VLJ71284 - Vallejo - Model Air: UK Light Mud - 17mL Bottle - Acrylic / Water Based - Flat

VLJ71284 - Vallejo - Model Air: UK Light Mud - 17mL Bottle - Acrylic / Water Based - Flat

Vallejo Model Air — UK Light Mud

Subject: Aircraft

British ‘Light Mud’ (approx. FS 30266 / FS 30118 range) — desert camouflage base color replacing Light Stone in some units, approx. 1942–1943. Often paired with Blue-Black or Dark Olive Green. Applied to: Grant I/II, Sherman II/III (early British service), Crusader III, Valentine Mk.III–IX, Stuart III/V, Universal Carrier, Bedford and AEC trucks. Used in North African Campaign (El Alamein 1942), Tunisia (1942–43), and transition into Italy (1943).

Used in:

North Africa & Mediterranean 1940–1943
Commonwealth Armour — Light Mud variant — late 1942 Eighth Army

Application: Water-based acrylic. Thin with water for brush painting, or Vallejo Acrylic Thinner for airbrushing. Add a few drops of Vallejo Flow Improver to cut surface tension, improve levelling, slow tip dry, and allow water-based acrylics to spray like a lacquer or solvent-based paint. Aim for a milk-like consistency.

See also: Vallejo Paint Colour Chart  |  Vehicle & Theatre Paint Guide