Just curious how folks repaint different models if there is not a paint kit available for that model??  As soon as a new real life paint job comes out or a new model, the Airbus 380 for example, it seems like the new paint download is available within just a couple of days, even though there's no paint kit available for some of these models.

Is it a matter of going into the various bmp files, coverting them, and them basically painting them "blank" and starting over from there or is there another secret?

I've seen some aircraft that have a "base texture" file which is usually all white, sort of like a paint kit. 

I'm also curious how actual paint kits are created.  I've seen really good ones that are easy to use and I've seen others that are very hard to use. 

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I was afraid someone was going to say that.  Oh well,  I guess it's worth the reward once you've finished.

For some of mine (eg F16, B-57/Canberra) I re-created the lines and markings (eg vents grills etc...) on layers in PSP, with appropriate transparency, effectively making my own simple paint kit, its not atcually too hard to do, and you can select just how much detail you want to include. Give me a shout if you want a hand doing this.