Dry Transfers By Micro World

Review by Ilya Grinberg

There’s a new decal manufacturer out there! Actually, it’s a dry transfer manufacturer from Russia – Micro World (www.mwdio.chat.ru).

Their two new 1/72-scale sheets cover Soviet WW2 armor (Lend-Lease and war booty) (sheet # 7.204) and T-34 and KV tanks markings (# 7.205).

Instructions are included and they show where the markings should be applied.

The Lend-Lease sheet covers two M3 Lee tanks, three M3 Stuart tanks, two M3A1 Scout cars, one Valentine IV, one Churchill tank, one Matilda, one M4A2 Sherman tank, one Pz.IVF, one Stug.IIIC/D, one Pz.VA, and one Pz.IIIH. Four sets of digits from 1 to 0 are also included.

The transfers are very sharp and crisp and would make an excellent choice for WW2 Soviet armor enthusiasts. My only reservation is that the markings for M4A2 Sherman tank, particularly the triangles with the number 154, are a bit undersized and the sides of triangles should be thicker.

The backside of the package contains the emblems presented on the sheet with an explanation which unit they belong to.

The T-34 and KV sheet contains markings for 18 (!) T-34 tanks, 5 KV-1 tanks, one KV-1S, one KV-8S, one KV-85, and one SU-152 SPG. The quality of printing is similar to the Lend-Lease sheet and is excellent.

Instructions for both sheets describe units’ numbers and theaters of operation. However, one should check references since mistakes in unit identifications are possible (for example, M4A2 Sherman belonged to the 1^st Guards Tank Corps, which operated in Berlin, not the 1^st Guards Mechanized Corps, which operated in Vienna).

My overall impression is very positive and I would highly recommend these sheets to all modelers enthusiastic of dry transfers and/or the subject matter. After reviewing these dry transfers I suggest to buy as many of them as you can. Also get these models to decorate them with these excellent transfers!

My other suggestion is to potential importers: please, bring these fine products to the US and other markets!

My thanks to Micro World for review samples.