diff --git a/common/src/figure/mod.rs b/common/src/figure/mod.rs
index e2e7296d76..f23035e615 100644
--- a/common/src/figure/mod.rs
+++ b/common/src/figure/mod.rs
@@ -20,14 +20,6 @@ use vek::*;
 /// Figures are used to represent things like characters, NPCs, mobs, etc.
 pub type Segment = Dyna<Cell, ()>;
 
-impl From<&DotVoxData> for Segment {
-    fn from(dot_vox_data: &DotVoxData) -> Self { Segment::from_vox(dot_vox_data, false, 0) }
-}
-
-impl From<(&DotVoxData, usize)> for Segment {
-    fn from(spec: (&DotVoxData, usize)) -> Self { Segment::from_vox(spec.0, false, spec.1) }
-}
-
 impl Segment {
     /// Take a list of voxel data, offsets, and x-mirror flags, and assembled
     /// them into a combined segment
@@ -39,6 +31,10 @@ impl Segment {
         union.unify()
     }
 
+    pub fn from_vox_model_index(dot_vox_data: &DotVoxData, model_index: usize) -> Self {
+        Self::from_vox(dot_vox_data, false, model_index)
+    }
+
     pub fn from_vox(dot_vox_data: &DotVoxData, flipped: bool, model_index: usize) -> Self {
         if let Some(model) = dot_vox_data.models.get(model_index) {
             let palette = dot_vox_data
@@ -206,6 +202,10 @@ impl MatSegment {
         })
     }
 
+    pub fn from_vox_model_index(dot_vox_data: &DotVoxData, model_index: usize) -> Self {
+        Self::from_vox(dot_vox_data, false, model_index)
+    }
+
     pub fn from_vox(dot_vox_data: &DotVoxData, flipped: bool, model_index: usize) -> Self {
         if let Some(model) = dot_vox_data.models.get(model_index) {
             let palette = dot_vox_data
@@ -266,11 +266,3 @@ impl MatSegment {
         }
     }
 }
-
-impl From<&DotVoxData> for MatSegment {
-    fn from(dot_vox_data: &DotVoxData) -> Self { Self::from_vox(dot_vox_data, false, 0) }
-}
-
-impl From<(&DotVoxData, usize)> for MatSegment {
-    fn from(spec: (&DotVoxData, usize)) -> Self { Self::from_vox(spec.0, false, spec.1) }
-}
diff --git a/voxygen/src/hud/item_imgs.rs b/voxygen/src/hud/item_imgs.rs
index cd8c9fcf36..ef5ab60de5 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/hud/item_imgs.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/hud/item_imgs.rs
@@ -167,7 +167,10 @@ fn graceful_load_img(specifier: &str) -> Arc<DynamicImage> {
 
 fn graceful_load_segment_no_skin(specifier: &str, model_index: u32) -> Arc<Segment> {
     use common::figure::{mat_cell::MatCell, MatSegment};
-    let mat_seg = MatSegment::from((&graceful_load_vox(specifier).read().0, model_index as usize));
+    let mat_seg = MatSegment::from_vox_model_index(
+        &graceful_load_vox(specifier).read().0,
+        model_index as usize,
+    );
     let seg = mat_seg
         .map(|mat_cell| match mat_cell {
             MatCell::None => None,
diff --git a/voxygen/src/scene/figure/load.rs b/voxygen/src/scene/figure/load.rs
index c8ebebdca1..ecd1d71b6d 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/scene/figure/load.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/scene/figure/load.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ const DEFAULT_INDEX: u32 = 0;
 
