Hi fellow modelers
Question does anybody know if the Yellow band applied for numbers around Barrel Tiger I 505 heavy battalion is a different yellow then tank color or same ,some books I have the color seems the same others appears to be different?
This was the only Battalion that I know that put numbers on Barrel and painted this band on some.
Thanks
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i'm pretty sure it's more of a yellow yellow not a dark yellow... if that helps any?

In the pictures that I have seen, the number is painted over the base yellow of the vehicle. Some of the Tigers in the 505 had their barrels painted a darker shade of brown, with the recupricator housing painted in the base yellow. This makes the yellow where the numbers are painted look different than the base color.
Later-
Jeff

This is what i am talking about.....
I hope this picture makes more sense than my explanation....

Hey is that a early pro. Tiger?

~Chip :-)

the yellow used was the same yellow with the base colour of the tank as far as i have seen

chip,
It's not an early pro as these had rubber wheels this one has steel wheels
now wether it's an early mid late mid early late I dont know

First thanks for the replies I will just put them on and go with the flow.
I think it is late version the last before they took them in for the New Tiger II's (++) (++)

this could very well be a replacement or refurbishes tube. I could not give another feasible explanation.

The question about the darker gun tubes on Tigers has been discussed several times on M-L. The best two suppositions are that the lacquer used on those gun barrels darkens with heat or that the gun tube supplier used a different paint than the Tiger assembly plant and resulted in a darker looking gun tube.

PH

Reason why I asked was the number I am using is from archer decal set and number they chose is seen in books number 312 and if you look at pictures barrel looks a different color in Panzer colors # 3 I think off hand. (++) (++) (++) (++)