Hi sergbuto.....thanks for the tip!
So, what probably should be done is:
1) make clones that are designed to be used as pure copies of a given unit, meaning that less ID's need to be changed.....
2) then, make other clones with the "full method" that are designed to be edited / modified.....
Also, in discussions with Rubini concerning the B24 Liberator clone, we have determined that my clone comes from a later version of SH3 (with RUb 1.42 and a modified airpower mod), and I will need to clone from "plain" versions of SH3 1.4b to ensure a "pure" clone.
I still need to learn how to find .tga files embedded in the DAT files.....
-Jeff