50 years ago, Model Railroader commented that while some details were too small to be modelled in scale (I think they were talking brake wheels), they were too prominent to be left off.
Most scale rivets are probably less than the thickness of the layer of paint over them. They become noticeable with side lighting that creates shadows.
I sat beside one modeller who was putting bolt heads on a model by drilling a hole, inserting a length of plastic rod, and cutting it off above the surface. (This was O scale.)
I once modelled an Allied Alligator converted to be used as a radio controlled carrier for a one-ton mattress charge againt bunkers and walls on the Niormandy beachs, in 1/35th scale.
I made my rivets for the added armor plate by drilling small holes, stretching sprue, inserting small lengths into the holes and clipping them all to the same length, and then slowly and carefully approaching each one with a soldering gun on low heat. The heat softened the plastic and allowed it to shrink down into a rivet head, snug against the hull. Beautiful effect, because they were clearly visible and the airgunned paint revealed the tiny crevices where they met the metal hull.
Of course, there were a couple of hundred of the @#$%&* things altogether, plus the telescoping carrying arms made out of metal tubing that actually telescoped, plus the detonating device, radio antennae and scratchbuilt mattress charge, plus an entirely scratchbuilt seawall and bunker and some sundry other bits and pices, some of which also had rivets and welds, but it did win a prize for Original Scratchbuilt Armor.
Frankly, I never want to do that again. wall1
The decals will be perfect. Mucho gracias.