I am still messing with FS9. For some reason, when I try topaint a plane, i lose the texure and all goes grey. I use DXT and save the image as a DXT3. I have even tried some add-on planes where there is no alpha channel. I even wetso far as to open a file with PSP7, do nothing to it and save it. WHen I do this, I can see the paint. If I open the file, make a small change to it and save it, I see nothing but grey.Anyone have any thoughts on this?

Is the aircraft turning grey in flight sim or are the bmps grey when you edit them?The following tutorials may be of some use:Alpha channels (reflections):Converting bmps for flight sim use:[link:members.lycos.co.uk/mcwdainow/tutorials/converting_bmps/converting_bmps.htm]Click

Hmm, are you sure the files are correctly named? Because, when you save a modified PSD (or even a BMP), the software automatically renames it as "(filename) copy.bmp", and you have to correct the name manually. If the name of the texture file isn't correct, the mdl file won't read it, and the area where the texture should be applied will be displayed in grey.Have a good night