Advice needed on paint selection for a Late War Tiger I (1944)

Ben, Seriously... Don't get hung up on "correct RAL colours" If research has shown us anything it's that the colors of German armored vehicles was anything but consistent. Even studying black and white photos one can see a huge variety of color saturation for both base color and secondary camo colors without taking into account dust and lighting conditions. My only advice is to choose a lighter color than you think you need since generally speaking all of the colors will darken to a degree as weathering progresses.

What he said... RAL color adherance to standards for the Olive Green and Red Brown ended when the can was opened and the colors applied. Tiger Is were not camoflaged at the factory so the variables were too many in the field. Pick the ones you like best out of what you mentioned that you have already.

Hinksy:  Sorry, no info to add...I just wanted to follow along because I'll be building a Tiger I Late Ausf E (AFV) for the same GB! 

Hey Ben,

Yeah, what they said... but seriously, IIRC the camo colors were thinned and applied in the field with whatever they could get their hands on (especially late war), so you can imagine the variables at work. Thinning ratio, what they used to thin, how thick it was applied, application method, over dirt/dust, whatever. I approach it as there is no real right/wrong. Only that it generally looks correct and I like the way it turned out. In my case, it's the painting skill that is the limiting factor... HTH

Dave

I think also, if you go to the Vallejo site you will find a manufacturer paint cross reference chart. You can pick the RLM color and find the corresponding Model Air, Panzer Aces, etc., color.