diff --git a/radiantcore/model/picomodel/AseModelLoader.cpp b/radiantcore/model/picomodel/AseModelLoader.cpp
index 26aa9c5580..266bc14bb8 100644
--- a/radiantcore/model/picomodel/AseModelLoader.cpp
+++ b/radiantcore/model/picomodel/AseModelLoader.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #include "string/case_conv.h"
 #include "StaticModel.h"
 
+#include "PicoModelLoader.h"
+
 extern "C"
 {
     extern const picoModule_t picoModuleASE;
@@ -55,7 +57,9 @@ IModelPtr AseModelLoader::loadModelFromPath(const std::string& path)
         return IModelPtr();
     }
 
-    auto modelObj = std::make_shared<StaticModel>(model, string::to_lower_copy(getExtension()));
+    auto surfaces = PicoModelLoader::CreateSurfaces(model, string::to_lower_copy(getExtension()));
+
+    auto modelObj = std::make_shared<StaticModel>(surfaces);
     
     // Set the filename
     modelObj->setFilename(os::getFilename(file->getName()));
diff --git a/radiantcore/model/picomodel/PicoModelLoader.cpp b/radiantcore/model/picomodel/PicoModelLoader.cpp
index dbcb1a2af3..08249d9e57 100644
--- a/radiantcore/model/picomodel/PicoModelLoader.cpp
+++ b/radiantcore/model/picomodel/PicoModelLoader.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "idatastream.h"
 #include "string/case_conv.h"
 #include "StaticModel.h"
+#include "StaticModelSurface.h"
 
 namespace model {
 
@@ -60,7 +61,10 @@ IModelPtr PicoModelLoader::loadModelFromPath(const std::string& path)
 		return IModelPtr();
 	}
 
-	auto modelObj = std::make_shared<StaticModel>(model, fExt);
+    // Convert the pico model surfaces to StaticModelSurfaces
+    auto surfaces = CreateSurfaces(model, fExt);
+
+	auto modelObj = std::make_shared<StaticModel>(surfaces);
 
 	// Set the filename
 	modelObj->setFilename(os::getFilename(file->getName()));
@@ -71,4 +75,42 @@ IModelPtr PicoModelLoader::loadModelFromPath(const std::string& path)
 	return modelObj;
 }
 
+std::vector<StaticModelSurfacePtr> PicoModelLoader::CreateSurfaces(picoModel_t* picoModel, const std::string& extension)
+{
+    // Convert the pico model surfaces to StaticModelSurfaces
+    std::vector<StaticModelSurfacePtr> surfaces;
+
+    // Get the number of surfaces to create
+    int nSurf = PicoGetModelNumSurfaces(picoModel);
+
+    // Create a StaticModelSurface for each surface in the structure
+    for (int n = 0; n < nSurf; ++n)
+    {
+        // Retrieve the surface, discarding it if it is null or non-triangulated (?)
+        picoSurface_t* surf = PicoGetModelSurface(picoModel, n);
+
+        auto rSurf = CreateSurface(surf, extension);
+
+        if (!rSurf) continue;
+
+        surfaces.emplace_back(rSurf);
+    }
+
+    return surfaces;
+}
+
+StaticModelSurfacePtr PicoModelLoader::CreateSurface(picoSurface_t* picoSurface, const std::string& extension)
+{
+    if (picoSurface == 0 || PicoGetSurfaceType(picoSurface) != PICO_TRIANGLES)
+    {
+        return StaticModelSurfacePtr();
+    }
+
+    // Fix the normals of the surface (?)
+    PicoFixSurfaceNormals(picoSurface);
+
+    // Create the StaticModelSurface object and add it to the vector
+    return std::make_shared<StaticModelSurface>(picoSurface, extension);
+}
+
 } // namespace model
diff --git a/radiantcore/model/picomodel/PicoModelLoader.h b/radiantcore/model/picomodel/PicoModelLoader.h
index 4aa14fe29c..81532ce072 100644
--- a/radiantcore/model/picomodel/PicoModelLoader.h
+++ b/radiantcore/model/picomodel/PicoModelLoader.h
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "ModelImporterBase.h"
+#include "StaticModel.h"
 
 typedef struct picoModule_s picoModule_t;
+typedef struct picoSurface_s picoSurface_t;
+typedef struct picoModel_s picoModel_t;
 
 namespace model
 {
@@ -18,6 +21,12 @@ class PicoModelLoader :
 
