DETAILS

Tough one.

For me it depends on what the purpose of the Kit is, if I want to display a Tank in a Dio I wouldn't worry that much about indi tracks, interior, etc.

If I want to show of just the Tank than I want LOTS of detail and if there is plenty interior stuff I might do a cut-away model to show it of.

Example of too much and not enough:
DML King Tiger with Porsche Turret, nice gun breech, nice detailed hatches. Now where is the rest of the interior and the crew??

That for me is a half-hearted effort, if I put it into a Dio you most likely won't see the gun-breech, for a detailed view there is too little as anybody can plainly see that there is NO interior detail besides the gun breech.

The same can be said for any other genre or kit group out there, to me it seems that companies now make their kits with AM parts & Accessory kits in mind already.

Kit I like is the Tamia equivalent of the above:
Builds nice out of the Box and can be used as is in a Dio, OTOH, they also offer indi-tracks, crew at reast, engine and maintence crew, etc so that it can be expanded into a more detailed kit for display.

These days it seems that there is an agreement between kit makers and AM makers, lots of new Kits like Turmpeteer, Dragon seem to scream at you already "You need AM parts to make me look nice".
Yip, the Kit is cheap add in all the AM parts that you buy for it and is it really cheaper than the higher priced offering and often more detailed offering.

Anyhuh time to jump of the Soapbox and let someone else rant & rave.

As of the moment, I enjoy building out of the box. I don't worry much about accuracy or details. I have been seriously in the hobby for only about 14 months or so and perhaps I am just at the stage of learning the tricks of the hobby that's why my attention is more on the how to build and finish the kits. Maybe I will develop the sense for super-details or maybe not...I don't know. But I just hope that whatever it would be, it will not take away what I like best about the hobby...fun and enjoyment.

I enjoy building for building's sake...and as Dwight has stated, keeping it fun. There are times and places for extra detailing, like MMF stated, but sometimes it becomes a distraction. Plus, it can bog down and stretch out the build time. I tend to lose interest in things that take too much time to finish.

Dan

Its really up to you and what you want to accomplish. I try to keep detail work simple cause if I don't, I get "target fixation" (keep finding other details to add or improve) and usually get burned out on that model and it doesn't get finished.

For my ships, it depends on the subject and how it will eventually be displayed. If I find I am guessing at some details I'd rather leave them off; and if they won't be seen in scale then they won't go on either.

If someone wants a model of 'Bluenose' for their cottage then I'd not detail as much as if I was building the same model for my own mantle or for a collector.

I have a lot of information on my corvette, and it is for my father-in-law who sailed on her, so all possible details are going into that one.
Regards,
Bruce

QUOTE: Originally posted by diggeraone Sometimes details on a model can be too much or not enoughf.So lets here what you all think is too much or not enoughf.Digger

Details on a model are like hot sauce...too much is never enough.

Funny, I'm asking this question since I started another Monogram 1/48 B-25. I spent an hour detailing the radio and radio compartment and then I asked myself WHY?????? Looks great, dials and wires all scaled and in place. But again, WHY ON THIS GREEN EARTH DID I DO IT WHEN ONLY A COCKROACH WILL SEE IT???? Insanity runs in my family.

Scott

Yes Scott, but you have the button-busting satisfaction of knowing it is in there!

Been there, done that,
Bruce

For me at this point... Too much = when the wife thinks I'm yelling too many swears at the model.

The ultimate kick is to finish a model as realistically as possible. If it needs added detail to make it look real, then add as much as is humanly possible. If it looks real from close-up and you can leave some detail off, then that is fine as well. Adding detail has to be backed by reference or else the rivetcounters will rip you apart .

I am pretty much the same as Dwight, since I have only been into the serious side of modeling for around 7 months I am still trying to learn all the tecniques that I can and for the most part building OOB. I have gotten to where I really like metal barrels though since I have yet to be able to nail down a getting a plastic one with a seam. I don't worry to much about the stuff that can't be seen even though I have for some reason painted up a few gun breeches only to seal up the hatches later on. Eventually I hope to get to the point where I can feel comfortable in really getting into the details if for nothing else but to add a bit more challenge in building the kit.