diff --git a/src/engine/include/models/mesh_frame.hpp b/src/engine/include/models/mesh_frame.hpp
index 99ec249..f57b581 100644
--- a/src/engine/include/models/mesh_frame.hpp
+++ b/src/engine/include/models/mesh_frame.hpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <tamtypes.h>
+#include "bounding_box.hpp"
 #include "math/point.hpp"
 #include "math/vector3.hpp"
 #include "./mesh_material.hpp"
@@ -139,7 +140,9 @@ public:
     void calculateBoundingBoxes();
 
 private:
+    /** Deprecated. It is advised to use BoundingBox class instead. */
     Vector3 boundingBox[8];
+    BoundingBox *boundingBoxObj;
     u8 _areSTsAllocated,
         _areVerticesAllocated,
         _areNormalsAllocated,
diff --git a/src/engine/models/mesh_frame.cpp b/src/engine/models/mesh_frame.cpp
index ff9883d..2180a57 100644
--- a/src/engine/models/mesh_frame.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/models/mesh_frame.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ MeshFrame::~MeshFrame()
         delete[] normals;
     if (_areMaterialsAllocated)
         delete[] materials;
+    delete boundingBoxObj;
 }
 
 // ----
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ void MeshFrame::calculateBoundingBoxes()
         if (hiZ < vertices[i].z)
             hiZ = vertices[i].z;
     }
+
     boundingBox[0].set(lowX, lowY, lowZ);
     boundingBox[1].set(lowX, lowY, hiZ);
     boundingBox[2].set(lowX, hiY, lowZ);
@@ -131,4 +133,12 @@ void MeshFrame::calculateBoundingBoxes()
     boundingBox[6].set(hiX, hiY, lowZ);
     boundingBox[7].set(hiX, hiY, hiZ);
     _isBoundingBoxCalculated = true;
+
+    //Function temporarily is a hybrid between old Vector3[8] boundingbox and
+    //the new class implementation. Upon confirmation that new implementation
+    //works correctly, delete the old code.
+
+    //BoundingBox is declared on the heap to prevent any ill-formed default
+    //constructor instantiated BoundingBox objects.
+    boundingBoxObj = new BoundingBox(boundingBox);
 }