Hi JetCat,
I just saw your post on AVSIM, so I wanted to let you know that I did make these changes on the same day as our conversation. I meant to send you a screenshot from the new Duke so you could see it, but I was rushed before leaving for a trip. As an amusing anecdote about the amount of work required to develop these aircraft, but also about why it's always better to do things right the first time and not take shortcuts, it took me six hours to make that change to all my aircraft. It might seem like a small thing, but when you have to edit 14 3D models without messing up UV's or adding materials, it really adds up. Granted, at least two hours went to locating the source of an export error in one of the models, but that's all part of the show, haha.
Thanks for the suggestion, and I hope you enjoy the change. I'm always happy when someone's suggestion convinces me to fix a previous shortcut or abstraction, because I know that always improves my aircraft.
Nick C.