diff --git a/js/cells/supercells/DMASuperCell.js b/js/cells/supercells/DMASuperCell.js
index 977b0ffec13a546c4be9f08a619f45165ee1caea..1b9d13f5b85b27f7aa22bedd050ebcad4f3707ce 100644
--- a/js/cells/supercells/DMASuperCell.js
+++ b/js/cells/supercells/DMASuperCell.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ DMASuperCell = function(index, superCell){//supercells might have supercells
     this.material = globals.lattice.get("materialType");//todo move to dmacell
     DMACell.call(this, index, superCell);
     var range = globals.lattice.get("superCellRange");
-    this.cells = this._makeChildCells(index, range);//three dimensional array
+    this.cells = this._makeChildCells(index, range);//todo three dimensional array?
 
     var self = this;
     _.each(this.cells, function(cell){
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ DMASuperCell = function(index, superCell){//supercells might have supercells
 DMASuperCell.prototype = Object.create(DMACell.prototype);
 
 DMASuperCell.prototype._makeChildCells = function(index, range){
-    var cells = [];//todo make cells a 3d array?
+    var cells = [];
     for (var x=0;x<range.x;x++){
         for (var y=0;y<range.y;y++){
             for (var z=0;z<range.z;z++){
diff --git a/js/cells/supercells/GIKSuperCell.js b/js/cells/supercells/GIKSuperCell.js
index 12e975ca61739980f7bd8092063e633939aedaff..2510d3e4fa1db75d713aa1600a3bce0ec4b84d06 100644
--- a/js/cells/supercells/GIKSuperCell.js
+++ b/js/cells/supercells/GIKSuperCell.js
@@ -4,20 +4,11 @@
 
 var allGIKMaterials = {};
 var gikMaterialList = AppPList().allMaterialTypes.cube.gik;
-_.each(_.keys(gikMaterialList), function(material){
-    allGIKMaterials[material] = new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({color:gikMaterialList[material].color});
-    if (gikMaterialList[material].opacity){
-        allGIKMaterials[material].transparent = true;
-        allGIKMaterials[material].opacity = gikMaterialList[material].opacity;
-    } else {
-        allGIKMaterials[material].transparent = false;
-    }
-});
-
 function changeGikMaterials(){
-    _.each(_.keys(allGIKMaterials), function(material){
+    _.each(_.keys(gikMaterialList), function(material){
         if (globals.appState.get("realisticColorScheme")) {
-            allGIKMaterials[material].color = new THREE.Color(gikMaterialList[material].color);
+            if (allGIKMaterials[material]) allGIKMaterials[material].color = new THREE.Color(gikMaterialList[material].color);
+            else allGIKMaterials[material] = new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({color:gikMaterialList[material].color});
             if (gikMaterialList[material].opacity){
                 allGIKMaterials[material].transparent = true;
                 allGIKMaterials[material].opacity = gikMaterialList[material].opacity;
@@ -26,7 +17,8 @@ function changeGikMaterials(){
             }
         }
         else {
-            allGIKMaterials[material].color = new THREE.Color(gikMaterialList[material].altColor);
+            if (allGIKMaterials[material]) allGIKMaterials[material].color = new THREE.Color(gikMaterialList[material].altColor);
+            else allGIKMaterials[material] = new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({color:gikMaterialList[material].altColor});
             allGIKMaterials[material].transparent = false;
         }
     });
@@ -46,6 +38,10 @@ GIKSuperCell.prototype._rotateCell = function(object3D){
     return object3D;
 };
 
+GIKSuperCell.prototype.getMaterial = function(){
+    return allGIKMaterials[this.material];
+};
+
 GIKSuperCell.prototype._buildMesh = function(){
     var length = globals.lattice.get("superCellRange").x;
     var meshes = [];
@@ -68,20 +64,4 @@ GIKSuperCell.prototype._buildWireframe = function(mesh){
     wireframe.matrixWorld = mesh.matrixWorld;
     wireframe.matrixAutoUpdate = true;
     return wireframe;
-};
-
-GIKSuperCell.prototype.getMaterial = function(){
-    return allGIKMaterials[this.material];
-};
-
-GIKSuperCell.prototype.destroy = function(){
-    this.object3D.myParent = null;
-    globals.three.sceneRemove(this.object3D, this._getSceneName());
-    this.object3D = null;
-    _.each(this.cells, function(cell){
-        if (cell) cell.destroy();
-    });
-    this.cells = null;
-    this.index = null;
-    this.material = null;
 };
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diff --git a/js/lattice/Lattice.js b/js/lattice/Lattice.js
index 8882bfdec68cb17eb2095d763d34831ff7182d17..0b4f58287896ff3a1ef93bf12d0830adce1dc958 100644
--- a/js/lattice/Lattice.js
+++ b/js/lattice/Lattice.js
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ Lattice = Backbone.Model.extend({
 
         this.listenTo(globals.appState, "change:cellMode", this._updateForMode);
         this.listenTo(globals.appState, "change:cellsVisible", this._setCellVisibility);
+
+        changeGikMaterials();
     },
 
     delayedInit: function(){
diff --git a/js/models/AppState.js b/js/models/AppState.js
index 10dbaf117c832facf63050f9ff2bbe81ecf2af4e..ba5855e3ddcbec7256a38440675ad2b3438574da 100644
--- a/js/models/AppState.js
+++ b/js/models/AppState.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ AppState = Backbone.Model.extend({
 
         superCellIndex: 0,//offset of superCell adds todo lattice?
 
-        realisticColorScheme: true,
+        realisticColorScheme: false,
 
         stockSimulationPlaying: false,
         manualSelectOrigin: false//mode that allows user ot select origin from existing cell