Proto 87 wheelsets

[doctorwayne]

So as far as the track work needing to be done (mostly turnouts) it is basically to make the track appear more prototypical not so much for operations.

I dunno. A friend who uses semi-scale wheelsets reports problems with the narrower wheels dropping at frog flangeways, especially on long turnouts, and then taking the path not chosen, resulting in derailments. I'd think that even narrower wheelsets would be more problematic.
Another aspect to consider is your reason for wanting true-to-scale wheelsets. Without modified or Proto87 specific sideframes, the wheels will not look especially prototypical with the large gaps between sideframe and wheelface, and may detract from the more prototypical appearance you sought with their use. And if you're not going to make the track appear more prototypical, will the outlay for the wheels be justifiable? This is one of those "slippery slope" issues: improve one aspect of the layout, and make all the rest of it look less realistic in comparison. I'm not saying that you shouldn't strive for more realism, but be careful that you continue to upgrade all of the lesser things, too, in order to maintain a balance in the degree of scale fidelity.
I'm guilty of this, too: I can make a fairly faithful replica of a chosen prototype, in this case an Accurail reefer detailed to match a Santa Fe prototype:



...but a photo showing the end detail blows it when the overly-wide wheels and oversize coupler is more prominently shown:



That's one reason why my wheels are mostly plastic - no shiny surface to draw the eye even more. Car ends aren't seen as often as the sides on most layouts, so it's not usually too noticeable, but even if you paint the wheel faces (front and rear, and the axles) of the scale wheels, that gap between the wheel and sideframe will be noticeable, even from the side. If you want to use Proto87 wheelsets, by all means do so, but be aware that alone, it may not give the results which you expect.

Wayne