diff --git a/core/resources/pix/icons/sim-plot.png b/core/resources/pix/icons/sim-plot.png
index 32f27ca7b..268f75a7b 100644
Binary files a/core/resources/pix/icons/sim-plot.png and b/core/resources/pix/icons/sim-plot.png differ
diff --git a/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/main/SimulationPanel.java b/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/main/SimulationPanel.java
index cda01919d..83fc2824e 100644
--- a/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/main/SimulationPanel.java
+++ b/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/main/SimulationPanel.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import java.awt.datatransfer.StringSelection;
 import java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable;
 import java.awt.datatransfer.UnsupportedFlavorException;
 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
-import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
 import java.awt.event.InputEvent;
 import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
 import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ import net.sf.openrocket.startup.Application;
 import net.sf.openrocket.startup.Preferences;
 import net.sf.openrocket.unit.UnitGroup;
 import net.sf.openrocket.util.AlphanumComparator;
-import net.sf.openrocket.gui.widgets.SelectColorButton;
 
 @SuppressWarnings("serial")
 public class SimulationPanel extends JPanel {
diff --git a/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/main/flightconfigpanel/FlightConfigurationPanel.java b/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/main/flightconfigpanel/FlightConfigurationPanel.java
index 8da46e31b..e33335488 100644
--- a/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/main/flightconfigpanel/FlightConfigurationPanel.java
+++ b/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/main/flightconfigpanel/FlightConfigurationPanel.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import net.sf.openrocket.rocketvisitors.ListComponents;
 import net.sf.openrocket.rocketvisitors.ListMotorMounts;
 import net.sf.openrocket.startup.Application;
 import net.sf.openrocket.util.StateChangeListener;
-import net.sf.openrocket.gui.widgets.SelectColorButton;
 
 @SuppressWarnings("serial")
 public class FlightConfigurationPanel extends JPanel implements StateChangeListener {
diff --git a/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/util/Icons.java b/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/util/Icons.java
index fb315d0df..cf91c65b0 100644
--- a/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/util/Icons.java
+++ b/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/util/Icons.java
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
+import java.awt.Component;
+import java.awt.Graphics;
+import java.awt.Image;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -123,4 +126,33 @@ public class Icons {
 		}
 		return new ImageIcon(url, name);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Scales an ImageIcon to the specified scale.
+	 * @param icon icon to scale
+	 * @param scale the scale to scale to (1 = no scale, < 1 = smaller, > 1 = bigger)
+	 * @return scaled down icon. If <icon> is not an ImageIcon, the original icon is returned.
+	 */
+	public static Icon getScaledIcon(Icon icon, final double scale) {
+		if (!(icon instanceof ImageIcon)) {
+			return icon;
+		}
+		final Image image = ((ImageIcon) icon).getImage();
+		return new ImageIcon(image) {
+			@Override
+			public int getIconWidth() {
+				return (int)(image.getWidth(null) * scale);
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public int getIconHeight() {
+				return (int)(image.getHeight(null) * scale);
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public void paintIcon(Component c, Graphics g, int x, int y) {
+				g.drawImage(image, x, y, getIconWidth(), getIconHeight(), c);
+			}
+		};
+	}
 }
diff --git a/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/widgets/IconButton.java b/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/widgets/IconButton.java
index 96a7d9f41..a48da582b 100644
--- a/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/widgets/IconButton.java
+++ b/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/widgets/IconButton.java
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 package net.sf.openrocket.gui.widgets;
 
+import net.sf.openrocket.gui.util.Icons;
+
 import javax.swing.Action;
 import javax.swing.Icon;
 
 /**
  * Button specifically for displaying an icon.
+ *
+ * @author Sibo Van Gool <sibo.vangool@hotmail.com>
  */
 public class IconButton extends SelectColorButton {
     private static final int ICON_GAP = 10;
-    public static final double ICON_SCALE = 0.8;
+    private static final double ICON_SCALE = 0.9;
 
     public IconButton() {
         setIconTextGap(ICON_GAP);
@@ -34,4 +38,33 @@ public class IconButton extends SelectColorButton {
         setIconTextGap(ICON_GAP);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Icon getIcon() {
+        return Icons.getScaledIcon(super.getIcon(), IconButton.ICON_SCALE);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Icon getSelectedIcon() {
+        return Icons.getScaledIcon(super.getSelectedIcon(), IconButton.ICON_SCALE);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Icon getDisabledIcon() {
+        return Icons.getScaledIcon(super.getDisabledIcon(), IconButton.ICON_SCALE);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Icon getDisabledSelectedIcon() {
+        return Icons.getScaledIcon(super.getDisabledSelectedIcon(), IconButton.ICON_SCALE);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Icon getRolloverIcon() {
+        return Icons.getScaledIcon(super.getRolloverIcon(), IconButton.ICON_SCALE);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Icon getRolloverSelectedIcon() {
+        return Icons.getScaledIcon(super.getRolloverSelectedIcon(), IconButton.ICON_SCALE);
+    }
 }