Light mud advice/ turorial recommendations?

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So I picked up a Tamiya Pz. 35(t) at the LHS the other day and I’m trying to finish it up for for a competition this weekend, but I have a bit of a problem: Every link on the tracks has an essentially uncorrect-able round pin/sink mark in it where there should be a pyramidal indent behind/inside the guide horn. But I guess that’s beside the point (I’ll save my rant against Tamiya for this ripoff bull**** kit for the thread which i’ll make with some finished pics).

Anyways, I have decided to hide the crappy tracks with some mud… But you see I’ve never done mud before. Can you guys give me some quick advice or link me to a tutorial? I have at my disposal some plaster, white glue, and plenty of paints and pigments of all types (I dont have any acrylic resin, and neither does my LHS, so its kindof out of the question). I desire some light but chunky dry or moist dirt (nothing wet/glossy) essentially just to cover up the tracks… See the picture below- this is precisely what I’m after.

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Taken from: http://germandressdaggers.com/Panzer%2035T.htm

Thank you for your help!

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I have a toot on my site. Hope it helps. If you have the “Rust_All” prouducts, the dirt that comes with that works great. Mine is just cheaper.

http://wingnutmodels.com/Mud.html

And here it is on a 38(t) chassis.

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Take a look at my Hetzer WIP thread. In a few hours there will be an update about mud on the tracks. I hope it will be helpful

BTW, this is not an original Tamiya’s kit, but old sprues from CMK with minor addition of Japanese manufacturer (figure and some tools), in a new box… But I like it. My was from CMK, finished something about two years ago