Textures turning black?

[Amun-Ra]

What's the deal with this?
this texture looks normal when on foot.
http://img519.imageshack.us/my.php?image=redvn0.jpg

but when in zoomed mode or spectator it turns black:
http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=blackok3.jpg

(Edited for broken pictures.)

 

[trainRiderJ]

Doublecheck you're not using a model or prop texture, as this has been the culprit for several other people here with the same exact or nearly the same problem.

 

[Amun-Ra]

It was a prop texture. Thanks!