real mud on tanks

There is a great article in this months FSM (May 03) that shows you in depth how to simulate mud. Good Luck!

thanks, dude.

I've used dirt from the backyard, the garden, wherever. I've just made sure that it's "natural" dirt, not potting soil or anything like that. I sift it to get rid of the big stuff like stones and such. Then I mix it up with some water, grab some brushes and go to town. Plan to have some "crap" brushes when you're done, however. (Use cheapies! )

I'm planning on writing an article for my club newsletter about how to use real mud on military models, and will also publish it to my website. Right now there's a photo of my mud-covered T-34/76 on the site. (you may have already seen it, though, as I've posted this shot to the forums in the recent past) But if you'd like to check it out, here's a link:

www.spasticforplastic.1hwy.com

My apologies in advance for all the pop-ups!

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Hey Blackwolf,

Have you tried using workable fixative (3M product) on your mud? Works pretty good.

Mike

On my 1/16th Tamiya Tiger I, I drive that sucker around the garden - then just don't clean it afterwards. Looks wunderbar!

sounds nice, but one prob mine is for display only.

QUOTE: Originally posted by Loncray On my 1/16th Tamiya Tiger I, I drive that sucker around the garden - then just don't clean it afterwards. Looks wunderbar!

To me, the best that has worked is a mix of white glue with brown acrylic (you can get the right dirt tone by adding red, white and black always acrylic).... to this add some flour and tea leaves.....

After you have mix all thorugh this, just spatter is on your model and on the base..... Before it dryes completely sprinkle more tea leaves (less on the model and much more on the base)....... You can also add some salt or coffee on the base to simulate pebbles.....

The best thing is that you find all of this in your kitchen, and if you mess it, you can fix it completely with plane water.....

When it dryes completely, it gets hard as a rock.......

good luck