Marco Peter wrote:The correct color is called 'Elvenbein', it's a yellowish white.
Insides of hatches were sometimes painted in the main vehicle color simply to keep it's camouflage when they are open.
jarndice wrote:The internal paint colour of a German Tank went through 3 stages through WW2,
Initially the interior was painted in Red Oxide (The same as the External undercoat) or black
Then it was changed to Red oxide on the bottom quarter, The rest of the interior was creamy white (Elfenbein),
The change was because the crews complained it was so dark inside that they could not see,
The final change was to paint the inside of all hatches the same colour as the primary external colour of the tank so that when the hatch was open it would not show up against the tanks camouflage .
jarndice wrote:jarndice wrote:The internal paint colour of a German Tank went through 3 stages through WW2,
Initially the interior was painted in Red Oxide (The same as the External undercoat) or black
Then it was changed to Red oxide on the bottom quarter, The rest of the interior was creamy white (Elfenbein),
The change was because the crews complained it was so dark inside that they could not see,
The final change was to paint the inside of all hatches the same colour as the primary external colour of the tank so that when the hatch was open it would not show up against the tanks camouflage .
Richard I wrote this in June this year (2019) I hope it helps.
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