[-)-MAILMAN-]

It's really simple. first, edit the .tga to your preferences. make sure that any areas that you want to be transparent are that way in the .tga. Make sure you keep it a 64x64 pixels, otherwise it won't work. then, using whatever image editing program you use, save it as a .tga file. Then, go into your MODS folder and create a new folder (it doesn't matter what the name is). inside this, make a folder called paintschemes. Inside this, make a folder called decals. Inside this, make a folder called states. Then, put your edited .tga in this folder. The final structure should be C:\ (whatever your il2 folder is)/MODS/(your folder)/paintschemes/decals/states/whitestar1.tga

This will also work for all of the other national markings, just createa new folder inside decals with the same name as theone in the extracted .sfs folder.

HTH!

I started a different thread specifically on whitestar1.tga. This was the first response I got. It was SIMPLE and got the job done just as I had hoped.

I created a folder called National Insignia and placed it in the MOD folder. This is where my edited whitestar1.tga file is now:

F:\Ubi Soft\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946 mod\Mods\National Insignia\paintschemes\decals\States

No more awful looking default national insignia decal for the F4U-1 (Corsair MkI), PBN-1, P-39N etc. in the SWPTO.