I had to buy two more small parts bins for all the additional rivets and nuts and bolts and cotter pins and washers and, and, and the list seems to go on forever. I finished all the inventory of the small stuff - 6 pages worth - and this picture shows me almost finished. Paula helped but she really didn't like all the super small detail work required. My recommendation to someone just getting started is to get all the same brand organizer as it makes moving things much easier. Lowes and Home Depot have Stack On brand which is made in the USA and only costs $5 or $6 more than the smaller Harbor Freight ones. The ones with 39 bins (9 of them larger) would be my choice. They're the ones pictured on the right. The large bins are good because many of the items won't fit in the smaller ones. Only a few items are missing but I would highly recommend going through every item. Not only to make sure everyting is there and you don't have to stop building to order a missing washer but also to learn what the parts look like and how they are named as it helps later in the build. I also recommend putting all the parts in bins instead of leaving them in the paper bags. It's faster and easier when you're building.
I haven't finished the big parts inventory below. It's 10 pages long! Austin and I got some of the big skins checked off and stored under his bed along with the landing gear and some of the weldments but I still have quite a ways to go. I plan on turning the crate into shelves to store all the medium sized parts in the same place. I'm anxious to finish inventory and get to some drilling, deburring, dimpling, priming and riveting.
