This is exactly what I said needs fixing, and the reason it needs to be touched up.
Not sure what you mean. In its phased out state, you don't need the texture, but that's its special ability. The rest of the time it's a normal vehicle and will need a texture.
Totally this.
The Chrono Tank is already completely unwrapped and mostly textured. Just needs a few small details to spice it up. It just looks too clean and I ran out of ideas to make it better. Here's a preview of the texture and its blue variant we have now:
If it still isn't your thing, I understand.