Mike Grant Decals
MG 48027 1/48
WW1 Austro-Hungarian Sworl
Fabric Decal
Fans of Austro-Hungarian aviation owe Mike Grant a debt of gratitude.
Much like their Allies in the First World War, the Austro-Hungarians had
a flair for decorating their aircraft and, whether it be the colorful
Lozenge or the Autumn Leaf or Sworl, the thought of recreating these patterns
usually sends modelers running.
One look at the Sworl pattern and you will see why none but the brave
have attempted hand painting this before (but some have!); you will also
see why one would even try! it just looks so cool!!
 Used
on OEF built Albatros DIII (253 series), Sworl fabric covered basically
the entire airframe with the exception of the bottoms of the wings and
tailplanes and the metal engine panel. Blue Max and Eduard both make kits
that would be suitable for this sheet. I believe that some of these OEF
machines were used by Poland after the War, so careful research could
open up the possibilities this sheet provides.
The decals themselves are very well printed and in excellent register.
The notes call for the model surfaces to be painted CDL and sealed with
Future before applying the decals. They also caution on the use of decal
solvents, saying Solvaset should be avoided and recommend sealing the
decals with Future as a final sealant.
Enough material is provided to cover the wings and tail and possibly
the complete fuselage, but I have a feeling this would be very close.
Of course anyone who will be building this will not leave out the rib
tapes, so maybe a second sheet would provide useful.
A fine build by Artur Golebiewski using these decals can be found in
his gallery on the wwi-modeling.org
page.
Like most releases by Mike Grant, his Sworl decals are also available
in 1/72 for the Roden, Hit Kit, and Pegasus kits.
I would like to thank Mike Grant for the opportunity to review these
decals
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