diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
index ffb6c5282..5390f1602 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/inventorywindow.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         setCoord(0, 342, 498, 258);
 
-        MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld ()->setupExternalRendering (mPreview);
+        mPreview.setup();
 
         MWWorld::Ptr player = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayer().getPlayer();
         openContainer(player);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/race.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/race.cpp
index d2714fb51..df6c99340 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/race.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/race.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void RaceDialog::open()
     updateSpellPowers();
 
     mPreview = new MWRender::RaceSelectionPreview();
-    MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld ()->setupExternalRendering (*mPreview);
+    mPreview->setup();
     mPreview->update (0);
 
     const ESM::NPC proto = mPreview->getPrototype();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/characterpreview.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/characterpreview.cpp
index 0a11dc281..b034e098b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/characterpreview.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/characterpreview.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 
 #include <OgreSceneManager.h>
+#include <OgreRoot.h>
 #include <OgreHardwarePixelBuffer.h>
 
 #include <libs/openengine/ogre/selectionbuffer.hpp>
@@ -35,13 +36,18 @@ namespace MWRender
 
     }
 
-    void CharacterPreview::setup (Ogre::SceneManager *sceneManager)
+    void CharacterPreview::setup ()
     {
-        mSceneMgr = sceneManager;
+        mSceneMgr = Ogre::Root::getSingleton().createSceneManager(Ogre::ST_GENERIC);
         mCamera = mSceneMgr->createCamera (mName);
         mCamera->setAspectRatio (float(mSizeX) / float(mSizeY));
 
-        mNode = static_cast<Ogre::SceneNode*>(mSceneMgr->getRootSceneNode()->getChild("mwRoot"))->createChildSceneNode ();
+        Ogre::SceneNode* renderRoot = mSceneMgr->getRootSceneNode()->createChildSceneNode("renderRoot");
+
+        //we do this with mwRoot in renderingManager, do it here too.
+        renderRoot->pitch(Ogre::Degree(-90));
+
+        mNode = renderRoot->createChildSceneNode();
 
         mAnimation = new NpcAnimation(mCharacter, mNode,
             MWWorld::Class::get(mCharacter).getInventoryStore (mCharacter), RV_PlayerPreview);
@@ -79,6 +85,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         //Ogre::TextureManager::getSingleton().remove(mName);
         mSceneMgr->destroyCamera (mName);
         delete mAnimation;
+        Ogre::Root::getSingleton().destroySceneManager(mSceneMgr);
     }
 
     void CharacterPreview::rebuild()
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/characterpreview.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/characterpreview.hpp
index 18362d1db..d07a03be7 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/characterpreview.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/characterpreview.hpp
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ namespace MWRender
 
     class NpcAnimation;
 
-    class CharacterPreview : public ExternalRendering
+    class CharacterPreview
     {
     public:
         CharacterPreview(MWWorld::Ptr character, int sizeX, int sizeY, const std::string& name,
                          Ogre::Vector3 position, Ogre::Vector3 lookAt);
         virtual ~CharacterPreview();
 
-        virtual void setup (Ogre::SceneManager *sceneManager);
+        virtual void setup ();
         virtual void onSetup();
 
         virtual void rebuild();