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| A QUESTION OF COLOUR | ||
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From time to time, during the Tiger restoration programme, the Tank Museum
has been criticised for removing the 'original' paint from the tank. |
 Click to find out how to purchase the photo that this detail comes from. Tank Museum photo No. 2186/A/1 |
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 Click to find out how to purchase this photo. Tank Museum photo No. 6069/B/6 |
Working
from original Tank Museum photos such as this one two leading experts,
Thomas L. Jentz and Hilary L. Doyle observed traces of a camouflage pattern
on the tank. Look at the turret side, particularly around the pistol port. Traces of two original shades had been discovered during the restoration process. |
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| The official
German shade RAL 7008 (graugruen) was found on some of the inner road
wheels with traces of RAL8000 (gelbraun) on the turret when the stowage
bin was removed. These colours were purchased and tested as shown in the
picture. The only real problem was to establish the pattern. On original photographs it shows up clearly in some areas and not in others so we have to admit that an element of educated guesswork was involved. |
 Click to find out how to purchase this photo. Tank Museum photo No. 6074/E/5 |
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| One point to note. Do
not rely on the colours as they show up here. Light, film and other factors conspire to make this a risky business. Details of the German RAL system may be found on www.RAL-colours.de |
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