Job |
Approx Duration |
Who? |
Done? |
| Design Phase | 3 days | ✓ | |
| Baseboard Design | 3 days | John/Glenn | ✓ |
| Investigate different baseboards | 1 hr | John | ✓ |
| Determine join methods to be used and where | 1 hr | Mark | ✓ |
| Allocate construction method to sections | 2 hrs | Mark/Glenn | ✓ |
| Translate design to actual dimensions | 2 hrs | Glenn/Bill | ✓ |
| Track Planning | 2 days | ✓ | |
| Decide on track size | 1 hr | all | ✓ |
| Track Layout | 2 hrs | Rob | ✓ |
| Decide on location of points | 2 hrs | ✓ | |
| Plan bridges, rough scenery | 1 hr | Geoff/Bill | ✓ |
| Final Design of baseboards, track layout plus bridges | 0 days | ✓ | |
| Construction Phase | 23.5 days | ||
| Base | 5.5 days | ✓ | |
| Install Brackets on wall | 2 hrs | Bill | ✓ |
| Install wood extenders on brackets | 2 hrs | Glenn/PaulG | ✓ |
| Construct corner units | 1 day | ||
| Construct NE base unit | 2 hrs | ✓ | |
| Construct SE base unit | 2 hrs | ✓ | |
| Construct NW base unit | 2 hrs | ✓ | |
| Construct SW base unit | 2 hrs | Doug/Glenn/Mark | ✓ |
| Construct straight sections | 1 day | ✓ | |
| Construct N base unit | 2 hrs | ✓ | |
| Construct E base unit | 2 hrs | ✓ | |
| Construct W base unit | 2 hrs |
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| Construct S base unit | 2 hrs | ✓ | |
| Milestone: Base completed | 0 days | ✓ | |
| Debrief base construction, document learnings and unfinished work | 3 hrs | ✓ | |
| Track | 17 days | ||
| Determine amount of cork, caneite required | 3 hrs | ✓ | |
| Calculate length of track required | 2 hrs | Glenn/Rob | ✓ |
| Obtain cork, caneite and other materials required. | 2 hrs | David | ✓ |
| Lay down caneite | 3 hrs | ✓ | |
| Lay down cork | 6 hrs | ✓ | |
| Acquire track and points that are required. | 2 hrs | David | ✓ |
| Secure track to cork | 6 hrs | ✓ | |
| Install points | 8 hrs | ✓ | |
| Installl point motors | 4 hrs | ||
| Test point motors and points | 1 hr | ||
| Milestone: Track/points laid, ready for electrics | 0 days | ||
| Debrief, track laying, document learning’s and jobs held over | 2 hrs | ||
| Electrics | 17.5 days | ||
| Determine operation required | 2 hrs | ✓ | |
| Cut rail gaps | 1 hr | ✓ | |
| Connect power wires to rails | 4 hrs | Chris | ✓ |
| Connect point motors to control panel | 4 hrs | ||
| Design and install control panels | 7.5 days | Glenn/Geoff C | ✓ |
| Rough design control panels | 2 hrs | Glenn/Geoff C | ✓ |
| Finalise design of control panels | 4 hrs | Glenn/Geoff C | ✓ |
| Construct control panels, rough layout | 4 hrs | Glenn/Geoff C | ✓ |
| Connect panel panel to layout/track | 2 hrs | Glenn/Geoff C/Chris | ✓ |
| Test operation of control panel(s) | 1 hr | ||
| Milestone: Layout able to run trains | 0 days | ||
| Debrief electric installation, document learnings and jobs held over | 2 hrs | ||
| Scenery | 23.5 days | ||
| Paint the track | 4 hrs | ✓ | |
| Ballast track | 2 hrs | ✓ | |
| Install wire mesh | 2 hrs | ✓ | |
| Plaster over mesh | 2 hrs | ✓ | |
| Decorate mesh | 4 hrs | ✓ | |
| Milestone: Scenery completed (except for bridge) | 0 days | ||
| Construct bridge (trestle?) | 5.5 days | ✓ | |
| Decide on design of bridge | 1 hr | ✓ | |
| Build bridge | 4 hrs | ✓ | |
| Install bridge | 2 hrs | ✓ | |
| Lay bridge track | 1 hr | ✓ | |
| Milestone: Bridge completed. | 0 days | ||
| Buildings | 21.5 days | ||
| Construct station and buildings | 2 hrs | Chris | ✓ |
| Install station and buildings | 2 hrs | ||
| Construct/obtain misc trackside furniture | 4 hrs | ||
| Install misc trackside furniture | 4 hrs | ||
| Milestone: Buildings and trackside furniture installed. | 0 days | ||
| Debrief scenery construction, document learnings and jobs held over | 2 hrs | ||
| Milestone: Completed operating layout | 0 days |
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