diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/data/SceneModel.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/data/SceneModel.java
index 1329441c4..d56561476 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/data/SceneModel.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/data/SceneModel.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: SceneModel.java,v 1.2 2001/11/29 00:15:48 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: SceneModel.java,v 1.3 2001/11/29 19:32:06 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.whirled.data;
 
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.DataInputStream;
 import java.io.DataOutputStream;
 
+import com.samskivert.util.StringUtil;
 import com.threerings.presents.io.Streamable;
 
 /**
@@ -80,4 +81,25 @@ public class SceneModel implements Streamable
         model.version = 0;
         model.neighborIds = new int[0];
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Generates a string representation of this scene model.
+     */
+    public String toString ()
+    {
+        StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer("[");
+        toString(buf);
+        return buf.append("]").toString();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Derived classes override this to tack their <code>toString</code>
+     * data on to the string buffer.
+     */
+    protected void toString (StringBuffer buf)
+    {
+        buf.append("sceneId=").append(sceneId);
+        buf.append(", version=").append(version);
+        buf.append(", neighborIds=").append(StringUtil.toString(neighborIds));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/data/SpotSceneModel.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/data/SpotSceneModel.java
index 6473f7d02..21fe280ba 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/data/SpotSceneModel.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/data/SpotSceneModel.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: SpotSceneModel.java,v 1.2 2001/11/29 00:16:46 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: SpotSceneModel.java,v 1.3 2001/11/29 19:32:06 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.whirled.spot.data;
 
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.DataInputStream;
 import java.io.DataOutputStream;
 
+import com.samskivert.util.StringUtil;
 import com.threerings.whirled.data.SceneModel;
 
 /**
@@ -155,4 +156,20 @@ public class SpotSceneModel extends SceneModel
         model.portalIds = new int[0];
         model.targetLocIds = new int[0];
     }
+
+    // documentation inherited
+    protected void toString (StringBuffer buf)
+    {
+        super.toString(buf);
+        buf.append(", locationIds=").append(StringUtil.toString(locationIds));
+        buf.append(", locationX=").append(StringUtil.toString(locationX  ));
+        buf.append(", locationY=").append(StringUtil.toString(locationY));
+        buf.append(", locationOrients=").
+            append(StringUtil.toString(locationOrients));
+        buf.append(", locationClusters=").
+            append(StringUtil.toString(locationClusters));
+        buf.append(", defaultEntranceId=").append(defaultEntranceId);
+        buf.append(", portalIds=").append(StringUtil.toString(portalIds));
+        buf.append(", targetLocIds=").append(StringUtil.toString(targetLocIds));
+    }
 }