Well after an eternity, my tripod is finally commercially available through eureka miniatures.
http://eurekamin.com.au/news.php?newsid=EFpyFZAuyEDhiblfOw
There was also a post on TMP with some lovely comments :)
http://theminiaturespage.com/news/388300/
If these items prove popular I will expand the range to include the handling machine and crashed cylinder as well as a black smoke launcher.
Happy Gaming
Neil