Included are a few sample projects. They should help you become familiar with item modding.

For them you will need DS2Toolkit1.1 and TankCreator2-DS2. notepad or other text editor is also essential.
Both should be able to be found at Siege Core in the Dungeon Siege 2 tools.

When you double click on a .gas or .flick file it might ask you what program to open it with.
Tell it to always open the programs using notepad or your favorite .txt editor.

when you double click on a .ds2res or .ds2mod it will ask you what program to open it with.
Tell it to always open it with "Tank Viewer 2".