Thanks Keilau but I am not worried about adding any detail set or spending much money on it as my wife’s dad probably wouldn’t notice the difference anyhow.
If you did happen to feel the urge to add fine detail, 1/481 is pretty close to 1/500 scale, where Tom’s Modelworks has a USN BB/CA detail set in brass, Radars, Catapults, etc.
http://www.tomsmodelworks.com/catalog/popup_image.php?pID=160
At only $15 it would be a cost effective way to dress up the cruiser if you felt so inclined. They have several other sets as well to round it out: radars, rails, 20m gun shields, without breaking the bank.
With or without the LR detail set, the Trumpeter kit should buildup a lot nicer than the old Revell. It does cost twice as much and is smaller.
You can easily add 1:700 scale WWII US Navy railing to the kit for a few dollars if so wish. Usually, the railings are the first item that catches non-modeler’s attention on a small ship model. To be honest, I have never done a 1:700 scale railing myself.