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Hi The mention of detail has now come up this is an interesting one as some swear by if it is on the real one it should be on the model. Others will say wait a minute we are out side and fiddly bits break I dont think it matters wether you settle for more or less detail. Again consistency is the key if you decide less detail is better because you want to play trains rather than repair broken details (note if your line is inside higher detail is more common) then every thing needs to have the same level of detail put a master crafted wagon, in with a train load of sensible amount of detail it has that same effect as the std gauge mixed with narrow, only worse it makes the rest of the train look C###!!. So no matter what your choice on detail level keep it the same all the way through even if you have to remove or add details to some wagons or coaches too get that same level of detail throughout. It is amasing how much you can fool the brain if detail levels are consistent. A classic is some of the live steam which more often than not is a bit short on the detail side and the rake of basic home made wagons behind it that the builder added a couple of extra details to just to get them to look right and forgot to add a couple of extra details to the locomotive which could have been as simple as adding lamp brackets to the buffer beams and a driver, steamer looks yuk compared to the rest of the train for the want of a couple of exra details. No mater what you do if you run out side remember fiddly bits break pets may be well behaved normaly but one day they won't be. I would say rugged construction with a little less of the fiddly bits is the way to go. if you can afford to replace the smallparts you concider important with more rugged metal parts and get them better secured then do it. Or wait till it breaks then replace but if its a step replace all the steps of that type on the wagon. And yes a few well made good quality wagons are better than a load of less well made wagons regardless of wether they are scratch built or made by one of the manufactures regards John PS when can we have a forum spell checker?
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