Vallejo is extending their catalogue of products with a whole new range of Weathering Effects. Apart form the usual fuel stains and mud, they offer different products like Crushed Grass or textured Moss and Lichen.

The new products of the Weathering Effects range, all of them formulated with permanent pigments and waterbased acrylic resins, have been developed to represent the effects of time and weather on models and dioramas, so that they will look as once their originals in the field. This range of effects includes the spilled fuel runnels, the splashed mud, the lichen and moss on wood, or the crushed grass stuck to the metal links of the chains of a tank.

These are the new lines within the range:

Splash Mud
Including six different kinds of mud, manufactured with natural pigments and water-based acrylic resins,which dry to a slightly glossy finish which suggest the humid nature of the products.
The product can also be splashed on the model with an airbrush by loading a regular brush with Splash Mud and projecting air against the brush towards the model.

• European Splash Mud
• Russian Splash Mud
• Industrial Splash Mud
• Light Brown Splash Mud
• Brown Splash Mud
• Black Splash Mud

Thick Mud
The range consists of 6 products with a heavy and thick consistency and a
slightly glossy finish, ideal for reproducing terrain on vignettes or dioramas, as
well as for texture on wheels and the lower part of vehicles, the chains of armoured cars and accumulations of mud on the tracks.
The remains of vegetation included in some of the references provide an especially realistic texture to the final aspect of the model

• European Mud
• Russian Mud
• Industrial Mud
• Light Brown Mud
• Brown Mud
• Black Mud

Engine Effects
Six references to reproduce the fuel stains, the spilled oil (leaving a trail of drops on the vehicle panels and in the dust of the road), the marks left by the oil drums on the floor of the truck, the dirt accumulated in the engine compartment, all these to enhance the realistic aspect of the model.

• Oil Stains
• Fuel Stains
• Engine Grime
• Diesel Stains
• Petrol Spills
• Brown Engine Soot

Environment Effects
A series of references formulated to recreate the effects of the elements on vehicles, armour, constructions and terrain. The Environment Effects include grass crushed under the wheels or chains of a tank, the remains of dirt streaking the windows of a vehicle, the humidity, the appearance of moss and lichen on stones, rust and snow, and vegetation crushed and mixed in mud on the roads of the front.

• Rain Marks
• Snow
• Rust Texture
• Slimy Grime Dark
• Slimy Grime Light
• Streaking Grime
• Crushed Grass
• Mud and Grass Effects
• Moss and Lichen
• Wet Effects

For a full description of each product and photos of their effects, you can download a pdf brochure here. It is really worth to take a look at it.