Skeletal mesh invisible in viewport visible in game

Hi i have a skeletal mesh which is invisible in the viewport but is visible in the game, and the blue print.
i had a previously got it to work fine . so i loaded the prodject that was working and its invisible there as well.
any help would be appreciated
i made a video to show what i mean.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_My_2b7EEOM


make sure Skeletal mesh is activated in the viewport, drop down show

thanks that was it i feel stupid the shadow being shown was throwing me