AH here comes my hero...
i also opened one of the four available pack3D JAR files and saw the CLONE button.
... but too afraid to push it, i might have screwed sumpthig up... AGAIN.
ARGH

so easy...
as for the 3D part... i also opened the Stukas object files, when in was reading the tutorial by THE ORZEL... and i figure i can open all DAT files and convert them to OBJ.
and THAT again, is like openning a pandora box. Or going into the biggest library of the world...-> unlimited possibilities. mind boggling.
like i can open the GUNS dat, convert to OBJ, play around and fiddle?
UH OH