Rivets, paint, decals and weathering

Some people can get so into models that they have to have every detail exactly to the specifications of the actual vehicle. They need every rivet and decal in the exact location and every single rivet that was on the original vehicle.

I personally don’t care for getting every single rivet on a model that was thee on the original vehicle, as I hate spending hours counting rivets and I build the model the way I want.

I do like to get the decals in the right position but I don’t get out my Vernier calipers to work out the exact location down to the millimeter, but I do like to get them looking perfect.

Don’t get me started on paint; there are some that want other people’s approval on the paint or some that need it to be exactly right to the model. Then there are others that say “I like it, and that’s all that matters” and that is how I like doing models. If I’m happy with the result then that is all that matters.

Now don’t get me started on weathering.

There are some that have to have every little detail weathered, and it has to be perfect. Weathering on a real vehicle can vary vastly, the roof of a car can be rusty and the rest can be polished. It really depends on how you want your vehicle to look.