I would like to know how Ken accomplished the Tripe that is in the photos? I too will use plastic and would like to know how the stripe was carried through onto the ABS cowl? Is it painted? I saw a trick in a forum where a guy just sprays Windex on monokote and then lays the stripes on top of the existing monokote which allows a little adjustability. Use force the excess out with a credit card. Maybe this is an old trick to some, but it was new to me. I tried it and it worked great. I wondered if that would work on ABS? Ken said in the instructions that he used monokote on the nose. Since it is nearly round, I wanted to know how this was accomplished? I'll try anything once, if it looks good and is easy. I was going to thin epoxy with alcohol brush it on and then lightly sand and paint. I can't get finishing this plane out of my head. Need a lil' help.