Info needed: correct colours for WWII Aust vehicles

[Mrs Vampire]

Ok then I will have a look next time I am in melbourne. Is that the MP 222/1 series ?? Or is there someplace else I should look ??

[Tim Lovelock]

Hi all, I'm not sure if I'm chiming in on a topic that has previously been covered. But I have something that might be of help in matching 'original' colours.
I wonder if anyone else has heard of a 'grey card'? It was traditionally used by photographers to perfectly match colours when developing their photographs.
If you haven't heard of one, basically it is grey and reflects a certain percentage of light, and is only sold in one shade of grey. So the photographer takes a photo which includes the grey card, in MPU setting a photo that shows a vehicle colour and grey card in the one picture. If you posted that pic on the forum someone like me on the other side of the planet, with a grey card, develops or prints the picture matching the grey card in the photo to my grey card, any other colours in the photo will therefore match the original colours.
As there always seems to be a question mark over vehicle colours, codes, batch numbers etc. if/ when a vehicle is pulled apart or rubbed back and an original colour found and a picture taken with a grey card (in natural/sunlight) the colour could be matched perfectly by anyone.
I hope this all makes sense and perhaps a thread with images of true colours could be started, if the paint isn't available already commercially.
Cheers Tim