diff --git a/Simulator/Objects/Makefile.am b/Simulator/Objects/Makefile.am
index f2582f306..9a8e5665e 100644
--- a/Simulator/Objects/Makefile.am
+++ b/Simulator/Objects/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ noinst_LIBRARIES = libObjects.a
 
 libObjects_a_SOURCES = \
 	fragment.cxx fragment.hxx \
+	material.cxx material.hxx \
 	materialmgr.cxx materialmgr.hxx \
-	obj.cxx obj.hxx
+	obj.cxx obj.hxx \
+	texload.c texload.h colours.h
 
 INCLUDES += -I$(top_builddir) -I$(top_builddir)/Lib -I$(top_builddir)/Simulator
diff --git a/Simulator/Objects/materialmgr.cxx b/Simulator/Objects/materialmgr.cxx
index c282d6672..c4828bd44 100644
--- a/Simulator/Objects/materialmgr.cxx
+++ b/Simulator/Objects/materialmgr.cxx
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 #include <Misc/fgstream.hxx>
 #include <Main/options.hxx>
 #include <Main/views.hxx>
-#include <Misc/texload.h>
 #include <Scenery/tile.hxx>
 
 #include "materialmgr.hxx"
@@ -62,6 +61,7 @@ fgMATERIAL_MGR material_mgr;
 // Constructor
 FGMaterialSlot::FGMaterialSlot ( void ) { }
 
+
 // Destructor
 FGMaterialSlot::~FGMaterialSlot ( void ) {
 }
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ fgMATERIAL_MGR::load_lib ( void )
 	    in >> m;
 
 	    // if ( current_options.get_textures() ) {
-	    //     m.load_texture( current_options.get_fg_root() );
+	    //    m.load_texture( current_options.get_fg_root() );
 	    // }
 
 	    FGMaterialSlot m_slot;
diff --git a/Simulator/Objects/materialmgr.hxx b/Simulator/Objects/materialmgr.hxx
index 9f9389077..a5fefa561 100644
--- a/Simulator/Objects/materialmgr.hxx
+++ b/Simulator/Objects/materialmgr.hxx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 #include <map>           // STL associative "array"
 #include <vector>        // STL "array"
 
-#include <Misc/material.hxx>
+#include "material.hxx"
 
 FG_USING_STD(string);
 FG_USING_STD(map);
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ public:
 
     // friend istream& operator >> ( istream& in, FGMaterialSlot& m );
 
+    inline FGMaterial get_m() const { return m; }
     inline void set_m( FGMaterial new_m ) { m = new_m; }
 };
 
diff --git a/Simulator/Objects/obj.cxx b/Simulator/Objects/obj.cxx
index d2c41ca9c..cb9e379f7 100644
--- a/Simulator/Objects/obj.cxx
+++ b/Simulator/Objects/obj.cxx
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ int fgObjLoad( const string& path, fgTILE *t) {
     int last1 = 0, last2 = 0, odd = 0;
     double (*nodes)[3];
     Point3D center;
+    double tex_width = 1000.0, tex_height = 1000.0;
 
     // printf("loading %s\n", path.c_str() );
 
@@ -242,7 +243,13 @@ int fgObjLoad( const string& path, fgTILE *t) {
 			    "Ack! unknown usemtl name = " << material 
 			    << " in " << path );
 		}
-		
+
+		// set the texture width and height values for this
+		// material
+		FGMaterial m = fragment.material_ptr->get_m();
+		tex_width = m.get_xsize();
+		tex_height = m.get_ysize();
+		cout << "(w) = " << tex_width << " (h) = " << tex_width << endl;
 		// initialize the fragment transformation matrix
 		/*
 		 for ( i = 0; i < 16; i++ ) {
@@ -414,8 +421,8 @@ int fgObjLoad( const string& path, fgTILE *t) {
 		xglNormal3dv(normals[n1]);
 		if ( in.get( c ) && c == '/' ) {
 		    in >> tex;
-		    pp.setx( tex_coords[tex][0] );
-		    pp.sety( tex_coords[tex][1] );
+		    pp.setx( tex_coords[tex][0] * (1000.0 / tex_width) );
+		    pp.sety( tex_coords[tex][1] * (1000.0 / tex_height) );
 		} else {
 		    in.putback( c );
 		    pp = calc_tex_coords(nodes[n1], center);
@@ -427,8 +434,8 @@ int fgObjLoad( const string& path, fgTILE *t) {
 		xglNormal3dv(normals[n2]);
 		if ( in.get( c ) && c == '/' ) {
 		    in >> tex;
-		    pp.setx( tex_coords[tex][0] );
-		    pp.sety( tex_coords[tex][1] );
+		    pp.setx( tex_coords[tex][0] * (1000.0 / tex_width) );
+		    pp.sety( tex_coords[tex][1] * (1000.0 / tex_height) );
 		} else {
 		    in.putback( c );
 		    pp = calc_tex_coords(nodes[n2], center);
@@ -454,8 +461,8 @@ int fgObjLoad( const string& path, fgTILE *t) {
 		    xglNormal3dv(normals[n3]);
 		    if ( in.get( c ) && c == '/' ) {
 			in >> tex;
-			pp.setx( tex_coords[tex][0] );
-			pp.sety( tex_coords[tex][1] );
+			pp.setx( tex_coords[tex][0] * (1000.0 / tex_width) );
+			pp.sety( tex_coords[tex][1] * (1000.0 / tex_height) );
 		    } else {
 			in.putback( c );
 			pp = calc_tex_coords(nodes[n3], center);