Hmm Docw, loaded it up 3 times and so far my sripes have gone, however when I'm skinning up

I allways empty my cache folder, you might want to try that see if it helps.
Right i havent moaned up until now, but..
FFS for love of all things holy why oh why did someone in their wisdom decide to add a shiny bling bling layer to the aircraft, I dont mind these things if they can be turned off, there needs to be matted areas for places like the exhaust marking, if its applied overall then I would like a switch to get rid of it.