I figured out this by browsing one of my pack files ok---
I accidently opened up barneyt.mdl instead of barney.mdl (the t model)
If you go to the textures and export them you can edit them with any colors then import them into the t model and resave the model as
in this case---- "barneyt.mdl"
And waalla you just changed the color palette for the model.
YIIIPPPEEEEE ---