Mr Surfacer

[modelwarrior]

I am building a Churchill AVRE and want to create the casting(think thats the correct term ?) effect found on tank turrets. I aim to use Mr Surfacer to create the texture but have never used it before.
 
 Any tips,advice would be great thanks.

[Major_Gilbear]

The more important thing is to use a short stiff-bristled brush in a stippling motion to create the effect. A small-sized old oil-painting artist's brush, trimmed a little, works well in this role - the stippling is hard on the brush, so don't use anything too good/expensive.

Whether you use Mr Surfacer, Tamiya putty, fine-textured masonry paint, or even just plain old solvent weld (assuming a plastic model, of course), the stippling with a brush is what produces the distinctive sand-cast texture.

I found this short video here, which may help you:

[modelwarrior]

Thanks,I will go hunt out by best stippler brush.

[zemjw]

The stuff is incredibly stinky, so be prepared and make sure you have plenty of ventilation. I thought the spray cans were bad until I tried the brush on stuff

[Hammers]

I've hear modellers swear by stipling dilluted Miliput or Plastic putty for the same effect minus the stink.