Bryce Mertes
Rockton, Illinois
To model a 4th Armored Division tank in Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, Bryce detailed a Tamiya 1/35 scale M4A3E8 with Legend ammo cans, a Eureka tow cable, Value Gear stowage, and an AFV Club .50-caliber machine gun, and crewed it with Evolution figures. He painted the Easy Eight with Tamiya and Vallejo acrylics, using both pre- and post-shading, and weathered it with artist-oil washes, dot filters, and pigments, then tied the base and Sherman together with AK Interactive diorama products.