Hi guys,
I am building a King Tiger that I want to put in a diorama set up during the “Spring Awakening” operation in Hungary, in early 1945. The KT should be one of 11 King Tiger previously issued to s.H.Pz.Abt. 509 which were confiscated and turned over to the SS Pz.Abt. 501, so it will be a veteran from Battle of the Bulge.
I opted for a camo similar to the famous n. 332, captured in La Gleize (soft edge, no ambush scheme) :
http://www.lg-c.dk/uploads/tiger2_colour.jpg
https://imageshack.com/f/11rsh929j
I decided to depict a tank not present in any known picture to have a little bit of freedom, so I will probably will make a number 314 (blue) or so. I was inspired by this nice model:
http://www.militarymodelling.com/news/article/bulge-king-tiger/3559
For the camo scheme, I understand that, due to the production period (Sept. 1944), there would be 2 possible options for a soft-edge three tones scheme:
1) Red primer as base, sprayed with green and sand yellow;
2) Sand yellow base, spayed with rotbraun and green.
Looking at the picture of 332, I think that second option is more likely, but I would really appreciate your suggestions and pictures interpretation. On the AK publication on “1945” German tanks, the 332 is presented with red primer as base for the camo, by the way….

The color photos of the vehicle taken in the US after the war cannot be relied upon, as the paint was "touched up" to an unknown extent (possibly a full repaint) after the long sea voyage. Your best evidence is still the wartime photos in black and white. It's usually possible to deduce whether the dark colors have been sprayed over a light color, or a light color has been sprayed over dark. I would go with the red primer base, myself, if I had to choose.

Thanks, but unfortunately my eyes are not good enough for interpreting the b & w photos...