Summer Labor Schedule

I always think that I'll have more time in the summer because of the longer daylight but what that really means is that inevitably more tasks begin to crowd in to take advantage of that extra sunshine.

Spent some time this week studying plans, cleaning work areas, and going over some other building blogs, especially Rotciv Ocnarf's Build Journal. It is most excellent and I really enjoy reading his perspective as a hobbyist new to power tools. Refreshing.

In planning the build, I have come up with a potential schedule:

• Frame
• Skirt
• Skins
• Legs
• Feet
• Dome
• Electronics

I have read in several accounts the need to begin with the dome as everything else sizes off of that. Because I'm still figuring out how to get our CFO to approve funding for the dome, I have to start elsewhere. I'm hoping that once a majority of the droid is complete, she might see reason. I may have to buy her flowers and rub her feet as well. ;)

I thought about a plastic dome (and there are several excellent examples of fully completed plastic domes out there) but came to the conclusion that I really have to have that spun aluminum. There is a Rocky & Bullwinkle pinball game along with a restored Star Wars arcade game (complete with ESB kit) that I may have to part with in order to finance. Any takers?

I hope to have everything cleared away and ready to go soon. I have all of next week off so I'm hoping to at least purchase some plywood to begin on the frame.