diff --git a/src/modelinfo/BaseModelInfo.h b/src/modelinfo/BaseModelInfo.h
index 218a9346..c9ea13bb 100644
--- a/src/modelinfo/BaseModelInfo.h
+++ b/src/modelinfo/BaseModelInfo.h
@@ -57,15 +57,15 @@ public:
 	virtual void ConvertAnimFileIndex(void) {}
 	virtual int GetAnimFileIndex(void) { return -1; }
 
-	virtual void LoadModel(void *model, const void *chunk) {};					// = 0;
+	virtual void LoadModel(void *model, const void *chunk) = 0;
 	virtual void DeleteChunk(void);
 	// this writes the modelinfo struct, possibly including actual RW models
 	virtual void Write(base::cRelocatableChunkWriter &writer);
 	// this writes the RW models
 	virtual void *WriteModel(base::cRelocatableChunkWriter &writer) { return nil; }		// = 0; // this is not in the vtable for some reason???
 	// these allocate the space for a modelinfo struct and patch the vtable pointer
-	virtual void RcWriteThis(base::cRelocatableChunkWriter &writer) {}		// = 0;
-	virtual void RcWriteEmpty(base::cRelocatableChunkWriter &writer) {}		// = 0;
+	virtual void RcWriteThis(base::cRelocatableChunkWriter &writer) = 0;
+	virtual void RcWriteEmpty(base::cRelocatableChunkWriter &writer) = 0;
 
 	// one day it becomes virtual
 	uint8 GetModelType() const { return m_type; }
diff --git a/src/modelinfo/ClumpModelInfo.cpp b/src/modelinfo/ClumpModelInfo.cpp
index ba18bfa7..00c2c0fe 100644
--- a/src/modelinfo/ClumpModelInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/modelinfo/ClumpModelInfo.cpp
@@ -1,17 +1,30 @@
 #include "common.h"
 
+#include "main.h"
 #include "RwHelper.h"
 #include "General.h"
 #include "NodeName.h"
 #include "VisibilityPlugins.h"
 #include "ModelInfo.h"
 #include "AnimManager.h"
+#include "Streaming.h"
+#include "Leeds.h"
+
+base::cRelocatableChunkClassInfo CClumpModelInfo::msClassInfo("CElementGroupModelInfo", VTABLE_ADDR(&msClassInstance), sizeof(msClassInstance)); // the real name
+CClumpModelInfo CClumpModelInfo::msClassInstance;
 
 void
 CClumpModelInfo::DeleteRwObject(void)
 {
 	if(m_clump){
-		RpClumpDestroy(m_clump);
+		if(!gUseChunkFiles)
+			RpClumpDestroy(m_clump);
+		else{
+			CStreaming::UnregisterClump(m_clump);
+			CStreaming::UnregisterPointer(&m_clump, 2);
+			DeleteChunk();
+		}
+
 		m_clump = nil;
 		RemoveTexDictionaryRef();
 		if(GetAnimFileIndex() != -1)
@@ -52,6 +65,7 @@ CClumpModelInfo::CreateInstance(RwMatrix *m)
 	if(m_clump){
 		RpClump *clump = (RpClump*)CreateInstance();
 		*RwFrameGetMatrix(RpClumpGetFrame(clump)) = *m;
+		CStreaming::RegisterInstance(clump);
 		return (RwObject*)clump;
 	}
 	return nil;
@@ -73,14 +87,15 @@ CClumpModelInfo::SetClump(RpClump *clump)
 	if(GetAnimFileIndex() != -1)
 		CAnimManager::AddAnimBlockRef(GetAnimFileIndex());
 	if(IsClumpSkinned(clump)){
-		int i;
+		//int i;
 		RpHAnimHierarchy *hier;
-		RpAtomic *skinAtomic;
-		RpSkin *skin;
+		//RpAtomic *skinAtomic;
+		//RpSkin *skin;
 
