I was just trying out different ways to get a cast armour effect on my Pershing and tried this.

Lightly sand then stipple cellulose thinners onto a small area that you want to change (approx 1" x 1") with a stiff short haired brush. Keep stippling until the thinners evoporates and you end up with this-



You can go over areas to make them rougher.

H&S warning - wear a mask and do it in a well ventilated area because it'll have the same effect on your brain cells.

A bit too much crinkle finish. Around the bow gun and blower vent it will be a little ragged, but most of the armor is smooth. Here's both of ours at ft Jackson, including our experimantal Pershing T-35 flame tank.

Yeah I did get carried away a bit and it'd look better on a russian tank but with a bit of sanding and couple of layers of paint I think it'll look better then the smooth plastic of the original model.

I'm a bit fed up because I finished my T-34 the other week and this would've been great for that.

Man every time I see a real photo of the Pershing I like this tank more and more. i gotta finish my HL/Tamiya mod conversion soon.

Liquitex resin sand is a good medium for texture. I've been playing around with it a bit on other surfaces before even omitting to my KV...but stippling resin sand and some sanding with 300-400 grit sandpaper has achieved good results......now to figure out where exactly to apply it on the KV1E without getting ridiculous is the next step.