diff --git a/code/AssetLib/MD2/MD2Loader.cpp b/code/AssetLib/MD2/MD2Loader.cpp
index 9ccbcdfca..5308ac89c 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/MD2/MD2Loader.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/MD2/MD2Loader.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include <assimp/IOSystem.hpp>
 #include <assimp/scene.h>
 #include <assimp/importerdesc.h>
+#include <assimp/StringUtils.h>
 
 #include <memory>
 
@@ -148,46 +149,39 @@ void MD2Importer::ValidateHeader( )
     if (m_pcHeader->magic != AI_MD2_MAGIC_NUMBER_BE &&
         m_pcHeader->magic != AI_MD2_MAGIC_NUMBER_LE)
     {
-        char szBuffer[5];
-        szBuffer[0] = ((char*)&m_pcHeader->magic)[0];
-        szBuffer[1] = ((char*)&m_pcHeader->magic)[1];
-        szBuffer[2] = ((char*)&m_pcHeader->magic)[2];
-        szBuffer[3] = ((char*)&m_pcHeader->magic)[3];
-        szBuffer[4] = '\0';
-
-        throw DeadlyImportError("Invalid MD2 magic word: should be IDP2, the "
-            "magic word found is " + std::string(szBuffer));
+        throw DeadlyImportError("Invalid MD2 magic word: expected IDP2, found ",
+                                ai_str_toprintable((char *)&m_pcHeader->magic, 4));
     }
 
     // check file format version
     if (m_pcHeader->version != 8)
-        ASSIMP_LOG_WARN( "Unsupported md2 file version. Continuing happily ...");
+        ASSIMP_LOG_WARN( "Unsupported MD2 file version. Continuing happily ...");
 
     // check some values whether they are valid
     if (0 == m_pcHeader->numFrames)
-        throw DeadlyImportError( "Invalid md2 file: NUM_FRAMES is 0");
+        throw DeadlyImportError( "Invalid MD2 file: NUM_FRAMES is 0");
 
     if (m_pcHeader->offsetEnd > (uint32_t)fileSize)
-        throw DeadlyImportError( "Invalid md2 file: File is too small");
+        throw DeadlyImportError( "Invalid MD2 file: File is too small");
 
     if (m_pcHeader->numSkins > AI_MAX_ALLOC(MD2::Skin)) {
-        throw DeadlyImportError("Invalid MD2 header: too many skins, would overflow");
+        throw DeadlyImportError("Invalid MD2 header: Too many skins, would overflow");
     }
 
     if (m_pcHeader->numVertices > AI_MAX_ALLOC(MD2::Vertex)) {
-        throw DeadlyImportError("Invalid MD2 header: too many vertices, would overflow");
+        throw DeadlyImportError("Invalid MD2 header: Too many vertices, would overflow");
     }
 
     if (m_pcHeader->numTexCoords > AI_MAX_ALLOC(MD2::TexCoord)) {
-        throw DeadlyImportError("Invalid MD2 header: too many texcoords, would overflow");
+        throw DeadlyImportError("Invalid MD2 header: Too many texcoords, would overflow");
     }
 
     if (m_pcHeader->numTriangles > AI_MAX_ALLOC(MD2::Triangle)) {
-        throw DeadlyImportError("Invalid MD2 header: too many triangles, would overflow");
+        throw DeadlyImportError("Invalid MD2 header: Too many triangles, would overflow");
     }
 
     if (m_pcHeader->numFrames > AI_MAX_ALLOC(MD2::Frame)) {
-        throw DeadlyImportError("Invalid MD2 header: too many frames, would overflow");
+        throw DeadlyImportError("Invalid MD2 header: Too many frames, would overflow");
     }
 
     // -1 because Frame already contains one
@@ -199,7 +193,7 @@ void MD2Importer::ValidateHeader( )
         m_pcHeader->offsetFrames    + m_pcHeader->numFrames * frameSize                 >= fileSize ||
         m_pcHeader->offsetEnd           > fileSize)
     {
-        throw DeadlyImportError("Invalid MD2 header: some offsets are outside the file");
+        throw DeadlyImportError("Invalid MD2 header: Some offsets are outside the file");
     }
 
     if (m_pcHeader->numSkins > AI_MD2_MAX_SKINS)
@@ -210,7 +204,7 @@ void MD2Importer::ValidateHeader( )
         ASSIMP_LOG_WARN("The model contains more vertices than Quake 2 supports");
 
     if (m_pcHeader->numFrames <= configFrameID )
-        throw DeadlyImportError("The requested frame is not existing the file");
+        throw DeadlyImportError("MD2: The requested frame (", configFrameID, ") does not exist in the file");
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/MDC/MDCLoader.cpp b/code/AssetLib/MDC/MDCLoader.cpp
index 17a349768..ef5fdbfcd 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/MDC/MDCLoader.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/MDC/MDCLoader.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include <assimp/DefaultLogger.hpp>
 #include <assimp/IOSystem.hpp>
 #include <assimp/Importer.hpp>
+#include <assimp/StringUtils.h>
 
 #include <memory>
 
@@ -143,16 +144,8 @@ void MDCImporter::ValidateHeader() {
 
     if (pcHeader->ulIdent != AI_MDC_MAGIC_NUMBER_BE &&
             pcHeader->ulIdent != AI_MDC_MAGIC_NUMBER_LE) {
-        char szBuffer[5];
-        szBuffer[0] = ((char *)&pcHeader->ulIdent)[0];
-        szBuffer[1] = ((char *)&pcHeader->ulIdent)[1];
-        szBuffer[2] = ((char *)&pcHeader->ulIdent)[2];
-        szBuffer[3] = ((char *)&pcHeader->ulIdent)[3];
-        szBuffer[4] = '\0';
-
-        throw DeadlyImportError("Invalid MDC magic word: should be IDPC, the "
-                                "magic word found is " +
-                                std::string(szBuffer));
+        throw DeadlyImportError("Invalid MDC magic word: expected IDPC, found ",
+                                ai_str_toprintable((char *)&pcHeader->ulIdent, 4));
     }
 
     if (pcHeader->ulVersion != AI_MDC_VERSION) {
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/SIB/SIBImporter.cpp b/code/AssetLib/SIB/SIBImporter.cpp
index 6898fb65c..5c43c8587 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/SIB/SIBImporter.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/SIB/SIBImporter.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #include <assimp/scene.h>
 #include <assimp/DefaultLogger.hpp>
 #include <assimp/IOSystem.hpp>
+#include <assimp/StringUtils.h>
 
 #include <map>
 
@@ -166,14 +167,14 @@ static aiColor3D ReadColor(StreamReaderLE *stream) {
 }
 
 static void UnknownChunk(StreamReaderLE * /*stream*/, const SIBChunk &chunk) {
-    char temp[5] = {
+    char temp[4] = {
         static_cast<char>((chunk.Tag >> 24) & 0xff),
         static_cast<char>((chunk.Tag >> 16) & 0xff),
         static_cast<char>((chunk.Tag >> 8) & 0xff),
-        static_cast<char>(chunk.Tag & 0xff), '\0'
+        static_cast<char>(chunk.Tag & 0xff)
     };
 
-    ASSIMP_LOG_WARN((Formatter::format(), "SIB: Skipping unknown '", temp, "' chunk."));
+    ASSIMP_LOG_WARN((Formatter::format(), "SIB: Skipping unknown '", ai_str_toprintable(temp, 4), "' chunk."));
 }
 
 // Reads a UTF-16LE string and returns it at UTF-8.