Prototype modeling - how far can you take it?

[Brakie]

Just out of curiousity, how far do you have to go to become a "rivet counter", and when does it stop being a hobby and become an obsession? :?

Actually you can be a "rivet counter" while using good enough/close enough modeling..


Say what Willis???!!!!

That's right..

If you keep your freight cars,vehicles,billboards etc in your model era then you are counting rivets not like 110% modeling but,still you are since you allowing nothing that doesn't fit your era..

See how it really works?

As far as extreme rivet counting that is more of a obsessional way of enjoying one's hobby.

Remember:

Knowledge doesn't equal rivet counting..

Knowledge increases our awareness.

And that awareness increases our modeling style based on our personal hobby goals.

You see one can be highly knowledgeable and still model good enough/close enough or model to the Nth degree if that's his/her hobby goal.