier wagons I'd definitely like to have a go at some kits if available, but I'd also be happy to repaint some British style wagons so it's good to know I have that option as well. I'm not sure if I'd trust myself at any locomotive kits for the time being, but I might manage to repaint an Irish-looking British loco, would anyone have a recommendation for that?

Hello all, I've recently been thinking about building my first proper layout. My only previous experience was a basic tabletop oval 10+ years ago. As a way of starting off I've decided to plan a small 00 gauge layout to fit on an IKEA Lack floating shelf (260mm x 1100mm). My idea is to have a GSR era (late 30s/early 40s in particular) industrial siding set in Dublin, inspired by the North City and Clonliffe flour mills. Time and money are a bit of an issue for me at the moment so this project could easily stay at the planning stage for quite a while. But for now I thought I'd ask what rolling stock is available that would be fairly historically accurate for a layout of this era and location?