I haven't really been on here in awhile. But I decided to join the land of the living once more and start doing what I love again.
I had found this nodule at Fossil Rock a few weeks ago. Several freeze/thaw cycles later here she is.
I knew I could clean it up and make it look presentable, so I took on the challenge. Plus it is my biggest specimen of A.serlii to date.
Here she is glued back together.
Then she needed a good soaking in vinegar. Sometimes I won't clean the Calcite off. But in this case it was covering most of the fine detail, so I did.
Here she is cleaned and with a bit of prep work.
Then I decided to restore it a bit using Magic Sculpt. Filling cracks adds stability as well as makes it pleasing to the eye.
Continued......