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Originally Posted by Resolution
Thanks all for your replies, most useful. I guess I have a bit of freeway then, I'm thinking late 50's to 1960 so should still be a black crane then, that's how I remember them anyway. I'll find some sort of old half brake or full brake I think in Maroon. The crane is dirty yellow at the moment and will need respraying black and fitted out with BR crests etc. After which both will need an application of genuine BR "dirty black" all over. Mmm! Not so sure what I can do about the girlie mags though...... 
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I think you'll find that most breakdown train cranes were red, not black, until painted yellow later.
Hmmmm.... 00 scale girly mags... that IS a poser.