Brian,
It is nice to see that you have a good eye for even minor details. I last built an AMT 40 Ford Coupe, for entry in a store contest in Ellsworth, ME. That would have been about 1964. I got second, which was not bad but never had the interest in pleasing anyone but me.
I have spent most of my life building and repairing homes. A sideline has been building wood boats and wood canoes. In the old days that design work was all done to please the eye. The idea being "if it looks good, it is good". Not many have that kind of eye for detail in my experience. But you have a master eye for detail in 1/25 scale, which I think is much more difficult then dealing with 1:1 scale like I have.
Keep us updated.
MB