Look at it this way: we are fortunate to have the leisure time and bucks to have a hobby. This is probably a recent thing for humanoids. Enjoy it, and do not worry about how you over-do it. That is what wives are for.
You could do like a lot of folks, and spend leisure time (and retirement) in a bar. Instead, you preserve a little piece of history in a storable package. A lot of these models will survive for hundreds of years.
Now back to the subject at hand - somebody vote to move this entire thread to someplace where it can be seen - like 3-rail scale?
And herewith some rivets - this one is a 17/64 AC-4 tender, and its insides are a simple wood block. Pay no attention to the incorrect trucks; I have lots of correct ones. I am just being ornery.
By the way, it won't be long before I get some decent shots of the Monster. I may try today!
