diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 28a1b8b84b..a33a4e4595 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -3800,8 +3800,8 @@ ScriptEngine* Application::loadScript(const QString& scriptFilename, bool isUser
     scriptEngine->getEntityScriptingInterface()->setPacketSender(&_entityEditSender);
     scriptEngine->getEntityScriptingInterface()->setEntityTree(_entities.getTree());
 
-    // model has some custom types
-    Model::registerMetaTypes(scriptEngine);
+    // AvatarManager has some custom types
+    AvatarManager::registerMetaTypes(scriptEngine);
 
     // hook our avatar object into this script engine
     scriptEngine->setAvatarData(_myAvatar, "MyAvatar"); // leave it as a MyAvatar class to expose thrust features
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
index 469494760e..67a00d21df 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
@@ -345,17 +345,25 @@ void Avatar::render(const glm::vec3& cameraPosition, RenderMode renderMode) {
                       ? 1.0f
                       : GLOW_FROM_AVERAGE_LOUDNESS;
         
-        
-        // local lights directions and colors
-        const QVector<Model::LocalLight>& localLights = Application::getInstance()->getAvatarManager().getLocalLights();
-        _skeletonModel.setLocalLights(localLights);
-        getHead()->getFaceModel().setLocalLights(localLights);
-        
         // render body
         if (Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::Avatars)) {
             renderBody(renderMode, glowLevel);
         }
         if (renderMode != SHADOW_RENDER_MODE) {
+            // add local lights
+            const float BASE_LIGHT_DISTANCE = 2.0f;
+            const float LIGHT_EXPONENT = 1.0f;
+            const float LIGHT_CUTOFF = glm::radians(80.0f);
+            float distance = BASE_LIGHT_DISTANCE * _scale;
+            glm::vec3 position = glm::mix(getPosition(), getHead()->getEyePosition(), 0.75f);
+            glm::quat orientation = getOrientation();
+            foreach (const AvatarManager::LocalLight& light, Application::getInstance()->getAvatarManager().getLocalLights()) {
+                glm::vec3 direction = orientation * light.direction;
+                Application::getInstance()->getDeferredLightingEffect()->addSpotLight(position - direction * distance,
+                    distance * 2.0f, glm::vec3(), light.color, light.color, 1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, direction,
+                    LIGHT_EXPONENT, LIGHT_CUTOFF);
+            }
+        
             bool renderSkeleton = Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::RenderSkeletonCollisionShapes);
             bool renderHead = Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::RenderHeadCollisionShapes);
             bool renderBounding = Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::RenderBoundingCollisionShapes);
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.cpp
index 0a9cbfe762..a5e74e42ba 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.cpp
@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
+#include <QScriptEngine>
+
 #include <glm/gtx/string_cast.hpp>
 
 #include <PerfStat.h>
+#include <RegisteredMetaTypes.h>
 #include <UUID.h>
 
 #include "Application.h"
@@ -26,6 +29,23 @@
 // We add _myAvatar into the hash with all the other AvatarData, and we use the default NULL QUid as the key.
 const QUuid MY_AVATAR_KEY;  // NULL key
 
+static QScriptValue localLightToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const AvatarManager::LocalLight& light) {
+    QScriptValue object = engine->newObject();
+    object.setProperty("direction", vec3toScriptValue(engine, light.direction));
+    object.setProperty("color", vec3toScriptValue(engine, light.color));
+    return object;
+}
+
+static void localLightFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& value, AvatarManager::LocalLight& light) {
+    vec3FromScriptValue(value.property("direction"), light.direction);
+    vec3FromScriptValue(value.property("color"), light.color);
+}
+
+void AvatarManager::registerMetaTypes(QScriptEngine* engine) {
+    qScriptRegisterMetaType(engine, localLightToScriptValue, localLightFromScriptValue);
+    qScriptRegisterSequenceMetaType<QVector<AvatarManager::LocalLight> >(engine);
+}
+
 AvatarManager::AvatarManager(QObject* parent) :
     _avatarFades() {
     // register a meta type for the weak pointer we'll use for the owning avatar mixer for each avatar
@@ -159,19 +179,19 @@ void AvatarManager::clearOtherAvatars() {
     _myAvatar->clearLookAtTargetAvatar();
 }
 
-void AvatarManager::setLocalLights(const QVector<Model::LocalLight>& localLights) {
+void AvatarManager::setLocalLights(const QVector<AvatarManager::LocalLight>& localLights) {
     if (QThread::currentThread() != thread()) {
-        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "setLocalLights", Q_ARG(const QVector<Model::LocalLight>&, localLights));
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "setLocalLights", Q_ARG(const QVector<AvatarManager::LocalLight>&, localLights));
         return;
     }
     _localLights = localLights;
 }
 
-QVector<Model::LocalLight> AvatarManager::getLocalLights() const {
+QVector<AvatarManager::LocalLight> AvatarManager::getLocalLights() const {
     if (QThread::currentThread() != thread()) {
-        QVector<Model::LocalLight> result;
+        QVector<AvatarManager::LocalLight> result;
         QMetaObject::invokeMethod(const_cast<AvatarManager*>(this), "getLocalLights", Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection,
-            Q_RETURN_ARG(QVector<Model::LocalLight>, result));
+            Q_RETURN_ARG(QVector<AvatarManager::LocalLight>, result));
         return result;
     }
     return _localLights;
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.h b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.h
index ccb7459217..48f0546373 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.h
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ class AvatarManager : public AvatarHashMap {
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
+    
+    /// Registers the script types associated with the avatar manager.
+    static void registerMetaTypes(QScriptEngine* engine);
+
     AvatarManager(QObject* parent = 0);
 
     void init();
@@ -37,8 +41,14 @@ public:
     
     void clearOtherAvatars();
     
