diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0b9b7c9..4117f23 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,3 +31,6 @@ _visualizer.json
 #but keep the dxcompiler.dll/dxil.dll
 !dxcompiler.dll
 !dxil.dll
+
+# blender backup files
+*.blend1
diff --git a/assets-src/playermodel1.blend b/assets-src/playermodel1.blend
index 4818ac7..d9449fb 100644
Binary files a/assets-src/playermodel1.blend and b/assets-src/playermodel1.blend differ
diff --git a/assets/playermodel1.obj b/assets/playermodel1.obj
index 003e09f..7831938 100644
--- a/assets/playermodel1.obj
+++ b/assets/playermodel1.obj
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 # Blender 4.0.0 Beta
 # www.blender.org
 o Cube
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-v 1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000
-v 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000
-v 1.000000 -1.000000 1.000000
-v -1.000000 1.000000 -1.000000
-v -1.000000 -1.000000 -1.000000
-v -1.000000 1.000000 1.000000
-v -1.000000 -1.000000 1.000000
-v 1.000000 1.500000 -1.000000
-v 1.000000 1.500000 1.000000
-v 1.000000 1.000000 -0.333333
-v 1.000000 1.000000 0.333333
+v 0.666667 0.708333 -0.500000
+v 0.666667 -0.291667 -0.500000
+v 0.666667 0.708333 0.500000
+v 0.666667 -0.291667 0.500000
+v -0.333333 0.708333 -0.500000
+v -0.333333 -0.291667 -0.500000
+v -0.333333 0.708333 0.500000
+v -0.333333 -0.291667 0.500000
+v 0.666667 0.958333 -0.500000
+v 0.666667 0.958333 0.500000
+v 0.666667 0.708333 -0.166667
+v 0.666667 0.708333 0.166667
 vn -0.0000 1.0000 -0.0000
 vn -0.0000 -0.0000 1.0000
 vn -1.0000 -0.0000 -0.0000
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ f 7/7/3 6/8/3 8/9/3
 f 2/10/4 8/11/4 6/12/4
 f 1/13/5 4/14/5 2/15/5
 f 5/16/6 2/17/6 6/8/6
-f 3/18/1 1/13/1 12/19/1
+f 3/18/3 1/13/3 12/19/3
 f 5/1/1 7/20/1 3/2/1
 f 3/4/2 7/21/2 8/5/2
 f 7/7/3 5/16/3 6/8/3
diff --git a/kubi/src/rendering/entities/pipeline.rs b/kubi/src/rendering/entities/pipeline.rs
index bb963ec..40f61a8 100644
--- a/kubi/src/rendering/entities/pipeline.rs
+++ b/kubi/src/rendering/entities/pipeline.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub fn init_entities_pipeline(
       topology: wgpu::PrimitiveTopology::TriangleList,
       strip_index_format: None,
       front_face: wgpu::FrontFace::Ccw,
-      cull_mode: Some(wgpu::Face::Back),
+      cull_mode: None, // Some(wgpu::Face::Back), //XXX: this culls their majestic ears! :(
       polygon_mode: wgpu::PolygonMode::Fill,
       conservative: false,
       unclipped_depth: false,