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Some interesting comments from the other side of the pond on levels of loco detailing. I have been kit bashing and scratch building british locos in O scale for some time and for me the approach has been 'if you can see it then model it'. Many of my British locos have working motion and valve gear between the frames as it can be seen when viewed from the normal viewing height. Full cab detail as our cabs were very open affairs. Now as I am modelling On30 American using out of the box locos, a lot of the work has been cut out but I am still detailing the models on the 'if it can be seen then model it' formula. These models are also being weathered with some locos cleaner than others to reflect the difference in overhaul periods. But this thorny issue depends on the each persons requirements and one would expect to find that the level of detailing of locos to be less on a large pike and rather more on the smaller pikes. Each to their own and lets keep the fun in railroading.
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