Ok, I keep one tab per year, plus a summary tab, plus a "overall" tab for major searches. I'm guessing I've forgotten 1/2 of everything in the sheet, and I am guessing I've only recorded about 3/4 of my stuff because I keep forgetting to update it. For example I just looked for a LifeLike Proto-2000 U28B that I know I have. I couldn't find it. Conversely, the sheet lists a Union Pacific E6AB set I don't remember buying and can't find. ...? The columns to the right were for keeping track of current market value - a web browsing program I've not gotten around to writing yet. Also note the "location" column to the extreme far right. Back when I only had 1 house, I had stuff "in garage", "in crawl space", "at club", and "at storage bin". It has gotten much more complicated than that now. If I would keep it up to date, I might be able to find that missing UP locomotive.Post up your excel spreadsheets I know a lot of us keep our inventory on them
Yeah, but it is no fun to discover, as Greg@mnrr said, that a "new" purchase ends up being something one already has (or already has 2 of).I just want to run trains and have fun.
Yeah, but it is no fun to discover, as Greg@mnrr said, that a "new" purchase ends up being something one already has (or already has 2 of).
I don't plan on buying any more locomotives. I already have a fleet of custom painted Alcos for my own freelance railroad so there wouldn't be any purchasing anything that I already have. The majority of my rolling stock is old blue box kits, many of which are also custom painted. I am just about out of room on the layout for any more equipment so I feel safe and satisfied.