Nice work. I had a secondhand ‘78 Z as my first car. At the time I built the Monogram kit to the best of my abilities using my 1:1 example as a template. I finished it using such exotic materials as rose bush thorns to make the side mirror supports, made the non-stock hood vents out of card, gave it an exhaust system, and even scratch built the rear hatch louver out of heavy gauge aluminum foil. I gave it my matching license plates, proudly put it in one of those clear plastic display boxes and drove it in the real thing out to show it off to my girlfriend. It was summer and after the long drive, I left it in the car for a bit as I went inside. When I came back out to get it, I found that the sun had shown though the window and turned the clear box into a little oven melting the model into a warped mess. Needless to say I was most disappointed. I still have the remains (nothing salvageable but the license plates, wheels and possibly the nose cone) and two more unbuilt kits if I ever feel the need to try again.