 		hier = GetAnimHierarchyFromClump(clump);
 		assert(hier);
 		RpClumpForAllAtomics(clump, SetHierarchyForSkinAtomic, hier);
+/*
 		skinAtomic = GetFirstAtomic(clump);
 
 		assert(skinAtomic);
@@ -94,6 +109,7 @@ CClumpModelInfo::SetClump(RpClump *clump)
 			weights->w2 /= sum;
 			weights->w3 /= sum;
 		}
+*/
 		RpHAnimHierarchySetFlags(hier, (RpHAnimHierarchyFlag)(rpHANIMHIERARCHYUPDATEMODELLINGMATRICES|rpHANIMHIERARCHYUPDATELTMS));
 	}
 }
@@ -203,3 +219,47 @@ CClumpModelInfo::GetFrameFromId(RpClump *clump, int32 id)
 	RwFrameForAllChildren(RpClumpGetFrame(clump), FindFrameFromIdCB, &assoc);
 	return assoc.frame;
 }
+
+
+void
+CClumpModelInfo::LoadModel(void *clump, const void *chunk)
+{
+	m_chunk = (void*)chunk;
+	m_clump = (RpClump*)clump;
+	LoadResource(m_clump);
+	CStreaming::RegisterPointer(&m_chunk, 2, true);
+	CStreaming::RegisterClump(m_clump);
+	CStreaming::RegisterPointer(&m_clump, 2, true);
+}
+
+void
+CClumpModelInfo::Write(base::cRelocatableChunkWriter &writer)
+{
+	CBaseModelInfo::Write(writer);
+	if(m_clump){
+		writer.AddPatch(&m_clump);
+		SaveResource(m_clump, writer);
+	}
+}
+
+void*
+CClumpModelInfo::WriteModel(base::cRelocatableChunkWriter &writer)
+{
+	if(m_clump)
+		SaveResource(m_clump, writer);
+	return m_clump;
+}
+
+void
+CClumpModelInfo::RcWriteThis(base::cRelocatableChunkWriter &writer)
+{
+	writer.AllocateRaw(this, sizeof(*this), sizeof(void*), false, true);
+	writer.Class(VTABLE_ADDR(this), msClassInfo);
+}
+
+void
+CClumpModelInfo::RcWriteEmpty(base::cRelocatableChunkWriter &writer)
+{
+	writer.AllocateRaw(this, sizeof(*this), sizeof(void*), false, true);
+	writer.Class(VTABLE_ADDR(this), msClassInfo);
+}
diff --git a/src/modelinfo/ClumpModelInfo.h b/src/modelinfo/ClumpModelInfo.h
index 0113d340..b8507e5f 100644
--- a/src/modelinfo/ClumpModelInfo.h
+++ b/src/modelinfo/ClumpModelInfo.h
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ public:
 		char *m_animFileName;
 	};
 
+	static base::cRelocatableChunkClassInfo msClassInfo;
+	static CClumpModelInfo msClassInstance;
+
 	CClumpModelInfo(void) : CBaseModelInfo(MITYPE_CLUMP) { m_animFileIndex = -1; }
 	CClumpModelInfo(ModelInfoType id) : CBaseModelInfo(id) { m_animFileIndex = -1; }
 	~CClumpModelInfo() {}
@@ -48,6 +51,12 @@ public:
 	virtual void ConvertAnimFileIndex(void);
 	virtual int GetAnimFileIndex(void) { return m_animFileIndex; }
 
+	virtual void LoadModel(void *model, const void *chunk);
+	virtual void Write(base::cRelocatableChunkWriter &writer);
+	virtual void *WriteModel(base::cRelocatableChunkWriter &writer);
+	virtual void RcWriteThis(base::cRelocatableChunkWriter &writer);
+	virtual void RcWriteEmpty(base::cRelocatableChunkWriter &writer);
+
 	static RpAtomic *SetAtomicRendererCB(RpAtomic *atomic, void *data);
 	void SetFrameIds(RwObjectNameIdAssocation *assocs);
 	static RwFrame *FindFrameFromNameCB(RwFrame *frame, void *data);