diff --git a/libraries/fbx/src/OBJWriter.cpp b/libraries/fbx/src/OBJWriter.cpp
index d33d767e5d..b2d391fea3 100644
--- a/libraries/fbx/src/OBJWriter.cpp
+++ b/libraries/fbx/src/OBJWriter.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 #include "model/Geometry.h"
 #include "OBJWriter.h"
 
-
-
 static QString formatFloat(double n) {
     // limit precision to 6, but don't output trailing zeros.
     QString s = QString::number(n, 'f', 6);
@@ -28,9 +26,7 @@ static QString formatFloat(double n) {
     return s;
 }
 
-
-
-bool writeOBJToTextStream(QTextStream& out, std::vector<MeshPointer> meshes) {
+bool writeOBJToTextStream(QTextStream& out, QList<MeshPointer> meshes) {
     qDebug() << "writeOBJToTextStream mesh count is" << meshes.size();
 
     // each mesh's vertices are numbered from zero.  We're combining all their vertices into one list here,
@@ -110,8 +106,7 @@ bool writeOBJToTextStream(QTextStream& out, std::vector<MeshPointer> meshes) {
     return true;
 }
 
-
-bool writeOBJToFile(QString path, MeshPointer mesh) {
+bool writeOBJToFile(QString path, QList<MeshPointer> meshes) {
     if (QFileInfo(path).exists() && !QFile::remove(path)) {
         qDebug() << "OBJ writer failed, file exists:" << path; // XXX qCDebug
         return false;
@@ -126,7 +121,6 @@ bool writeOBJToFile(QString path, MeshPointer mesh) {
     QTextStream outStream(&file);
 
     bool success;
-    std::vector<MeshPointer> meshes { mesh };
     success = writeOBJToTextStream(outStream, meshes);
 
     file.close();
diff --git a/libraries/fbx/src/OBJWriter.h b/libraries/fbx/src/OBJWriter.h
index 58dc93b84a..dcf5a3ee39 100644
--- a/libraries/fbx/src/OBJWriter.h
+++ b/libraries/fbx/src/OBJWriter.h
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@
 
 
 #include <QString>
-#include <QVector>
+#include <QList>
 #include <model/Geometry.h>
 
 using MeshPointer = std::shared_ptr<model::Mesh>;
 
-bool writeOBJToTextStream(QTextStream& out, std::vector<MeshPointer> meshes);
-bool writeOBJToFile(QString path, MeshPointer mesh);
+bool writeOBJToTextStream(QTextStream& out, QList<MeshPointer> meshes);
+bool writeOBJToFile(QString path, QList<MeshPointer> meshes);
 
 
 #endif // hifi_objwriter_h
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/MeshProxy.h b/libraries/script-engine/src/MeshProxy.h
index 3226e0f467..93c5ce5918 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/MeshProxy.h
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/MeshProxy.h
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ protected:
     MeshPointer _mesh;
 };
 
-
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(MeshProxy*);
 
+class MeshProxyList : public QList<MeshProxy*> {}; // typedef and using fight with the Qt macros/templates, do this instead
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(MeshProxyList);
+
 #endif // hifi_MeshProxy_h
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ModelScriptingInterface.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/ModelScriptingInterface.cpp
index 1fb8e8f193..922dee2e8f 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ModelScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ModelScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 //
 
 #include <QScriptEngine>
+#include <QScriptValueIterator>
 #include <QtScript/QScriptValue>
 #include "ModelScriptingInterface.h"
 #include "OBJWriter.h"
@@ -27,10 +28,31 @@ void meshFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& value, MeshProxy* &out) {
     out = qobject_cast<MeshProxy*>(value.toQObject());
 }
 
-QString ModelScriptingInterface::meshToOBJ(MeshProxy* const &in) {
+QScriptValue meshesToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const MeshProxyList &in) {
+    return engine->toScriptValue(in);
+}
+
+void meshesFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& value, MeshProxyList &out) {
+    QScriptValueIterator itr(value);
+    while(itr.hasNext()) {
+        itr.next();
+        MeshProxy* meshProxy = qscriptvalue_cast<MeshProxyList::value_type>(itr.value());
+        if (meshProxy) {
+            out.append(meshProxy);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+QString ModelScriptingInterface::meshToOBJ(MeshProxyList in) {
     bool success;
     QString filename = "/tmp/okokok.obj";
-    success = writeOBJToFile(filename, in->getMeshPointer());
+
+    QList<MeshPointer> meshes;
+    foreach (const MeshProxy* meshProxy, in) {
+        meshes.append(meshProxy->getMeshPointer());
+    }
+
+    success = writeOBJToFile(filename, meshes);
     if (!success) {
         return "";
     }
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ModelScriptingInterface.h b/libraries/script-engine/src/ModelScriptingInterface.h
index 4d8f7ad999..94b7338ae2 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ModelScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ModelScriptingInterface.h
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@ class ModelScriptingInterface : public QObject {
 public:
     ModelScriptingInterface(QObject* parent);
 
-    Q_INVOKABLE QString meshToOBJ(MeshProxy* const &in);
+    Q_INVOKABLE QString meshToOBJ(MeshProxyList in);
 };
 
 QScriptValue meshToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, MeshProxy* const &in);
 void meshFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& value, MeshProxy* &out);
 
+QScriptValue meshesToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const MeshProxyList &in);
+void meshesFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& value, MeshProxyList &out);
 
 #endif // hifi_ModelScriptingInterface_h
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
index b687da7e23..31dc30d2c5 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
@@ -591,6 +591,7 @@ void ScriptEngine::init() {
 
     registerGlobalObject("Model", new ModelScriptingInterface(this));
     qScriptRegisterMetaType(this, meshToScriptValue, meshFromScriptValue);
+    qScriptRegisterMetaType(this, meshesToScriptValue, meshesFromScriptValue);
 }
 
 void ScriptEngine::registerValue(const QString& valueName, QScriptValue value) {