Wow... I came across this on Facebook last night, and I was blown away. It is a 1/16 scale Trumpeter Panzer IV, superbly built and painted by a fellow Australian named Brian Richardson, and it has taken two years to complete.
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| All images courtesy of Brian Richardson. |
That big, big scale really lets you go to town on detail. Look at the fire extinguisher below!
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| How cool is that? |
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| Rust textures really look more to scale in 1/16. |
Look at the detail of the ammunition! Imagine trying to decal (or worse yet, paint) those stencils on 1/35 scale ammo?
But my absolute favourite part is the rusty tracks mounted on the exterior. The rust effect is, to my eyes at least, just 100% utterly perfectly spot on. It's tricky to get rusted spare tracks right, and it has been nailed here.
I tip my hat to you, Mr Richardson.
Maybe I will see this Big Panzer at the Australian Model Expo in two weeks' time?
Until next time,
Cheers,
Dave
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