Port Bonifacio
Port Bonifacio
An HO double-deck sectional shelf railroad featuring double track Southern Pacific main somewhere near Port Costa in San Francisco, a steam museum, two decks and a train elevator, all in a 10 foot by 11 foot study while still making room for a workshop, windows on two walls and a wall full of bookcases!
Static addresses
List of assigned static decoder ("switch")addresses
Physical areas vs power districts
The Port Bonifacio railroad is sectional. So power feeds need to go to each section.
Mounting a Digitrax Zephyr on a panel
Not only do Digitrax's user interfaces suck, but so too do their hardware aesthetics.
Aligning track at sections, modules, lift-outs etc...
the Port Bonifacio layout employs several different techniques for aligning track at joins.
12V power supply
I can source from a recycler for about $15 large power supplies in a heavy case with front handle, fan, mains socket, switch, fuse, terminal strip etc etc
Microlighting using surface-mount LEDs
have done some experimenting. The roundhouse will have outside lights made this way. I see someone is selling these pre-soldered to leads.
Cheap quick lighting reflectors
Here's a source of cheap quick reflectors for mains power-saver fluoro lightbulbs
Port Bonifacio Upper Deck
The upper deck is permanently built into the room.
TranzDoor lifting door bridge
This is a fairly standard lifting bridge across the doorway, except for a couple of unusual aspects.
Made in New Zealand 