Put a coat of primer on the Aber barrel to inspect the repaired crack. It is actually pretty much invisible with primer and with a second coat plus paint I think it will look fine so I think I will role with the metal barrel.
I found a copy of David fletchers book on the Cromwell used for $5 so I ordered it. I hope it shines some light on how to fix the engine deck for a hull more typical of Europe deployment. Until that arrives I will work on the turret and cleaning up some warts.
Among those warts are the number of punch marks on the underside fenders that need filing
I also plan to add stowage to the engine deck to somewhat hide the incorrectness. I pulled out some stowage I made a while back for a Sherman build I never used. I plan to build off what I have. I quite like the look of the tarp but I am going to add more and rework the netting
