Mike Grant Decals 1/48 Macchi Mc.202 Smoke Rings

By Kelly Jamison

Review

Mike Grant is an entrepreneur in the true tradition. He is a one man band doing it all himself. Mike will do his best to get you what you want as fast as he can but ask you to remember, he is the one and only employee of Mike Grant Decals.

There are two different thoughts on the “Smoke Ring” decals. One camp cries that it is the end of model building and the other camp cries “Praise the gods of decals” Now I can not ruin a good build by a bad paint job. To say the smoke ring paint scheme is ambitious is an understatement. Mike takes this anxiety out of your hands with these decals. They are printed on a full sheet of carrier film and need to be trimmed out. They are molded on actual Macchi camouflage patterns and are intentionally “Off-Color” to blend into the right shade of green when placed over the tan paint. The edges are finely feathered and the patterns are spot on. I can’t wait to try these out.

These decals can compare with the big dogs in quality and accuracy. I highly recommend these decals but you have to remember that Mike does what he can when he can. If you are looking for a same day turnaround or overnight delivery, you will be disappointed but I will tell you that every day you wait is well worth every minute. Because of his short run and that these sheets are not produced by the thousands, the price is a bit higher than say, SuperScale. Again, I say, worth every penny. Right now you can only get the decals at Mike’s website. And as of this writing, he does accept PayPal payment. Check out the other offerings Mike has. He also has this set (72-043) in 1/72 scale for $11.00.  You will not be disappointed.

If you want to visit Mike, just go to www.mikegrantdecals.com and check out his different offerings.