diff --git a/plugins/3d/vrml/v2/vrml2_base.cpp b/plugins/3d/vrml/v2/vrml2_base.cpp
index fd4975e2b4..c066f64c9b 100644
--- a/plugins/3d/vrml/v2/vrml2_base.cpp
+++ b/plugins/3d/vrml/v2/vrml2_base.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ bool WRL2BASE::Read( WRLPROC& proc )
 
     WRL2NODE* node = NULL;
 
-    while( !ReadNode( proc, this, &node ) );
+    while( ReadNode( proc, this, &node ) );
 
     if( proc.eof() )
         return true;
@@ -382,6 +382,8 @@ bool WRL2BASE::ReadNode( WRLPROC& proc, WRL2NODE* aParent, WRL2NODE** aNode )
     ntype = getNodeTypeID( glob );
     size_t line = 0;
     size_t column = 0;
+    proc.GetFilePosData( line, column );
+    std::cerr << "XXX: Processing node '" << glob << "' ID: " << ntype << "\n";
 
     switch( ntype )
     {
@@ -390,61 +392,159 @@ bool WRL2BASE::ReadNode( WRLPROC& proc, WRL2NODE* aParent, WRL2NODE** aNode )
         //
     case WRL2_APPEARANCE:
         // XXX - IMPLEMENT
+        if( !proc.DiscardNode() )
+        {
+            std::cerr << "XXX: FAIL: discard " << glob << " node at l" << line << ", c" << column << "\n";
+            return false;
+        }
+        else
+            std::cerr << "XXX: OK: discard " << glob << " node at l" << line << ", c" << column << "\n";
         break;
 
     case WRL2_BOX:
         // XXX - IMPLEMENT
+        if( !proc.DiscardNode() )
+        {
+            std::cerr << "XXX: FAIL: discard " << glob << " node at l" << line << ", c" << column << "\n";
+            return false;
+        }
+        else
+            std::cerr << "XXX: OK: discard " << glob << " node at l" << line << ", c" << column << "\n";
         break;
 
     case WRL2_COLOR:
         // XXX - IMPLEMENT
+        if( !proc.DiscardNode() )
+        {
+            std::cerr << "XXX: FAIL: discard " << glob << " node at l" << line << ", c" << column << "\n";
+            return false;
+        }
+        else
+            std::cerr << "XXX: OK: discard " << glob << " node at l" << line << ", c" << column << "\n";
         break;
 
     case WRL2_CONE:
         // XXX - IMPLEMENT
+        if( !proc.DiscardNode() )
+        {
+            std::cerr << "XXX: FAIL: discard " << glob << " node at l" << line << ", c" << column << "\n";
+            return false;
+        }
+        else
+            std::cerr << "XXX: OK: discard " << glob << " node at l" << line << ", c" << column << "\n";
         break;
 
     case WRL2_COORDINATE:
         // XXX - IMPLEMENT
+        if( !proc.DiscardNode() )
+        {
+            std::cerr << "XXX: FAIL: discard " << glob << " node at l" << line << ", c" << column << "\n";
+            return false;
+        }
+        else
+            std::cerr << "XXX: OK: discard " << glob << " node at l" << line << ", c" << column << "\n";
         break;
 
     case WRL2_CYLINDER:
         // XXX - IMPLEMENT
+        if( !proc.DiscardNode() )
+        {
+            std::cerr << "XXX: FAIL: discard " << glob << " node at l" << line << ", c" << column << "\n";
+            return false;
+        }
+        else
+            std::cerr << "XXX: OK: discard " << glob << " node at l" << line << ", c" << column << "\n";
         break;
 
     case WRL2_ELEVATIONGRID:
         // XXX - IMPLEMENT
+        if( !proc.DiscardNode() )
+        {
+            std::cerr << "XXX: FAIL: discard " << glob << " node at l" << line << ", c" << column << "\n";
+            return false;
+        }
+        else
+            std::cerr << "XXX: OK: discard " << glob << " node at l" << line << ", c" << column << "\n";
         break;
 
