Ok this is probably very simple but i just can't figure it out ...

I am using the thermal detonator hud model for my emp grenade but i needed a blue one so copied and pasted the msh, the option and the tga of the hud_thermaldetonator and renamed all the files to hud_thermaldetonato2 ... I also opened the msh file with notepad and changed this to this
( i just incorporated the important parts ) ... anyways ... so all the msh files are ok and this is my weapons odf ... So ... then i created the req file and added it to my req folder
so then i added the name of the model in the model section of my req.file in my sides folder

... i suppose thats what i would have to do but the model doesn't appear anywhere ... can someone plz help me ...

Why did you create a .req file? That should be added to your side's .req file, not a new one.

Did you follow FragMe!'s tutorial on setting up custom HUD icons? You will need to.

Also, you can't just edit .msh files the way you did there with notepad. You have to use a hex editor. Notepad would only corrupt the file.

oh ... kk ... i always used notepad for texture tweaks like that

is the tutorial ure talking about the one to fix floating icons ?

OK i removed the req file i had created for the msh and did everything the custom floating weapon tutorial told me an changed the texture the hud model should be looking for in the hex-editor ... sadly it still doesn't work ... any ideas ?