Started this one on the old rmweb. I'll post a link to it if I can find it again.

Anyway, it's almost finished now. Here's a photo of the body in primer (Hycote acrylic white car primer) being prepared for the top coat.

And here's the body finish painted and resting on the chassis:

Jobs left to do are glazing the cab and attaching and rigging the jib. Which leaves me with a dilemma...

The angle/load indicater (semi-circular bit) on the jib needs painting. I've seen a photo of one from a smaller crane with coloured bands on it yet another source says it should have black and white bands on it like a barcode. The only crane that I've been able to examine first hand has no paint on the indicater. So until I decide what to do it sits on the shelf...

Heres a photo of a the part that I'm talking about (this one is at Rowsley and belongs to the Heritage Shunter Trust):

As you can see the paint has worn off.

I know that its only a small detail on a pretty obscure kit but I would like to get it right...

Paul.