German WW1 HE Colour? ....

[starshell]

Hi all,
Despite having a good rumage around the site, I can't find a thread from a while back which had a couple of First War German 15cm HE's with original paint.
I'm trying to get a colour match for the restoration of my 15cm, or at least an idea of what colour I'm aiming for. 'Feld-Grau' rings a bell?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Cheers!
D

 

[Alpini]

http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/threads/92122-French-75mm-shell

http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/threads/79948-Some-Early-WWI-German-Large-Head-Stick-Grenades

http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/threads/80013-Some-WWI-German-77mm-Rounds (7th shell from left)

http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/threads/80712-WWI-German-Minenwerfer-Rounds (the tin is with original Color)

more shells with original color are in US-Subs' "Random museum ordnance photos" thread. (I am just to lazy to click through all the pages )

 

[Tony Williams]

I have just rediscovered something I thought had been lost - a Vallejo colour chart for modellers.

When I made enquiries some years ago about the right shade of grey-green for German Army HE shells in WW2, I managed to discover that it is numbered 70.888 on the Vallejo system, equivalent to RAL 6006. I hope this helps.