Info needed: correct colours for WWII Aust vehicles

[Mrs Vampire]

Now this is absolutely startling in terms of approved colours and vehicles so treated!
From the Paints control file MP392/37 control symbol 525/100/849

[Mrs Vampire]

Camouflage paint file with samples has now been scanned and is available online as a PDF ( MP508/1 controll 305/733/244 bar 3367609 )

The colours look quite nice , I think they have done a good job of scanning them. Although not suitable for colour matching ( they are somewhat darker than the original and screens being what the are and printers adding to the disparity ) its a good file.

This is one of three sample sets in public hands. I hope at some point to manage to get a spectrometer measurement from all three.

Keith web has put a photo up elsewhere ( Facebook :/ ) showing KG2 the Khaki green J in this file ,when viewed in the flesh , is about the same as that sample (KG2) . In the archive scan it looks closer to KG3 such is the problems with scanners etc..The printed copies they sent me are even darker.

http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/NAAMedia/ShowImage.asp…

[Mrs Vampire]

here is the PDF I hope .

Looks like the file is too big to put up here

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Gina Vampire

here is the PDF I hope .

Looks like the file is too big to put up here

can you put the file on a server somewhere ?

[Mrs Vampire]

Mike it is available using the link I posted previously I can pvt you the link or the pdf if you want.

But the file is on the Archives of Australia web site as a pdf if you search bar code 3367609 that will find it .
Because the PDF is in colour it is quite large for an archives file and not able to be stored on this site.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Gina Vampire

Mike it is available using the link I posted previously I can pvt you the link or the pdf if you want.

But the file is on the Archives of Australia web site as a pdf if you search bar code 3367609 that will find it .
Because the PDF is in colour it is quite large for an archives file and not able to be stored on this site.

The link doesnt work ? I am at a public library computer .

bar code search on the naa site ? how is that done ?

[Mrs Vampire]

fair question Mike.

The links to search results often dont work

if you go to http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/search/

or Google National archives of Australia search the collection you will see a litle blue link called "Record Search "

click on that and it will take you to the green page with six tabs. Basic Search " , "advanced search " "name search "photo search" "passenger arrival index " and "Help"

click on advanced search
Then a rectangular box comes up with seven other rectangles in it. Click on the bottom one that says "Items"

Then a series of fill in boxes appear with labels next to them. Find the one that says "Item bar code"

enter the bar-code and go down to the bottom of the page and click on "search"
That will take you to the "Item Details" listing.

If you look up in the right hand end of the light green bar that starts with the file number ( MP508/1 etc.. ) you will see a PDF symbol and a "view digital copy" tiny square page looking thing .

Click on the PDF for a pdf file you can save to memory stick or print out or click on view digital copy. The digital copy is one page at a time and quite tedious to copy each page individual.

For full search of the file then back on the page with the fifteen selection boxes type the series number in the box that say series number ...in thios case MP508/1 and type in the control number in the box that asks for that in this case 305/733/244

Both methods will get you there .

Lets know how you fare

[Tony Mathers]

Thanks - this is great stuff.



At the bottom of the search page is a tab for:
Advanced search of item

then paste the barcode into the barcode search box....


ooooops sorry