     case WRL2_EXTRUSION:
         // XXX - IMPLEMENT
+        if( !proc.DiscardNode() )
+        {
+            std::cerr << "XXX: FAIL: discard " << glob << " node at l" << line << ", c" << column << "\n";
+            return false;
+        }
+        else
+            std::cerr << "XXX: OK: discard " << glob << " node at l" << line << ", c" << column << "\n";
         break;
 
     case WRL2_INDEXEDFACESET:
         // XXX - IMPLEMENT
+        if( !proc.DiscardNode() )
+        {
+            std::cerr << "XXX: FAIL: discard " << glob << " node at l" << line << ", c" << column << "\n";
+            return false;
+        }
+        else
+            std::cerr << "XXX: OK: discard " << glob << " node at l" << line << ", c" << column << "\n";
         break;
 
     case WRL2_MATERIAL:
         // XXX - IMPLEMENT
+        if( !proc.DiscardNode() )
+        {
+            std::cerr << "XXX: FAIL: discard " << glob << " node at l" << line << ", c" << column << "\n";
+            return false;
+        }
+        else
+            std::cerr << "XXX: OK: discard " << glob << " node at l" << line << ", c" << column << "\n";
         break;
 
     case WRL2_NORMAL:
         // XXX - IMPLEMENT
+        if( !proc.DiscardNode() )
+        {
+            std::cerr << "XXX: FAIL: discard " << glob << " node at l" << line << ", c" << column << "\n";
+            return false;
+        }
+        else
+            std::cerr << "XXX: OK: discard " << glob << " node at l" << line << ", c" << column << "\n";
         break;
 
     case WRL2_SHAPE:
         // XXX - IMPLEMENT
+        if( !proc.DiscardNode() )
+        {
+            std::cerr << "XXX: FAIL: discard " << glob << " node at l" << line << ", c" << column << "\n";
+            return false;
+        }
+        else
+            std::cerr << "XXX: OK: discard " << glob << " node at l" << line << ", c" << column << "\n";
         break;
 
     case WRL2_SPHERE:
         // XXX - IMPLEMENT
+        if( !proc.DiscardNode() )
+        {
+            std::cerr << "XXX: FAIL: discard " << glob << " node at l" << line << ", c" << column << "\n";
+            return false;
+        }
+        else
+            std::cerr << "XXX: OK: discard " << glob << " node at l" << line << ", c" << column << "\n";
         break;
 
     case WRL2_TRANSFORM:
     case WRL2_GROUP:
-
-        if( !readTransform( proc, aParent, aNode ) )
+        if( !proc.DiscardNode() )
+        {
+            std::cerr << "XXX: FAIL: discard " << glob << " node at l" << line << ", c" << column << "\n";
             return false;
+        }
+        else
+            std::cerr << "XXX: OK: discard " << glob << " node at l" << line << ", c" << column << "\n";
+
+        //if( !readTransform( proc, aParent, aNode ) )
+        //    return false;
 
         break;
 
diff --git a/plugins/3d/vrml/v2/vrml2_transform.cpp b/plugins/3d/vrml/v2/vrml2_transform.cpp
index 51fe3f8e9d..1591fcd983 100644
--- a/plugins/3d/vrml/v2/vrml2_transform.cpp
+++ b/plugins/3d/vrml/v2/vrml2_transform.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ bool WRL2TRANSFORM::Read( WRLPROC& proc, WRL2BASE* aTopNode )
     while( true )
     {
         if( proc.Peek() == '}' )
+            return true;
 
         if( !proc.ReadName( glob ) )
         {
@@ -124,6 +125,15 @@ bool WRL2TRANSFORM::Read( WRLPROC& proc, WRL2BASE* aTopNode )
 
             return false;
         }
+
+        // expecting one of:
+        // center
+        // children
+        // rotation
+        // scale
+        // ScaleOrientation
+
+        // XXX - TO BE IMPLEMENTED
     }
 
