diff --git a/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/file/rocksim/importt/BaseHandler.java b/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/file/rocksim/importt/BaseHandler.java
index 35296d415..5870132a3 100644
--- a/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/file/rocksim/importt/BaseHandler.java
+++ b/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/file/rocksim/importt/BaseHandler.java
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ import net.sf.openrocket.file.rocksim.RocksimCommonConstants;
 import net.sf.openrocket.file.rocksim.RocksimDensityType;
 import net.sf.openrocket.file.simplesax.AbstractElementHandler;
 import net.sf.openrocket.material.Material;
+import net.sf.openrocket.rocketcomponent.ExternalComponent;
 import net.sf.openrocket.rocketcomponent.RocketComponent;
+import net.sf.openrocket.rocketcomponent.SymmetricComponent;
 
 import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
 
@@ -50,6 +52,8 @@ public abstract class BaseHandler<C extends RocketComponent> extends AbstractEle
 	 */
 	private String materialName = "";
 	
+    private RockSimAppearanceBuilder appearanceBuilder = new RockSimAppearanceBuilder();
+
 	/**
 	 * The SAX method called when the closing element tag is reached.
 	 *
@@ -85,6 +89,8 @@ public abstract class BaseHandler<C extends RocketComponent> extends AbstractEle
 			if (RocksimCommonConstants.DENSITY_TYPE.equals(element)) {
 				densityType = RocksimDensityType.fromCode(Integer.parseInt(content));
 			}
+			
+			appearanceBuilder.processElement(element, content, warnings);
 		} catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
 			warnings.add("Could not convert " + element + " value of " + content + ".  It is expected to be a number.");
 		}
@@ -101,6 +107,17 @@ public abstract class BaseHandler<C extends RocketComponent> extends AbstractEle
 		 */
 		density = computeDensity(densityType, density);
 		RocketComponent component = getComponent();
+        
+        //TODO - What RockSim components can have Appearances?
+        if ( component instanceof ExternalComponent ){	
+        	//If a symmetric component is set to PreventSeam then it is repeated
+        	//twice as many times around the rocket.
+        	if ( component instanceof SymmetricComponent && appearanceBuilder.isPreventSeam() ){
+        		appearanceBuilder.setScaleU(appearanceBuilder.getScaleU()*2);
+			}
+        	component.setAppearance(appearanceBuilder.getAppearance());
+        }
+        
 		updateComponentMaterial(component, materialName, getMaterialType(), density);
 	}
 	
diff --git a/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/file/rocksim/importt/FinSetHandler.java b/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/file/rocksim/importt/FinSetHandler.java
index 01b49030d..b57612c88 100644
--- a/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/file/rocksim/importt/FinSetHandler.java
+++ b/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/file/rocksim/importt/FinSetHandler.java
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ class FinSetHandler extends AbstractElementHandler {
      */
     private Double calcCg = 0d;
 
+    private RockSimAppearanceBuilder appearanceBuilder = new RockSimAppearanceBuilder();
+    
 
