Details, When Are They Too Much?

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I was in a group of model railroaders that used to operate on a members layout once a month.  On my layout the one thing that was changed was replacing the couplers with Kadee #5's and later with 148's.  Most cars had the wheel sets changed over to metal wheels.  I had a few cars that had coupler lift bars and brake hoses but found that with manual uncoupling they tended to get broken off if the operators got a little careless.  The same if there was a derailment or a little too aggressive shifting maneuver.  Since the group disbanded I have been adding extra details to some cars and it does enhance the overall look.  As others have said it's your layout and you should do what makes you happy.

Bruce