-    Q_INVOKABLE void setLocalLights(const QVector<Model::LocalLight>& localLights);
-    Q_INVOKABLE QVector<Model::LocalLight> getLocalLights() const;
+    class LocalLight {
+    public:
+        glm::vec3 color;
+        glm::vec3 direction;
+    };
+    
+    Q_INVOKABLE void setLocalLights(const QVector<AvatarManager::LocalLight>& localLights);
+    Q_INVOKABLE QVector<AvatarManager::LocalLight> getLocalLights() const;
     
 private:
     AvatarManager(const AvatarManager& other);
@@ -54,7 +64,10 @@ private:
     QVector<AvatarSharedPointer> _avatarFades;
     QSharedPointer<MyAvatar> _myAvatar;
     
-    QVector<Model::LocalLight> _localLights;
+    QVector<AvatarManager::LocalLight> _localLights;
 };
 
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(AvatarManager::LocalLight)
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QVector<AvatarManager::LocalLight>)
+
 #endif // hifi_AvatarManager_h
diff --git a/interface/src/renderer/Model.cpp b/interface/src/renderer/Model.cpp
index edbbcb04cb..56ab0c8219 100644
--- a/interface/src/renderer/Model.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/renderer/Model.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
 #include <QMetaType>
 #include <QRunnable>
-#include <QScriptEngine>
 #include <QThreadPool>
 
 #include <glm/gtx/transform.hpp>
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@
 #include <CapsuleShape.h>
 #include <GeometryUtil.h>
 #include <PhysicsEntity.h>
-#include <RegisteredMetaTypes.h>
 #include <ShapeCollider.h>
 #include <SphereShape.h>
 
@@ -33,23 +31,6 @@ static int modelPointerTypeId = qRegisterMetaType<QPointer<Model> >();
 static int weakNetworkGeometryPointerTypeId = qRegisterMetaType<QWeakPointer<NetworkGeometry> >();
 static int vec3VectorTypeId = qRegisterMetaType<QVector<glm::vec3> >();
 
-static QScriptValue localLightToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const Model::LocalLight& light) {
-    QScriptValue object = engine->newObject();
-    object.setProperty("direction", vec3toScriptValue(engine, light.direction));
-    object.setProperty("color", vec3toScriptValue(engine, light.color));
-    return object;
-}
-
-static void localLightFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& value, Model::LocalLight& light) {
-    vec3FromScriptValue(value.property("direction"), light.direction);
-    vec3FromScriptValue(value.property("color"), light.color);
-}
-
-void Model::registerMetaTypes(QScriptEngine* engine) {
-    qScriptRegisterMetaType(engine, localLightToScriptValue, localLightFromScriptValue);
-    qScriptRegisterSequenceMetaType<QVector<Model::LocalLight> >(engine);
-}
-
 Model::Model(QObject* parent) :
     QObject(parent),
     _scale(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f),
@@ -412,13 +393,6 @@ bool Model::render(float alpha, RenderMode mode) {
         glEnable(GL_CULL_FACE);
         if (mode == SHADOW_RENDER_MODE) {
             glCullFace(GL_FRONT);
-        
-        } else if (mode == DEFAULT_RENDER_MODE) {
-            // add the local lights
-            foreach (const LocalLight& light, _localLights) {    
-                Application::getInstance()->getDeferredLightingEffect()->addSpotLight(glm::vec3(), 1.0f, glm::vec3(),
-                    light.color, light.color, 1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
-            }
         }
     }
     
diff --git a/interface/src/renderer/Model.h b/interface/src/renderer/Model.h
index a9bc775d0a..fbf0167844 100644
--- a/interface/src/renderer/Model.h
+++ b/interface/src/renderer/Model.h
@@ -34,17 +34,12 @@ class Shape;
 typedef QSharedPointer<AnimationHandle> AnimationHandlePointer;
 typedef QWeakPointer<AnimationHandle> WeakAnimationHandlePointer;
 
-const int MAX_LOCAL_LIGHTS = 2;
-
 /// A generic 3D model displaying geometry loaded from a URL.
 class Model : public QObject, public PhysicsEntity {
     Q_OBJECT
     
 public:
 
-    /// Registers the script types associated with models.
-    static void registerMetaTypes(QScriptEngine* engine);
-
     Model(QObject* parent = NULL);
     virtual ~Model();
     
@@ -171,15 +166,6 @@ public:
     void setBlendedVertices(int blendNumber, const QWeakPointer<NetworkGeometry>& geometry,
         const QVector<glm::vec3>& vertices, const QVector<glm::vec3>& normals);
 
-    class LocalLight {
-    public:
-        glm::vec3 color;
-        glm::vec3 direction;
-    };
-    
-    void setLocalLights(const QVector<LocalLight>& localLights) { _localLights = localLights; }
-    const QVector<LocalLight>& getLocalLights() const { return _localLights; }
-
     void setShowTrueJointTransforms(bool show) { _showTrueJointTransforms = show; }
 
     QVector<JointState>& getJointStates() { return _jointStates; }
@@ -203,8 +189,6 @@ protected:
     
     bool _showTrueJointTransforms;
     
-    QVector<LocalLight> _localLights;
-    
     QVector<JointState> _jointStates;
 
     class MeshState {
@@ -336,8 +320,6 @@ private:
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QPointer<Model>)
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QWeakPointer<NetworkGeometry>)
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QVector<glm::vec3>)
-Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(Model::LocalLight)
-Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QVector<Model::LocalLight>)
 
 /// Represents a handle to a model animation.
 class AnimationHandle : public QObject {