WWII German AFVs engines colors

Stock65 · 14 October 2022 11:15

Hi, another forum member says that color was RAL 7016 (Vallejo equivalent 71.115) and yes, it’s very close to panzer grey (and I think that makes sense).

Stock65 · 14 October 2022 11:23

Whitney_Foreman:

I think the painted engines look AWESOME. I used to get hung up on what the general consensus was on things such as this. All I ever agreed on was frustration… Take basic German Panzer Colours. The “IPMS” in all of us want to get it right… But the fact is there is, was and has never been a single correct colour. I point to German Dark Yellow, yes in the factories, you would get a pretty similar colour. BUT out in the field, crews were issued a dry chalk like powder that was supposed to be mix at the approved ratios with an approved thinning agent. Rarely did this happen, I refer to excerpts from the 19th Panzer Division as they prepared for Zitadelle. the 2nd Battalion records, some crews so short of mineral spirits, (thinner), that battalion HQ recommended urine as the primary thinning agent…
Yes to some I might be comparing apples to lemons, but the basic concept applies,
Great work

I agree 100%. And because of what you’re saying is important to understand that if you want to make a good representation of some german AFV, first thing to decide is “when”. There’s no doubt that a Panzer II or III in Polad or France have at their crew disposal much more resources than the same crew, of a Panther now, in Russia in '43, or worse, in Germany in January '45.