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I put buildability over exact scale.
In other words, I keep the details I want...
and I slightly adjust the scale for that detail, to make it easier to build.
For example: the Gun Barrels
A skilled modeler will throw out your parts and make barrels from dowel or plastic or metal - to accurate scale.
He may even buy ready made scale barrels (probably in aluminium or 3D printed).
So your effort to get those tiny barrels to the proper scale, is wasted.
But the average builder, or beginner, will not be as concerned with such accurate scale.
They will appreciate a part they can actually assemble, and not worry about the exact scale of everything.
So in that case, enlarge the scale (the necessary amount) to make the barrels easier to make.
*The machine guns on my P47 aircraft models are larger in diameter than they should be at 1/33 scale.
In fact, I have no idea what their scale is...I just made the tubes easier to roll, without making them too big for the location.
They look like the proper gun barrels sticking out of the wing...even if they aren't to exact scale!
You also can't control how well the builder rolls the tubes.
And, as i said, a more skilled builder will probably use dowel for the guns...I have a few times.
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