04 November 2009

Beaded Tank Moves Forward

beaded camo camouflage print military Afghanistan Boston artist U.S. pop art war bead embroiderySemi-beaded M1 Abrams main battle tank. Bead embroidery on f elt.
17" wide x 5.5" tall (40 x 13cm)

Here is a quick look at my semi-beaded M1 Abrams main battle tank. Using mostly size 15 Japanese seed beads, I finally finished beading the first layer of the tank. I am now ready to move on to the wheels and undercarriage of the military vehicle. My plan is to 'finish' beading the entire tank before I go back to add details. How do you think it looks so far?

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11 comments:

Fern said...

OMG! That is INTENSE! I'm so impressed! Looks crazy difficult to do :) Thanks for sharing.

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Alice500 said...

Wow, my son would love this, lol

Sometimes Saintly Nick said...

The tank is REALLY looking good!

Prayers4Theresa said...

What an amazing amount of work!

Annette said...

Well, that's just cool!

nomadcraftsetc said...

That is amazing! What a fun idea!

Joann Loos said...

Good work! I'm sending the link to a friend of mine who is into military history. I think he'll enjoy the idea of a beaded tank

Denise said...

Wow! It looks awesome and the fact that you have been using 15's is so inspiring!!! Your beadwork never fails to impress!
Cheers, Denise

Vintage Blue Studio said...

Great progress on the tank. I can't wait to see the completed piece!

AsteropeBC said...

My two boys love this!

The Lone Beader said...

Thanks everyone! :)