and hopefully, shining with my next segment which will addresses the lower cast glacis.
This is all basic stuff to many of you but there are probably some guys out there that might not understand.
Here’s where I want to go…….
Got out my 2 year-old bottle of green squadron putty/laquer thinner - an old paintbrush, added some fresh laquer thinner...
………….. then off to have some fun. 
and here’s where I went 
What'cha think? 
HUH?
Squeeze a marble sized glob of green into a paint bottle, add a somewhat equal amount of laquer thinner, stir it with a METAL rod (never-ever shake it because you’ll never get that bottle open again).
Keep it off'a the bottle threads.
Mix to get a damp toothpaste-like consistency.
(Don’t TRY to breathe this mixture and you’ll be okay. It doesn’t take that long to do this. Put the lid back on when possible. The mixture in the bottle can be re-constituted and re-used over and over again).
Coat the targeted area … a minute of dry time and give it a rough workout with a small wire brush…. it don’t look good? Brush a bit more Laquer thinner and work it (yep, it'll stick to the resin).
Random Jab, jab, poke, poke …. jab.... ( sorry doog 
no brapping here) poke, jab.
If you don’t like what you’re seeing, add a bit more of the mixture and rework it to get to where you want.
Patience………..
Next to the human hand, the most fantastic TOOL ever created.
This texture session is done over a resin piece so you don’t have to worry about melting the part.
If you use this on styrene it WILL work just as well but needless to say, you must be VERY careful since the syrene will melt.
The process continues around the sides...............
Just like the welding action, this can get addictive also; it’s actually fun.
Reminds me of playing with Clay in the first grade.
No..............
not that Clay.
............and on across the bottom.... of the part..... uh, dern........... you know what I mean.
Might look a bit severe now, but when the paint goes on………….MAGIC !!
Give it 24 to 36 and lightly buff it over with some scotchbrite.
I didn't drill out the 20 bolt holes along the top - never gonna be seen ,,,, don't tell anyone, OK?
looks a bit like this maybe…….?
(but without the bright FLASH)
I drilled out the holes in the shackle mounts; that 90 degree turn is a lot of fun.
Just for the heck of it I thought I’d add some casting numbers (numbers and letters were razzored off a various sprues and laquered onto the part) even though the mud is gonna be the star here. Good practice anyway.
As I said before, a LOT of the minutiae I'll add won't be seen due to the weathering effects that will be applied.
Next time.........
putting some of this together.
