.... sorted the last problem but they look only half as good as the originals .... any ideas?

What is your resolution set at?  I find for screenshots, the higher the resolution the better.  I usually shoot it at 1280 x 1024 and then resize them in Photoshop or whatever to meet the forum specs.  The result is a sharper pic and you lose the jagged edges like on the fuselage there.  Ken (Rifleman) posted a thread over in the freeware screenshots forum that is very helpful.  You might PM him and ask him for the link to it.