Hi there!
That‘s my Facebook post about my paint samples. It‘s correct that it‘s the „olive“ Snow Wolf I mistakenly called brown, I just wanted to point out that it isn‘t the „tan“ version. I included it to show as wide a range of reference color as possible.
I also never said that they used RAL7013 in the movie. Ian Mutch said that they used a generic „Braungrau“, which makes sense as they needed much more paint than a few humbrol tins.
The main point of my Facebook post was that it‘s impossible to show the „true“ color under all lighting conditions. I definitifely believe that under the right lighting conditions, Brown Bess (or Braungrau) will look OD. See the last pic of my post, where even a slightly blue tinted LED panel managed to make most brown tones look OD.
There certainly is more evidence that the original color resembled Brown Bess rather than OD (even though it most likely wasn’t Humbrol Brown Bess). The RAL7013 also seems to vary wildly between manufacturers, so it‘s not easy to simply say RAL7013 is correct.
In the end it seems to come down to personal preference. I personally believe that the original color was more brown(-greenish) than OD, but the HCG shroud was very brown. Of all the color samples, the SMS Blaster Brown seemed nicest to me and came very close to what I see on screen but also in reference pics. The RAL7013 is a tad too light, but does seem like a solid alternative.
Cheers!
Roman