well : I re-imported the 3d model in 3DS, with the insides and everything, then I hit "render", it said it was missing NSS_Ishiyama_T01.tga, no such file in the .dat : there is a dds file with the name tag stating it's Ishiyama.
I exported the file with S3D, opened it in photoshop, saved it under NSS_Ishiyama_T01.tga in the same directory as the .obj files, went back to 3DS, hit render, it still said it couldn't find the tga, but there you have the option of browsing for the file (which now existed because I created it..), I walked the path to the file, hit ok, here are the results :
of course now I have to re-import it all in my type 18.dat, and tonight I'll see how it works
btw I think that you don't really need a 3d conning tower just as long as you have the nodes, well it means you can't change towers, but Sen Tokus were one of a kind anyways...:rotfl: