I think the raised look only adds to distract the eye...
Real planes with paint on them, you can't see the rivets at all. On top of that, most rivets in WW2 were flush riveted, rather than "dome" rivets (and, while they did exist in specific places, they were the minority)...
I'd say maybe do something like that for the "bolts" or large fastening type lugs, but not the general rivets.
IMO most folks overdo rivets anyways. I've submitted 1 or 2 without them and nobody cried foul, and usually tend to subdue them more than not -- so that you get something for the eyes, but not that it makes you stop and actually LOOK at what you're seeing.
