Here's a couple pics of my M46 I used Floquil rail brown per WeWillHold's suggestion I just put it on lower hull suspension so far

Too much? Not enough?

Howdy Chad!
May I suggest thinning the brown to a transparent consistity, that way it will leave a film of brown over the surfice. More like the real thing! If i'm correct, this is acrylic paint you are useing. Which I know little about! I thin my enamel colors with clear dull coat for this effect on all my models. This way the mud dont look brushed on, but rather accumulated. Just some thoughts bud.

HTH,

Garry

Lord Kenworth aka Lord Banana Phone aka Lord Helga-nator

This is a good start Chaddus.

You may want to consider a couple more steps as you work through the weathering on this fine model (I love the M26/46 series )

Try taking a dark thinned wash and applying it around the suspension and bogie areas so if flows into the nooks and crannies and around the bolt work. If you don't like a dark wash, use a mud wash, or a rust wash--whatever suits your fancy.

Then drybrush all the bogie rims with your rail brown.

Then try a light dry brush of dunklegelb on the suspension and bogies.

Now try a pin wash of rust where ever you see fit.

As a result you have your base coat, the rail brown, the dunklegelb, and dark wash, and the rust pin wash. This should give you a nice visual variety.

Keep it up, and keep us posted.

Steve

I think the bottom of the hull should be solid mud color,the tank may have slogged its way through a mud puddle,and the entire bottom could be covered.
Don't forget texture,where the heaviest mud globs will be,build up a rough surface for the color to go over.

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A good tip here. With the amount of brown thats covering your model, some of the mud would leave a texture. And as already mentioned, no mud is just one colour. Mud colour is better dabbed on with an old brush, rather than painted on .. it looks more realistic!
To make texture, use some white glue, powder of some sort (talc/baby/baking), some static grass and a little brown colouring. Dab this on with an old brush .. randomly. Then with washes and dry brushing as Steve mentioned, paint it. Light shades and matt, give a dried appearnce, dark shades and glossy give a wet appearance. Both together .. dry higher up and wet lower down is an awesome combination. Remember not too much either, as you´ll only hide details!
Below is my strv. 103B with some texture added with a putty and plastic cement mix, before painting! Good luck with it!