Can't render!?

Hi,

This is unit.cs:

datablock UnitData(stdUnit)
{
   shapeFile = "~/data/shapes/player/player.dts";   
};

The following is a spawning function for a unit (note $pPlayer is a global for the player obj):

function SpawnUnit()
{
	%unit = new CUnit()
	{
		dataBlock = stdUnit;
	};
	
	echo(%unit);

	%vPos = $pPlayer.getPosition();
	echo(%vPos);
	%unit.setPosition(%vPos);
	
	MissionCleanup.add(%unit);
}

The unit is spawned but I can't see it... it's there but won't render,
what did I miss?