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Hello all i was looking at my newly painted LRC today and all i could say was it looked boring, as i got to thinking i decided it needs to get some wear added to it. i was wondering if anyone had some tips on getting a good mud effect on the sides like its traveled threw a few bogs of war.

One option that I use because it is easy and looks really nice is this stuff: http://www.secretweaponminiatures.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=13&products_id=86

Ground pastels always work well for mud, especially since you can easily mix up the shades. Just grap some high quality pastells and grind them on some sand paper.

They can be applied dry as dust, or you can mix them with gloss medium or imitation water medium to make a mud paste. Use several shades for best effect. Apply after you seal the model.

You can use the new Texture paint plus a mixture of Modeling Snow and Citadel water effects

awsome thanks for the tips i shall try them out, how do i go about sealing the ground pastels from rubbing off?