No, Reg, I didn't want to make you believe anything, besides you're too smart for that...
I made the canopy transparent to provide additional detail (that's one reason) and to show off my prowess with PS and get LM's seal of approval (and that's the other one).
Of course also the ground shadow and the hand-painted subtle reflections on the canopy are phoney...
Edit: wanna info? just ask away!