diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/miso/data/MisoSceneModel.java b/src/java/com/threerings/miso/data/MisoSceneModel.java
index 53aaeda17..026395c8c 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/miso/data/MisoSceneModel.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/miso/data/MisoSceneModel.java
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 //
-// $Id: MisoSceneModel.java,v 1.2 2001/11/29 00:17:14 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: MisoSceneModel.java,v 1.3 2001/11/30 21:54:34 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.miso.scene;
 
+import java.io.DataInputStream;
+import java.io.DataOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
 import com.samskivert.util.StringUtil;
 
 /**
@@ -30,6 +34,52 @@ public class MisoSceneModel
      * the object layer in (x, y, tile id) format. */
     public int[] objectTileIds;
 
+    // documentation inherited
+    public void writeTo (DataOutputStream out)
+        throws IOException
+    {
+        out.writeInt(width);
+        out.writeInt(height);
+
+        // write out the base and fringe layers
+        int tcount = width*height;
+        for (int i = 0; i < tcount; i++) {
+            out.writeInt(baseTileIds[i]);
+            out.writeInt(fringeTileIds[i]);
+        }
+
+        // write out the object layer
+        int otc = objectTileIds.length;
+        out.writeInt(otc);
+        for (int i = 0; i < otc; i++) {
+            out.writeInt(objectTileIds[i]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // documentation inherited
+    public void readFrom (DataInputStream in)
+        throws IOException
+    {
+        width = in.readInt();
+        height = in.readInt();
+
+        // read in the base and fringe layers
+        int tcount = width*height;
+        baseTileIds = new int[tcount];
+        fringeTileIds = new int[tcount];
+        for (int i = 0; i < tcount; i++) {
+            baseTileIds[i] = in.readInt();
+            fringeTileIds[i] = in.readInt();
+        }
+
+        // read in the object layer
+        int otc = in.readInt();
+        objectTileIds = new int[otc];
+        for (int i = 0; i < otc; i++) {
+            objectTileIds[i] = in.readInt();
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Generates a string representation of this scene model.
      */
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/data/SceneModel.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/data/SceneModel.java
index d56561476..fd2ff00f8 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 1.3 2001/11/29 19:32:06 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: SceneModel.java,v 1.4 2001/11/30 21:54:34 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.whirled.data;
 
@@ -62,26 +62,6 @@ public class SceneModel implements Streamable
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Creates and returns a blank scene model.
-     */
-    public static SceneModel blankSceneModel ()
-    {
-        SceneModel model = new SceneModel();
-        populateBlankSceneModel(model);
-        return model;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Populates a blank scene model with blank values.
-     */
-    protected static void populateBlankSceneModel (SceneModel model)
-    {
-        model.sceneId = -1;
-        model.version = 0;
-        model.neighborIds = new int[0];
-    }
-
     /**
      * Generates a string representation of this scene model.
      */
@@ -102,4 +82,24 @@ public class SceneModel implements Streamable
         buf.append(", version=").append(version);
         buf.append(", neighborIds=").append(StringUtil.toString(neighborIds));
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates and returns a blank scene model.
+     */
+    public static SceneModel blankSceneModel ()
+    {
+        SceneModel model = new SceneModel();
+        populateBlankSceneModel(model);
+        return model;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Populates a blank scene model with blank values.
+     */
+    protected static void populateBlankSceneModel (SceneModel model)
+    {
+        model.sceneId = -1;
+        model.version = 0;
+        model.neighborIds = new int[0];
+    }
 }