Reply to "Realism in 3-rail rolling stock: How good is good enough?"

My approach to model railroading echo's that of legendary modeler of the 30's 40's and 50's Mr. Frank Ellison. His contention was that a model railroad was viewed within the context of the whole. To this end we try to keep things reasonably within scale proportions and add sufficient detail for realism. Its like looking at a stage production where it is viewed as a large picture presentation. No one looks at the minute detail just the same as visitors would not show up to see your layout with a magnifying glass to count the rivets or measure the size of everything. If the view has good color, depth,  and enough detail to create realism then I  believe that it accomplishes its purpose.