[David603]

But the MK XVI is a MK IX derivate with the 266 engine...so the choice is historically correct even into the mod course!

cheers

walter

Well yes, this would be logical if both the MkIX model and the MkVIII model were of the same quality, but the MkVIII model is very much superior to the MkIX model, it is more accurate, more detailed and the surface mapping is much easier to work with for skinners. Bringing the MkIX model up to the standards of the MkVIII model would take a great deal of work, and I was just thinking that it would be easier to start with the MkVIII model and convert it into a MkIX, and then turn this into a MkXVI.