Yeah I sort of do object :
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Actually watch the two videos linked in post 53.
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Speaking of two-color camo in B/W photoâs, I found a sepia-toned pic which clearly shows the difference between the two colors on a 251 A in Poland, 1939:
Thereâs an obvious shadow running over the vehicle, but the other blotches must be brown.
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Purportedly original âDunklegrauâ: Notek vehicle blackout light with mount â fjm44
Looks like a neutral dark gray - NO blue! 
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The black wheel liner in the Mercedes Benz is of course all one color when cleanâŚ
Note how much shift the black wheel well liner color from this modern Mercedes car, shifts due to dust and maybe a little brake cleaner having been sprayed. Itâs black, dark gray, âPanzer Grayâ, gray, light gray, light blue gray etc.
So whatâs the ârightâ color for the wheel well liner? Obviously, the actual base color and the color it âappearsâ are quite different.
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And after a 1000 miles it would be multi-hued even after a thourough wash & clean
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So youâre saying that original items, in original paint, and near mint condition, are not valid sources for paint color? Then what is? 
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I donât understand where that came from Biggles50. Getting some trolling 
in for the fun of it?
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They are to start with, then you add weathering.
Ken
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SorryâŚI must have missed something. What were you objecting to?
All the photo proves is that the 251 Aâs were not factory painted a secondary camo color, at least not yet when the photo was taken. Vehicles could also have been painted after being received by their respective units.
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I totally mis-interpreted your photo. I thought they were in a factory on an assembly line. Now I see there are actually outdoors, and those are not factory workers, but vehicle crew! I need new glasses! But the closest vehicle does show some kind of mottling on the hood (bonnet), could be dirt, grime, or brown camo.
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What on earth is going on with that superstructure around the machine gun shield?
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Map table for a command half track?
A limited and unknown, number of Ausf A were fitted with a platform, these were assigned to platoon leaders, maybe also higher commanders.
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We have a winner here 
H.P.
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Getting back on topicâŚagain⌠Iâd give top ratings to Tamiya XF-63 German Grey and AK Real Colors RC057 Dunkelgrau. Reason being, they are both very close to authentic according to my Chory paint chip book, and if you thin either one of them with Mr. Color Leveling Thinner and shoot at 12-15 PSI, you will achieve airbrushing perfection. AK Real Colors also produces RC056 Dunkelbraun to go with the grey. You can purchase them separately or in Real Colors Paint Set #2.
I would agree. Tamiya German Gray is very close to the (original color) Tarnsheinwerfer that I posted above. Iâve always used Tamiya, anyway, just because I like how it airbrushes. But then, that is my opinion! 
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Dunkelgrau can look blue/black and some commercially available âpanzer greyâ is this colour. It looks dramatic.
Now if this photo was for sale are we sure its not manipulated to make it more interesting ?
Especially in the Hot Sun. No 2 vehicles will ever look the same after a few weeks of use. Even if they were painted the same day, by the same person with the same paint.
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