The iPV 8 Volcanic Red mod came with the crackle finish and a real piece of leather on one side. It had that awesome baseball glove smell to it when it was new and still does a little.
The red and black crackle finish has worn off in places like it does on most iPV (Pioneer 4U) mods. The battery door tab needed a bit of bending with pliers to keep tightly closed or it would dump the cells out if you set it down normally on the table and TC sort of works.
Other than those things it's been a great mod, center mounted 510 that will take a 30mm atty with minimal overhang on the sides.
This is what it looked like new. (pic from the net)
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