Info needed: correct colours for WWII Aust vehicles

[Jacques Reed]

Hi Gina,

Thanks for that info.

I looked at the Munsell Website and they do offer individual colour control chips. Hate to think what they may charge for the service though.
I note some paint companies in the US offer colour matching to Munsell numbers. Not much good for Australian customers however.

It is a bit of a moot point if the colour info at the AWM was just an archivist best guess based on a visual comparison. Munsell system has been around for a century so had hoped that info was from a WW2 source.

Don't think I will gamble on someone else's interpretation just the same in light of your info.

All anyone really wants is a paint chip based on the relevant WW2 standard that can be trusted to be accurate and can be taken to any half-decent paint supplier for a good match. Maybe not a perfect system but a practical one.
All other interpretations from NOS parts, old cans of paint, protected panels etc. are just that- interpretations. They may be spot on, a bit off, or way off so there is no guarantee they are the same as the standard that would have been sent to the paint manufacturers in WW2.

25 years later and I am still waiting so will most likely redo my vehicle in my KG-J "interpretation". Maybe it won't be 100% correct but it will be closer than the current ADF Olive Drab colour it is painted.

Cheers,