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Funny, but very nice

My latest gem is in need of some help, can you see it J

Is that a mint green 30c crane lurking under that red paint?

Tinman wrote:Is that a mint green 30c crane lurking under that red paint?

Spot on JP, had a few minutes to spare so tried a bit of nail polish remover and was pleasantly surprised. Model was in better condition than the standard one next to it in the picture. When I get some more time I will carry on but for now I am very happy. J

It is great Jason.

I saw one with much worse paint and the entire extension portion of the boom broken off and missing sell for 1,000.00 dollars (USD). So it certainly has some considerable value.

Tinman wrote:I saw one with much worse paint and the entire extension portion of the boom broken off and missing sell for 1,000.00 dollars (USD). So it certainly has some considerable value.

And that was about 10 years ago!

Well spotted Jason! You have the eyes of an eagle to notice that one spot.
Congratulations!
Just goes to show that it can pay off to look carefully at the play worn, overpainted lots.

Thankyou for the comments, I actually looked at this lot before . It ended and got listed again, checking other pictures it was clear but the listing picture just gave a glimpse. This is a good upgrade as my other one is quite poor. I did have a better one but had to trade it for a model I had always wanted.
J

Great find! It would be good to know which base it has - the list is here