     // XXX - TO BE IMPLEMENTED
diff --git a/plugins/3d/vrml/v2/wrlproc.cpp b/plugins/3d/vrml/v2/wrlproc.cpp
index 6d53844dda..ca83a6dd06 100644
--- a/plugins/3d/vrml/v2/wrlproc.cpp
+++ b/plugins/3d/vrml/v2/wrlproc.cpp
@@ -159,16 +159,20 @@ bool WRLPROC::getRawLine( void )
     if( !m_buf.empty() )
         return true;
 
+    m_linepos = 0;
+
     if( m_file.bad() )
     {
         m_error = "bad stream";
         return false;
     }
 
-    GETLINE;
-    m_linepos = 0;
+    if( m_file.eof() )
+        return false;
 
-    if( m_file.bad() && !m_file.eof() )
+    GETLINE;
+
+    if( m_file.bad() && m_buf.empty() )
         return false;
 
     if( VRML_V1 == m_fileVersion && !m_buf.empty() )
@@ -198,7 +202,7 @@ bool WRLPROC::EatSpace( void )
         m_buf.clear();
 
 RETRY:
-    while( m_buf.empty() && !m_file.bad() )
+    while( m_buf.empty() && !m_file.bad() && !m_file.eof() )
         getRawLine();
 
     // buffer may be empty if we have reached EOF or encountered IO errors
@@ -265,6 +269,10 @@ bool WRLPROC::ReadGlob( std::string& aGlob, bool* hasComma )
             return true;
         }
 
+        if( '{' == m_buf[m_linepos] || '}' == m_buf[m_linepos]
+            || '[' == m_buf[m_linepos] || ']' == m_buf[m_linepos] )
+            return true;
+
         aGlob.append( 1, m_buf[m_linepos++] );
     }
 
@@ -353,6 +361,7 @@ bool WRLPROC::DiscardNode( void )
         ostr << ", column " << m_linepos;
         m_error = ostr.str();
 
+        std::cerr << m_error << "\n";
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -403,7 +412,7 @@ bool WRLPROC::DiscardNode( void )
         // note: if we have a ']' we must skip it and test the next non-blank character;
         // this ensures that we don't miss a '}' in cases where the braces are not
         // separated by space. if we had proceeded to ReadGlob() we could have had a problem.
-        if( ']' == m_buf[m_linepos] )
+        if( ']' == m_buf[m_linepos] || '[' == m_buf[m_linepos] )
         {
             ++m_linepos;
             continue;
@@ -518,7 +527,7 @@ bool WRLPROC::DiscardList( void )
         // note: if we have a '}' we must skip it and test the next non-blank character;
         // this ensures that we don't miss a ']' in cases where the braces are not
         // separated by space. if we had proceeded to ReadGlob() we could have had a problem.
-        if( '}' == m_buf[m_linepos] )
+        if( '}' == m_buf[m_linepos] || '{' == m_buf[m_linepos] )
         {
             ++m_linepos;
             continue;
diff --git a/plugins/3d/vrml/vrml.cpp b/plugins/3d/vrml/vrml.cpp
index c392865067..0e2ea1fd12 100644
--- a/plugins/3d/vrml/vrml.cpp
+++ b/plugins/3d/vrml/vrml.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "plugins/3d/3d_plugin.h"
 #include "plugins/3dapi/ifsg_all.h"
 #include "wrlproc.h"
+#include "vrml2_base.h"
 
 
 #define PLUGIN_VRML_MAJOR 1
@@ -185,7 +186,17 @@ SCENEGRAPH* Load( char const* aFileName )
     if( proc.GetVRMLType() == VRML_V1 )
         std::cout << "XXX: Processing VRML 1.0 file\n";
     else
+    {
         std::cout << "XXX: Processing VRML 2.0 file\n";
+        WRL2BASE* bp = new WRL2BASE;
+
+        if( !bp->Read( proc ) )
+            std::cout << "XXX: load failed\n";
+        else
+            std::cout << "XXX: load completed\n";
+
+        delete bp;
+    }
 
     return NULL;
 }