smitty1001, careful with the alcohol! The exterior finish will come right off with it so only use it inside or on a roughened up area. Use Ronsonol lighter fluid to clean painted surfaces. You can use the Tailormade Decals on the fin without repainting. I just skipped the lettering and stuck the crown sticker on. It looks great and scale enough for this bird. I like the CARF color scheme as it is, more color but less scale than than the real thing.But Tailormade gave me two sets of lettering for the fin. One scale size if it is repainted and another small size if not. I just didn't like the little letters crammed into the small black area.