diff --git a/js/models/BasePlane.js b/js/models/BasePlane.js
index 8ed76cbf97ace7ecccd0e46d19e9c8e7142c9580..f88fa498a3c3ef9a13045fda30a023c12789974b 100644
--- a/js/models/BasePlane.js
+++ b/js/models/BasePlane.js
@@ -24,22 +24,19 @@ BasePlane = Backbone.Model.extend({
         //draw mesh
         this.set("mesh", this._makeBasePlaneMesh());
         this.updateScale(options.scale);
-        this._showMesh();//do this once
 
-    },
-
-    updateScale: function(scale){
+        var self = this;
         _.each(this.get("mesh"), function(mesh){
-            mesh.scale.set(scale, scale, scale);
+            window.three.sceneAdd(mesh, self._checkIsHighlightable(mesh));
         });
+        window.three.render();
+
     },
 
-    _showMesh: function(){
-        var self = this;
+    updateScale: function(scale){
         _.each(this.get("mesh"), function(mesh){
-            window.three.sceneAdd(mesh, self._checkIsHighlightable(mesh));
+            mesh.scale.set(scale, scale, scale);
         });
-        window.three.render();
     },
 
 //    _renderForCurrentScene: function(){
diff --git a/js/threeViews/Highlighter.js b/js/threeViews/Highlighter.js
index e0f62b90d9a6fb1239ec1979f49d06a534f943b8..c53d76b1715f49e28bd44f53e711e42e6dfd5809 100644
--- a/js/threeViews/Highlighter.js
+++ b/js/threeViews/Highlighter.js
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ Highlighter = Backbone.View.extend({
     mesh: null,
     highlightedObject: null,
 
-    commonInit: function(geometry){
+    initialize: function(){
 
+        var geometry = this._makeGeometry();
         geometry.dynamic = true;
         this.mesh = new THREE.Mesh(geometry,
             new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({
@@ -111,14 +112,14 @@ Highlighter = Backbone.View.extend({
 
 OctaFaceHighlighter = Highlighter.extend({
 
-    initialize: function(){
+    _makeGeometry: function(){
 
         var geometry = new THREE.Geometry();
         //can't change size of faces or vertices buffers dynamically
         geometry.vertices = [new THREE.Vector3(0,0,0), new THREE.Vector3(0,0,0), new THREE.Vector3(0,0,0)];
         geometry.faces = [new THREE.Face3(0,1,2)];
 
-        this.commonInit(geometry);
+        return geometry;
     }
 
 });
@@ -129,14 +130,14 @@ OctaFaceHighlighter = Highlighter.extend({
 
 CubeHighlighter = Highlighter.extend({
 
-    initialize: function(){
+    _makeGeometry: function(){
 
         var geometry = new THREE.Geometry();
         //can't change size of faces or vertices buffers dynamically
         geometry.vertices = [new THREE.Vector3(0,0,0), new THREE.Vector3(0,0,0), new THREE.Vector3(0,0,0), new THREE.Vector3(0,0,0)];
         geometry.faces = [new THREE.Face3(0,1,2), new THREE.Face3(0,2,3)];
 
-        this.commonInit(geometry);
+        return geometry;
     }
 
 });
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