You can switch to figures. They take up substantially less space.
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I did that, putting figure kits in with tank kits, but then forgot which kits had the figures in them.
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The danger for me lately is realizing that āoh, Def Model, or Aber, or whomever makes a great barrel, or tracks or wheels, or other aftermarket items I must have. And so on. And so on. Itās like modeling Tetris, going through kit boxes and seeing whatās in thereā¦.
Jimbo
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and/or maintain a register:
model, AM-parts already in box, located elsewhere or yet to be acquired
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I have a spreadsheet that lists whatās on the labels (i.e. copy & paste from sheet to label). Only thing missing on the label thatās on the sheet is the item number:
The yellow highlighted line is an Eduard set I donāt have, but want. Heh, been looking for a loooong time for that.
Mike
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Thatās way too technical for me. I use medical color coding dots (available at Walmart) on the box end to tell me whatās in the box. Yellow for PE, red for barrel, blue for track, and green for resin. I know in an instant what the kit has and what it lacks.
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I remember when you first got the bunker ready and it was so tidy and empty ā¦ Madness ā¦ utter madness lol (and you could see the wall lol)
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Yup it didnāt take me long to fill up all the space - but my workbench is still neat and tidy!
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and when there is two kits sharing one box???
I canāt do that Robin, Iād never find the kit Iām looking for and Iād lose the tiny grip on sanity I have left!
My spreadsheet contains codes for location telling me which shelf it is on
and if it is visible (front row) or hidden behind the front row kits.
Each box has a id-number on it, some boxes have more than one number.
The id-numbers are listed in the spreadsheet.
Search in the spreadsheet, find id-number and location code, go to that shelf
and pull out the kit.
Just need to be careful when editing that spreadsheet
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Robin that all sounds very logical and efficient. However if I adapted your system that would be the tipping point for me and my wife would have me medicated. No more online shopping or visiting Armorama.
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Obviously you do not show her the spreadsheet,
never, ā¦
ever ā¦
Self incrimination is not clever.
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Actually I use Scalemates. Works ok so far. But I love all yāallās solutions!
Jimbo
Matt, they make an oversized cabinet you can store your additional kits inā¦
They can be color coded and they are stackableā¦
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I need one of those behind my house!
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I left a like for the single box
and this is for the others:
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At least in the US you can plead the fifth!
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My wife has probably seen my spreadsheet once in a whileā¦thankfully sheās not asked me to explain what it is.
Not that it matters too muchā¦she sees the wall of kits just about every day.
Mike
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