Muddy Tires?

Modeling Subjects Armor
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Hello,
I’m having trouble finding a good technique for making tires on amored cars and anything thats related to the military look muddy/dirty . I used a “sludge” technique from an older article of the fsm magazine on a T55 Dragon Wagon, but the results were not what I wanted. The sludge technique was a mixture of water, dishwashing soap, and a thin type of model paint. Plus I used the technique on rubber wheels from the kit. Please tell me a good technique if you have one.

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i’ve used tamiya flat earth and ground pastels

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for a heavy muddy look i’ve mixed putty with a earth paint color and mixed it with some finely ground dirt also…

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Thanks I think ill try the thick mud technique on a deuce and a half.