diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/flt/LightPointRecord.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/flt/LightPointRecord.cpp
index c50b890a1..0383d0420 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/flt/LightPointRecord.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/flt/LightPointRecord.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ void LightPointRecord::endian()
         ENDIAN( pSLightPoint->sfSignificance );
         ENDIAN( pSLightPoint->sfDrawOrder );
         ENDIAN( pSLightPoint->sfFlags );
+        ENDIAN( pSLightPoint->dwBackColor );
         pSLightPoint->animRot.endian();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/flt/LightPointRecord.h b/src/osgPlugins/flt/LightPointRecord.h
index 4f5b42890..7fa75d125 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/flt/LightPointRecord.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/flt/LightPointRecord.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ struct SLightPoint
     char        szIdent[8];         // 7 char ASCII ID; 0 terminates
     int16       iMaterial;          // Surface material code (for DFAD)
     int16       iFeature;           // Feature ID (for DFAD)
-    color32     dwBackColor;        // Back color for all bidirectional points
+    int32        dwBackColor;        // Back color for all bidirectional points
     int32       diMode;             // Display mode
                                     // 0 = RASTER
                                     // 1 = CALLIGRAPHIC
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ struct SLightPointIndex
     int32       iAppearanceIndex;   // Index into lt pt appearance palette
     int32       iAnimationIndex;    // Index into lt pt animation palette
     int32       iDrawOrder;         // Calligraphic draw order
-	int32       iReserved_0;        // Reserved
+    int32       iReserved_0;        // Reserved
 };
 
 class LightPointIndexRecord : public PrimNodeRecord
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/flt/flt2osg.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/flt/flt2osg.cpp
index 867d077b2..25692d9f0 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/flt/flt2osg.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/flt/flt2osg.cpp
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ osg::Group* ConvertFromFLT::visitAncillary(osg::Group& osgParent, osg::Group& os
     // ancillary records. We need just one of these to put into the scenegraph
     // Nick.
     bool mxFound  = false;
+    static int numVerts = 0;
 
     osg::Group* parent = &osgParent;
     // Visit ancillary records
@@ -255,18 +256,22 @@ osg::Group* ConvertFromFLT::visitAncillary(osg::Group& osgParent, osg::Group& os
 
         case VERTEX_C_OP:
             visitVertex(osgPrimary, (VertexRecord*)child);
+            numVerts++;
             break;
 
         case VERTEX_CN_OP:
             visitNormalVertex(osgPrimary, (NormalVertexRecord*)child);
+            numVerts++;
             break;
 
         case VERTEX_CNT_OP:
             visitNormalTextureVertex(osgPrimary, (NormalTextureVertexRecord*)child);
+            numVerts++;
             break;
 
         case VERTEX_CT_OP:
             visitTextureVertex(osgPrimary, (TextureVertexRecord*)child);
+            numVerts++;
             break;
 
         default:
@@ -2879,7 +2884,13 @@ void ConvertFromFLT::visitLightPoint(osg::Group& osgParent, LightPointRecord* re
             {
                  DPRINT(stderr, "   ** LP is BIdirectional...\n") ;
                  
-                 osg::Vec4 backcolor = pSLightPoint->dwBackColor.get() ;
+                 // pSLightPoint->dwBackColor is not a color, it is handle
+                 // Get the color from the ColorPool
+                 // Nick
+                 // osg::Vec4 backcolor = pSLightPoint->dwBackColor.get() ;
+                 ColorPool* pColorPool = rec->getFltFile()->getColorPool();
+                 osg::Vec4 backcolor = pColorPool->getColor(pSLightPoint->dwBackColor);
+
                  if ( backcolor.w() == 0.0 ) backcolor[3] = 1.0 ;
                  osgSim::LightPoint lp2( true, coords[ nl], backcolor, 1.0f, pointRadius);
                  DPRINT(stderr, "   Backface Color = %f, %f, %f, %f\n", backcolor.x(), backcolor.y(), backcolor.z(), backcolor.w()) ;