   	// Load the given model from the path, VFS or absolute
 	IModelPtr loadModelFromPath(const std::string& name) override;
+
+public:
+    static std::vector<StaticModelSurfacePtr> CreateSurfaces(picoModel_t* picoModel, const std::string& extension);
+
+private:
+    static StaticModelSurfacePtr CreateSurface(picoSurface_t* picoSurface, const std::string& extension);
 };
 
 } // namespace model
diff --git a/radiantcore/model/picomodel/StaticModel.cpp b/radiantcore/model/picomodel/StaticModel.cpp
index dbbdf0dffd..2970b62903 100644
--- a/radiantcore/model/picomodel/StaticModel.cpp
+++ b/radiantcore/model/picomodel/StaticModel.cpp
@@ -15,36 +15,6 @@
 namespace model
 {
 
-StaticModel::StaticModel(picoModel_t* mod, const std::string& fExt) :
-    StaticModel(std::vector<StaticModelSurfacePtr>{})
-{
-    // Get the number of surfaces to create
-    int nSurf = PicoGetModelNumSurfaces(mod);
-
-    // Create a StaticModelSurface for each surface in the structure
-    for (int n = 0; n < nSurf; ++n)
-    {
-        // Retrieve the surface, discarding it if it is null or non-triangulated (?)
-        picoSurface_t* surf = PicoGetModelSurface(mod, n);
-
-        if (surf == 0 || PicoGetSurfaceType(surf) != PICO_TRIANGLES)
-        {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        // Fix the normals of the surface (?)
-        PicoFixSurfaceNormals(surf);
-
-        // Create the StaticModelSurface object and add it to the vector
-        auto rSurf = std::make_shared<StaticModelSurface>(surf, fExt);
-
-        _surfVec.push_back(Surface(rSurf));
-
-        // Extend the model AABB to include the surface's AABB
-        _localAABB.includeAABB(rSurf->getAABB());
-    }
-}
-
 StaticModel::StaticModel(const std::vector<StaticModelSurfacePtr>& surfaces) :
     _scaleTransformed(1, 1, 1),
     _scale(1, 1, 1),
diff --git a/radiantcore/model/picomodel/StaticModel.h b/radiantcore/model/picomodel/StaticModel.h
index 66d679cf32..6b5aa941c3 100644
--- a/radiantcore/model/picomodel/StaticModel.h
+++ b/radiantcore/model/picomodel/StaticModel.h
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include "iundo.h"
 #include "mapfile.h"
 #include "imodel.h"
-#include "lib/picomodel.h"
 #include "math/AABB.h"
 #include "imodelsurface.h"
 
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ class StaticModel :
 	public IUndoable
 {
 private:
-	// greebo: RenderablePicoSurfaces are shared objects, the actual shaders 
+	// greebo: StaticModelSurfaces are shared objects, the actual shaders 
 	// and the model skin handling are managed by the nodes/imodels referencing them
 	struct Surface
 	{
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ class StaticModel :
 		{}
 	};
 
-	// List of RenderablePicoSurfaces.
 	typedef std::vector<Surface> SurfaceList;
 
 	// Vector of renderable surfaces for this model
@@ -110,13 +108,6 @@ class StaticModel :
 
 public:
 
-	/**
-	 * Constructor. Accepts a picoModel_t struct containing the raw model data
-	 * loaded from picomodel, and a string filename extension to allow the
-	 * correct handling of material paths (which differs between ASE and LWO)
-	 */
-	StaticModel(picoModel_t* mod, const std::string& fExt);
-
     /**
      * Construct a StaticModel with the given set of surfaces.
      */