diff --git a/src/modules/CharacterModule.cc b/src/modules/CharacterModule.cc
index 070672c..adda342 100644
--- a/src/modules/CharacterModule.cc
+++ b/src/modules/CharacterModule.cc
@@ -31,12 +31,25 @@ CharacterEntity::CharacterEntity() {
 
 	cout << "Creating render entity mesh ..." << endl;
 
+//	Mesh* base_mesh = Mesh::sCreateUVSphere(45, 45, 0.9);
+//	Transform sub_transform =
+//		Transform::fromTransRot(
+//				Vector3f (4.f, 3.3f, 0.12f),
+//				Quaternion::fromEulerYXZ (Vector3f(1.f, 2.f, 0.f))
+//				);
+//	Mesh* quad = Mesh::sCreateCuboid(1.05, 0.1, 2.05);
+//
+//	base_mesh->Merge (*quad, sub_transform.toMatrix());
+//	base_mesh->Update();
+//	delete quad;
+
 	// Build the snowman
 	entity->mesh.addMesh(
 			- 1,
 			Transform::fromTrans(
 				Vector3f (0.0f, 0.9 * 0.5f, 0.0f)
 				),
+//			base_mesh
 			Mesh::sCreateUVSphere(45, 45, 0.9)
 			);
 
diff --git a/src/modules/RenderUtils.cc b/src/modules/RenderUtils.cc
index efd3f9d..651a7b2 100644
--- a/src/modules/RenderUtils.cc
+++ b/src/modules/RenderUtils.cc
@@ -912,8 +912,8 @@ void Mesh::Update() {
 
 void Mesh::Merge (const Mesh& other, const Matrix44f &transform) {
 	for (int i = 0; i < other.mVertices.size(); ++i) {
-		mVertices.push_back (transform * other.mVertices[i]);
-		mNormals.push_back (Matrix33f(transform.block<3,3>(0,0)) * other.mNormals[i]);
+		mVertices.push_back (transform.transpose() * other.mVertices[i]);
+		mNormals.push_back (Matrix33f(transform.block<3,3>(0,0)).transpose() * other.mNormals[i]);
 
 		if (other.mColors.size() == other.mVertices.size())
 			mColors.push_back(other.mColors[i]);
diff --git a/src/modules/TestModule.cc b/src/modules/TestModule.cc
index de37689..265a531 100644
--- a/src/modules/TestModule.cc
+++ b/src/modules/TestModule.cc
@@ -175,8 +175,6 @@ void update_character(module_state* state, float dt) {
 static struct module_state *module_init() {
 	std::cout << "Module init called" << std::endl;
 	module_state *state = (module_state*) malloc(sizeof(*state));
-	state->character = new CharacterEntity;
-	state->character->position = Vector3f (0.f, 0.f, 0.f);
 	state->modules_window_selected_index = -1;
 
 	fps_camera = true;
@@ -205,6 +203,10 @@ static void module_reload(struct module_state *state, void* read_serializer) {
 	std::cout << "Module reload called. State: " << state << std::endl;
 
 	cout << "Creating render entity ..." << endl;
+
+	state->character = new CharacterEntity;
+	state->character->position = Vector3f (0.f, 0.f, 0.f);
+
 	// load the state of the entity
 	if (read_serializer != nullptr) {
 		module_serialize(state, static_cast<ReadSerializer*>(read_serializer));
@@ -218,13 +220,7 @@ static void module_unload(struct module_state *state, void* write_serializer) {
 	}
 
 	// clean up
-	cout << "destroying render entity " << state->character->entity << endl;
-	if (!gRenderer->destroyEntity (state->character->entity)) {
-		cerr << "Warning: could not destroy entity " << state->character->entity << endl;
-	} else {
-		cout << "Successfully destroyed entity " << state->character->entity << endl;
-
-	}
+	delete state->character;
 	state->character->entity = nullptr;
 
 	std::cout << "TestModule unloaded. State: " << state << std::endl;