No, you don't. We normally use that for FS2002, FS9 etc... M$ Paint will do fine, or paint shop pro, if you have it.
Dan G

Ohhhhh... Didn't think of that!  It's at http://fly.to/mwgfx Well done Doug!
Dan G

Point of information - even with *.*af files, for CFS1, SOME textures maybe straight bitmaps.  The way to find out is to rename the *.*af texture as *.bmp: if it opens normally, it's a bitmap, no conversion needed.

What happened is that with CFS1, you could use regular bitmaps, but since the models were still being built with FSFS or AF99, which used the raw *.*af format, the model could be set up as a bitmap, but had to maintain the model's naming convention.  you COULD go into the mdl with a hext editor and rename the names to *.bmp (changing each to a unique name, of course), and Chuck Dome made a utility to do that, but in the end, most bitmap conversions/repaints ended up retaining the original names.

It could be that the green parts were never textured!

You can't add textures but you might be able to change the colour of the parts. Look for a utility named Polyfix. It should be in the SimV Utilities or Misc sections. It's quite easy to use when you get the hang of it. A tad time-consuming & it won't work on complex models.

Got it working fine thanx guys - now, how do i post pics? - coz i've got an unrealistic but cool Spit Mk16 repaint i wanna show ya 

Thanx. Carl

Many thanx Ant will try it l8r,
just gotta put the finishing touches on the plane 

Thanx. Carl