wepon skinning

[aazumak]

i know that every1 probably asks this question, adn i have looked around quite a bit. but here it is

i went into pak0.pk3 went to models>weapons>colt45. i then changed colt45.skd to xxxcolt45.tga, and then changed the pistols color to red. after that i changed it back to xxxcolt45.skd. in the colt45.tik file (models>weapons) and made it have the: skelmodel xxxcolt45.skd and saved my colt45.tik.

my q is do i kbow have to change my colt45.tik to xxxcolt45.tik, and if i do that, do i have to do anything else to make my colt45 red in the game?

(im inserting this file into a map i already made, cause i want every's weapons to be like that in my map only)