diff --git a/fabric/build.gradle.kts b/fabric/build.gradle.kts
index b2c53440d..649b2440f 100644
--- a/fabric/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/fabric/build.gradle.kts
@@ -60,10 +60,18 @@ defaultPackageInfos {
     sources(api, lib, backend, main)
 }
 
+// fixme temp
+repositories {
+    maven("https://maven.ithundxr.dev/hidden")
+}
+
 dependencies {
     modImplementation("net.fabricmc:fabric-loader:${property("fabric_loader_version")}")
     modApi("net.fabricmc.fabric-api:fabric-api:${property("fabric_api_version")}")
 
+    // fixme temp
+    modImplementation("net.fabricmc.fabric-api:fabric-model-loading-api-v1:1.0.14+local+3af655b33f") { isTransitive = false }
+
     modCompileOnly("maven.modrinth:sodium:${property("sodium_version")}")
     modCompileOnly("maven.modrinth:iris:${property("iris_version")}")
 
diff --git a/fabric/src/main/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/impl/FlywheelFabric.java b/fabric/src/main/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/impl/FlywheelFabric.java
index 756d37abe..4f13fa27d 100644
--- a/fabric/src/main/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/impl/FlywheelFabric.java
+++ b/fabric/src/main/java/dev/engine_room/flywheel/impl/FlywheelFabric.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package dev.engine_room.flywheel.impl;
 
+import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.client.model.loading.v1.ModelLoadingPlugin;
+
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.UnknownNullability;
 
 import dev.engine_room.flywheel.api.Flywheel;
@@ -73,10 +75,9 @@ private static void setupLib() {
 		EndClientResourceReloadCallback.EVENT.register((minecraft, resourceManager, initialReload, error) ->
 				ModelHolder.onEndClientResourceReload());
 
-		//fixme 1.21 porting
-//		ModelLoadingPlugin.register(ctx -> {
-//			ctx.addModels(PartialModelEventHandler.onRegisterAdditional());
-//		});
+		ModelLoadingPlugin.register(ctx -> {
+			ctx.addModels(PartialModelEventHandler.onRegisterAdditional());
+		});
 		ResourceManagerHelper.get(PackType.CLIENT_RESOURCES).registerReloadListener(PartialModelEventHandler.ReloadListener.INSTANCE);
 	}