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When I started this thread, I didn't mean that I thought all details were a waste of my time. I'm a global thinker-a big picture sort of guy. That's just my cognitive style. Some people naturally focus on every detail, almost getting lost in them. I try to add detail to some buildings. I usually paint the individual window frames. In Nscale that can be tedious. I weather all of my buildings. I always do my bricks so you can see the mortar in between. So I'm not against details. I like putting little people on the layout. All of those things I can see without looking too closely. Also in N scale, some of those little details are easily broken, even with care. While I have people and chain link fences on my layout, I'm not going to have telephone poles with simulated wires. I don't detail the inside of my passenger cars. On the other hand, I don't see why Nscale manufacturers do not put engineers in the cabs of their locos like in H.O. When I paint a deisel, I paint the window sills/trim silver. I just don't think its worth it to worry about details I won't notice. People perceive and focus on different things. As long as you are happy with what you are doing, that's all that matters.
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