NorthernWarrior wrote:Back to the OP, working on average an hour or two a day on a route you can probably reckon on around a month per 20 linear miles of route working solo to achieve a realistic level of finish. Don't forget that RSC/Dovetail have a team of professionals working full time on their stuff which is, 1. Why it looks so brilliant, but 2. Is making it harder for the solo freeware builder to keep up in terms of route length and/or quality. Factor that figure into your plans x how many months you expect to work on a project without getting bored of it or distracted by something else and there's your answer.
I usually try to do an hour at least, but i've spent time fine tuning the area around Manville for a while now... regraded twice and my mainline is off slightly, so I'm working on it. Since that's pretty much the middle of the route... I'll send pictures once my route is somewhat "presentable".