diff --git a/src/core/include/pw/core/vector.hpp b/src/core/include/pw/core/vector.hpp
index 5b43346..e9e3425 100644
--- a/src/core/include/pw/core/vector.hpp
+++ b/src/core/include/pw/core/vector.hpp
@@ -104,9 +104,11 @@ public:
         return vector<4,T>(x(),y(),z(),w);
     }
 
+#if _GCC_STUPID_
     inline std::tuple<T,T,T> values() const {
         return std::make_tuple(x(),y(),z());
     }
+#endif
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/core/tests/pwcore_test_matrix.cpp b/src/core/tests/pwcore_test_matrix.cpp
index 4b4c449..b9e3501 100644
--- a/src/core/tests/pwcore_test_matrix.cpp
+++ b/src/core/tests/pwcore_test_matrix.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ int main(int argc,char **argv) {
 
     std::cout << "m = " << pw::serialize::matrix(m) << std::endl;
 
-
     std::cout << "row_stride() : " << m.row_stride() << std::endl;
     std::cout << "col_stride() : " << m.col_stride() << std::endl;
     std::cout << "rows()       : " << m.rows() << std::endl;
diff --git a/src/scene/include/pw/scene/component.hpp b/src/scene/include/pw/scene/component.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b891fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scene/include/pw/scene/component.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#ifndef PW_SCENE_COMPONENT_HPP
+#define PW_SCENE_COMPONENT_HPP
+
+#include <pw/core/globals.hpp>
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace pw {
+
+/**
+ * @brief components represent attributes of the scene nodes
+ */
+class component {
+public:
+
+    typedef std::shared_ptr<component> ref;
+    typedef std::vector<ref> array;
+
+    //! only very few components can be attached multiple times
+    virtual bool singular() const { return true; }
+protected:
+
+    std::string _name;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/scene/include/pw/scene/node.hpp b/src/scene/include/pw/scene/node.hpp
index 8f921cb..0725227 100644
--- a/src/scene/include/pw/scene/node.hpp
+++ b/src/scene/include/pw/scene/node.hpp
@@ -2,14 +2,16 @@
 #define PW_SCENE_NODE_HPP
 
 #include <pw/core/globals.hpp>
+#include <pw/scene/component.hpp>
 
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
 namespace pw {
 
-class component;
-
+/**
+ * @brief nodes are representing the hierarchical structore fo the scene graph
+ */
 class node {
 public:
 
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@ protected:
     ref_array _children;
     ptr_array _parents;
 
+    component::array _components;
+
     std::string _name;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/scene/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/scene/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 9b6f08c..6cb5e39 100644
--- a/src/scene/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/scene/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,29 +1,30 @@
 
 set(hdrs
-	../include/pw/scene/node.hpp
-	)
+    ../include/pw/scene/component.hpp
+    ../include/pw/scene/node.hpp
+    )
 
 set(srcs
-	node.cpp
-	nodepath.cpp
-	component.cpp
-	)
+    node.cpp
+    nodepath.cpp
+    component.cpp
+    )
 
 add_library(pwscene
-	STATIC
-	${hdrs}
-	${srcs}
-	)
+    STATIC
+    ${hdrs}
+    ${srcs}
+    )
 
 target_include_directories(
-	pwscene
-	PUBLIC
-	../include
-	)
+    pwscene
+    PUBLIC
+    ../include
+    )
 
 target_include_directories(
-	pwscene
-	PUBLIC
-	)
+    pwscene
+    PUBLIC
+    )
 
 target_link_libraries(pwscene pwcore)
diff --git a/src/scene/src/component.cpp b/src/scene/src/component.cpp
index e0088f2..436603b 100644
--- a/src/scene/src/component.cpp
+++ b/src/scene/src/component.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+
+#include "pw/scene/component.hpp"
+
 #include <pw/core/vector.hpp>
 #include <pw/core/quaternion.hpp>
 
@@ -5,14 +8,6 @@
 
 namespace pw {
 
-class component {
-
-    std::string _name;
-
-    //! only very few components can be attached multiple times
-    virtual bool singular() const { return true; }
-};
-
 class transform : public component {
 
     matrix44d _local;
diff --git a/src/scripting/src/script.cpp b/src/scripting/src/script.cpp
index 758b85a..8b8e32d 100644
--- a/src/scripting/src/script.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/src/script.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void lua_state::load_modules() {
                                       "x", scripting::property(scripting::resolve<const Scalar&() const>(&vector3d::x), &vector3d::set_x),
                                       "y", scripting::property(scripting::resolve<const Scalar&() const>(&vector3d::y), &vector3d::set_y),
                                       "z", scripting::property(scripting::resolve<const Scalar&() const>(&vector3d::z), &vector3d::set_z),
-                                      "v",&vector3d::values,
+                                      //                                      "v",&vector3d::values,
                                       "clone",&vector3d::clone
                                       );