The photo doesn't do justice to the gold paint, which really sparkled. The front wing comes up off the cake and it is hard to see that too due to the lighting. I took this photo before putting the cake on its board for delivery, and then forgot to take another photo after putting it on the board, which said "Happy Birthday Michael. May the odds be ever in your favor" in the same font that is on the cover of the Hunger Games book. Grrr...