     /**
      * Constructor.
@@ -238,6 +240,8 @@ class FinSetHandler extends AbstractElementHandler {
             if (RocksimCommonConstants.CALC_CG.equals(element)) {
                 calcCg = Double.parseDouble(content) / RocksimCommonConstants.ROCKSIM_TO_OPENROCKET_LENGTH;
             }
+            
+            appearanceBuilder.processElement(element, content, warnings);
         }
         catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
             warnings.add("Could not convert " + element + " value of " + content + ".  It is expected to be a number.");
@@ -249,6 +253,9 @@ class FinSetHandler extends AbstractElementHandler {
             String content, WarningSet warnings) throws SAXException {
         //Create the fin set and correct for overrides and actual material densities
         final FinSet finSet = asOpenRocket(warnings);
+        
+        finSet.setAppearance(appearanceBuilder.getAppearance());
+
         if (component.isCompatible(finSet)) {
             BaseHandler.setOverride(finSet, override, mass, cg);
             if (!override && finSet.getCrossSection().equals(FinSet.CrossSection.AIRFOIL)) {
diff --git a/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/file/rocksim/importt/RockSimAppearanceBuilder.java b/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/file/rocksim/importt/RockSimAppearanceBuilder.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..225fa8cc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/file/rocksim/importt/RockSimAppearanceBuilder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+package net.sf.openrocket.file.rocksim.importt;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+
+import net.sf.openrocket.aerodynamics.WarningSet;
+import net.sf.openrocket.appearance.Appearance;
+import net.sf.openrocket.appearance.AppearanceBuilder;
+import net.sf.openrocket.appearance.Decal.EdgeMode;
+import net.sf.openrocket.file.rocksim.RocksimCommonConstants;
+import net.sf.openrocket.util.Color;
+
+public class RockSimAppearanceBuilder extends AppearanceBuilder {
+	private double specularW = 1, ambientW = 1, diffuseW = 1;
+	private boolean oneColor;
+	boolean preventSeam = false;
+	boolean repeat = false;
+
+	@Override
+	public Appearance getAppearance() {
+		if (oneColor) {
+			setDiffuse(weight(getDiffuse(), diffuseW));
+			setAmbient(weight(getDiffuse(), ambientW));
+			setSpecular(weight(getDiffuse(), specularW));
+		} else {
+			setDiffuse(weight(getDiffuse(), diffuseW));
+			setAmbient(weight(getAmbient(), ambientW));
+			setSpecular(weight(getSpecular(), specularW));
+		}
+		
+
+		
+		return super.getAppearance();
+	}
+
+	public void processElement(String element, String content, WarningSet warnings) {
+		try {
+			if (RocksimCommonConstants.TEXTURE.equals(element)) {
+				parseTexture(content);
+			} else if ("Ambient".equals(element)) {
+				ambientW = Double.parseDouble(content);
+			} else if ("Diffuse".equals(element)) {
+				diffuseW = Double.parseDouble(content);
+			} else if ("Specular".equals(element)) {
+				specularW = Double.parseDouble(content);
+			} else if ("AbientColor".equals(element)) {
+				setAmbient(parseColor(content));
+			} else if ("DiffuseColor".equals(element)) {
+				setDiffuse(parseColor(content));
+			} else if ("SpecularColor".equals(element)) {
+				setSpecular(parseColor(content));
+			} else if ("UseSingleColor".equals(element)) {
+				if ("1".equals(content)) {
+					oneColor = true;
+				}
+			}
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			warnings.add("Could not convert " + element + " value of " + content + ": " + e.getMessage());
+		}
+	}
+
+	private void parseTexture(String s) throws FileNotFoundException, MalformedURLException {
+		final String[] parts = s.trim().split("\\|");
+
+		boolean interpolate = false;
+		boolean flipr = false;
+		boolean flips = false;
+		boolean flipt = false;
+		
+
+		for (String part : parts) {
+			// Sometimes it is name=(value) and sometimes name(value)
+			final String name = part.substring(0, part.indexOf("(")).replace("=", "");
+
+			final String value = part.substring(part.indexOf("(") + 1, part.length() - 1);
+
+			if ("file".equals(name)) {
+				if (value.length() > 0){
+					final File f = new File(value);
+					if (!f.exists()) {
+						//Find out how to get path of current rocksim file
+						//so I can look in it's directory
+					}
+					setImage(f.toURI().toURL());
+				}
+			} else if ("repeat".equals(name)) {
+				repeat = "1".equals(value);
+			} else if ("interpolate".equals(name)) {
+				interpolate = "1".equals(value);
+			} else if ("flipr".equals(name)) {
+				flipr = "1".equals(value);
+			} else if ("flips".equals(name)) {
+				flips = "1".equals(value);
+			} else if ("flipt".equals(name)) {
+				flipt = "1".equals(value);
+			} else if ("preventseam".equals(name)) {
+				preventSeam = "1".equals(value);
+			} else if ("position".equals(name)) {
+				String[] c = value.split(",");
+				setOffset(-1 - Double.parseDouble(c[0]), -1 - Double.parseDouble(c[1]));
+			} else if ("origin".equals(name)) {
+				String[] c = value.split(",");
+				setCenter(Double.parseDouble(c[0]), Double.parseDouble(c[1]));
+			} else if ("scale".equals(name)) {
+				String[] c = value.split(",");
+				setScale(-Double.parseDouble(c[0]), -Double.parseDouble(c[1]));
+			}
+		}
+
+		if ( repeat ){
+			setEdgeMode(EdgeMode.REPEAT);
+		}
+		
+		if ( preventSeam ){
+			setEdgeMode(EdgeMode.MIRROR);
+		}
+		
+		//TODO Make use of these values
+		System.out.println("Interpolate: " + interpolate);
+		System.out.println("FlipR: " + flipr);
+		System.out.println("FlipS: " + flips);
+		System.out.println("FlipT: " + flipt);;
+
+	}
+
+	static Color weight(Color c, double w) {
+		return new Color((int) (c.getRed() * w), (int) (c.getGreen() * w), (int) (c.getBlue() * w), c.getAlpha());
+	}
+
+	static Color parseColor(String s) {
+		s = s.replace("rgb(", "");
+		s = s.replace(")", "");
+		String ss[] = s.split(",");
+		return new Color(Integer.parseInt(ss[0]), Integer.parseInt(ss[1]), Integer.parseInt(ss[2]));
+	}
+
+	public boolean isPreventSeam() {
+		return preventSeam;
+	}
+
+	public void setPreventSeam(boolean preventSeam) {
+		this.preventSeam = preventSeam;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isRepeat() {
+		return repeat;
+	}
+
+	public void setRepeat(boolean repeat) {
+		this.repeat = repeat;
+	}
+
+}