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WOW, Treadwell--that's beautifullu done! The finish is not only excellent, but it's a very smartly-conceived build, with the fenders missing and all.

Great to have you showing something again!

~treadman ~ Great lookin finish ~ I love it. I guess you feared critics in the anti-rust court, personally, I love what you've done. The textures are rich(turret cast look is ) The thing looks like it's been rode hard and hung up dry day after day.

~Which kit was it?

Treadwell this is awesome!  Wow look at the mapping!

Well done Sir this is Beautiful!

Excellent job! Looks very mean without the fenders. Very nicely weathered also.

Nate

Tread - It's like riding a bike.....after a year plus, another Treadwell work of art. Very nice, love the weathering....great to have you back!!

Rounds Complete!!

That's one mean looking KV Tread, love everything about it. Fantastic painting and very realistic looking tracks. Welcome back and hope to see more of this type of work from you soon.

Rob

Tread, I have no idea why you hemmed and hawed over this(I'm sure you have your reasons), but this as always is a work of art. I love the concept of an old warrior nearing the end of its service life. You have captured that in every detail. (insert applause)

-Stephen 

edit- I must also say your photography is excellent!

Hey Tread,

It's always a pleasure to see one of your builds. 

Love the grimy "almost but not quite" crusty look, and the rusty "shadows" of where parts once were. 

WOW!

Thanks guys for the warm responce to my build!

Actually I am kind of shocked. I haven't posted for so long it seems.

It is such a 'bare bones' build--green and OOB --actually less than OOB with all the stuff I left off!

I sincerely thank each and every one of you guys -- you made my day!

Boy, it was a killer for me not to make it to AMPS this year, I missed all you East coastguys : (

I do have a question: Schnobs and Bodge-- you guys said my paint job had good mapping---

I hate to be so ignorant (or maybe it's just cause I paint the way I feel it), but what is 'mapping' ?

Thanks guys

tread

Terry-- check your P.M.s

  Tread that's one nice job there buddy. Must have been weird working on something so small huh?

~treadman ~ Great lookin finish ~ I love it. I guess you feared critics in the anti-rust court, personally, I love what you've done. The textures are rich(turret cast look is ) The thing looks like it's been rode hard and hung up dry day after day. ~Which kit was it?

treadwell wrote:

I do have a question: Schnobs and Bodge-- you guys said my paint job had good mapping--- I hate to be so ignorant (or maybe it's just cause I paint the way I feel it), but what is 'mapping' ?

Hey Tread,

"Mapping" is one of those"buzz-words" used to describe a painting/weathering technique where irregular patches of semi-transparent paint are "stacked" in a manner resembling elevation lines on a topographical map. This creates the appearance of graduations/layering of varying shades/density of paint/dirt etc. I think many of us were doing it long before it acquired a "label".

Heya Indy : ) 

Sorry I forgot to mention it is the Trumpeter kit  KV-1 Ehkrenami  kit # 00357

Friul tracks were also added.

Phil, thanks for the explanation on the mapping! 

thanks again,

tread

`~Thanks Tread ~ The Trumpiter KV comes highly recommended. The Fruils were obvious(and ideal!) So these pictures were held back from release ~ Theat means the next build is likely well underway...Yes?

~Indy

WOW!

I would have responded earlier but, I had to fix the hole my jaw made when it dropped through the floor!

Now all you need is to add a figure for scale.

Maybe posed leaning on the tracks with a smirk on his face!

Tom