first of all, thanks, second of all i have two more questions more related to this subject:
1 how much information about the project is stored in an .lxf file and how much of it is stored in lego digital designer itself? if i tried to load an project that uses these modded parts into my unmodded vanilla editor, would the project break, or would the modded parts be fully visible and acting as normal?
2 how difficult is the process of making a new part or adding a texture to a new part? how hard is it to find a pair of textures used for the chest, load em up into photoshop and use them as a guide for making a new texture?