diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/LocalModelsOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/LocalModelsOverlay.cpp
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+//
+//  LocalModelsOverlay.cpp
+//  interface/src/ui/overlays
+//
+//  Created by Ryan Huffman on 07/08/14.
+//  Copyright 2014 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+#include "Application.h"
+
+#include "LocalModelsOverlay.h"
+
+LocalModelsOverlay::LocalModelsOverlay(ModelTreeRenderer* modelTreeRenderer) :
+    Volume3DOverlay(),
+    _modelTreeRenderer(modelTree) {
+}
+
+LocalModelsOverlay::~LocalModelsOverlay() {
+}
+
+void LocalModelsOverlay::update(float deltatime) {
+    _modelTreeRenderer->update();
+}
+
+void LocalModelsOverlay::render() {
+    if (_visible) {
+        glPushMatrix(); {
+            glTranslatef(_position.x, _position.y, _position.z);
+            glScalef(_size, _size, _size);
+            _modelTreeRenderer->render();
+        } glPopMatrix();
+    }
+}
+
+void LocalModelsOverlay::setProperties(const QScriptValue &properties) {
+    Volume3DOverlay::setProperties(properties);
+
+    if (properties.property("scale").isValid()) {
+        setSize(properties.property("scale").toVariant().toFloat());
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/LocalModelsOverlay.h b/interface/src/ui/overlays/LocalModelsOverlay.h
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+//
+//  LocalModelsOverlay.h
+//  interface/src/ui/overlays
+//
+//  Created by Ryan Huffman on 07/08/14.
+//  Copyright 2014 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+#ifndef hifi_LocalModelsOverlay_h
+#define hifi_LocalModelsOverlay_h
+
+// #include "models/ModelTree.h"
+#include "models/ModelTreeRenderer.h"
+
+#include "Volume3DOverlay.h"
+
+class LocalModelsOverlay : public Volume3DOverlay {
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    LocalModelsOverlay(ModelTreeRenderer* modelTreeRenderer);
+    ~LocalModelsOverlay();
+    
+    virtual void update(float deltatime);
+    virtual void render();
+    
+    virtual void setProperties(const QScriptValue& properties);
+
+private:
+    ModelTreeRenderer *_modelTreeRenderer;
+};
+
+#endif // hifi_LocalModelsOverlay_h