 fn load_segment(mesh_name: &str) -> Segment {
     let full_specifier: String = ["voxygen.voxel.", mesh_name].concat();
-    Segment::from(&DotVoxAsset::load_expect(&full_specifier).read().0)
+    Segment::from_vox_model_index(
+        &DotVoxAsset::load_expect(&full_specifier).read().0,
+        DEFAULT_INDEX as usize,
+    )
 }
 fn graceful_load_vox(mesh_name: &str) -> AssetHandle<DotVoxAsset> {
     let full_specifier: String = ["voxygen.voxel.", mesh_name].concat();
@@ -54,13 +57,13 @@ fn graceful_load_vox_fullspec(full_specifier: &str) -> AssetHandle<DotVoxAsset>
     }
 }
 fn graceful_load_segment(mesh_name: &str, model_index: u32) -> Segment {
-    Segment::from((&graceful_load_vox(mesh_name).read().0, model_index as usize))
+    Segment::from_vox_model_index(&graceful_load_vox(mesh_name).read().0, model_index as usize)
 }
 fn graceful_load_segment_fullspec(full_specifier: &str, model_index: u32) -> Segment {
-    Segment::from((
+    Segment::from_vox_model_index(
         &graceful_load_vox_fullspec(full_specifier).read().0,
         model_index as usize,
-    ))
+    )
 }
 fn graceful_load_segment_flipped(mesh_name: &str, flipped: bool, model_index: u32) -> Segment {
     Segment::from_vox(
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ fn graceful_load_segment_flipped(mesh_name: &str, flipped: bool, model_index: u3
     )
 }
 fn graceful_load_mat_segment(mesh_name: &str, model_index: u32) -> MatSegment {
-    MatSegment::from((&graceful_load_vox(mesh_name).read().0, model_index as usize))
+    MatSegment::from_vox_model_index(&graceful_load_vox(mesh_name).read().0, model_index as usize)
 }
 fn graceful_load_mat_segment_flipped(mesh_name: &str, model_index: u32) -> MatSegment {
     MatSegment::from_vox(
@@ -5153,15 +5156,16 @@ impl ItemDropCentralSpec {
         } {
             let full_spec: String = ["voxygen.", spec.as_str()].concat();
             let segment = match item_drop {
-                item_drop::Body::Armor(_) => {
-                    MatSegment::from(&graceful_load_vox_fullspec(&full_spec).read().0)
-                        .map(|mat_cell| match mat_cell {
-                            MatCell::None => None,
-                            MatCell::Mat(_) => Some(MatCell::None),
-                            MatCell::Normal(data) => data.is_hollow().then_some(MatCell::None),
-                        })
-                        .to_segment(|_| Default::default())
-                },
+                item_drop::Body::Armor(_) => MatSegment::from_vox_model_index(
+                    &graceful_load_vox_fullspec(&full_spec).read().0,
+                    0,
+                )
+                .map(|mat_cell| match mat_cell {
+                    MatCell::None => None,
+                    MatCell::Mat(_) => Some(MatCell::None),
+                    MatCell::Normal(data) => data.is_hollow().then_some(MatCell::None),
+                })
+                .to_segment(|_| Default::default()),
                 _ => graceful_load_segment_fullspec(&full_spec, DEFAULT_INDEX),
             };
             let offset = segment_center(&segment).unwrap_or_default();
@@ -5234,7 +5238,7 @@ fn mesh_ship_bone<K: fmt::Debug + Eq + Hash, V, F: Fn(&V) -> &ShipCentralSubSpec
     };
     let bone = f(spec);
     let central = graceful_load_segment_fullspec(
-        &["common.voxel.", &bone.central.0].concat(),
+        &format!("common.voxel.{}", &bone.central.0),
         bone.model_index,
     );
 
diff --git a/voxygen/src/scene/particle.rs b/voxygen/src/scene/particle.rs
index 7f7494f74d..8b7c9b0219 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/scene/particle.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/scene/particle.rs
@@ -1977,7 +1977,7 @@ fn default_cache(renderer: &mut Renderer) -> HashMap<&'static str, Model<Particl
         let max_size = Vec2::from(u16::try_from(max_texture_size).unwrap_or(u16::MAX));
         let mut greedy = GreedyMesh::new(max_size, crate::mesh::greedy::general_config());
 
-        let segment = Segment::from(&vox.read().0);
+        let segment = Segment::from_vox_model_index(&vox.read().0, 0);
         let segment_size = segment.size();
         let mut mesh = generate_mesh_base_vol_particle(segment, &mut greedy).0;
         // Center particle vertices around origin
diff --git a/voxygen/src/scene/terrain.rs b/voxygen/src/scene/terrain.rs
index aa0dbe6717..b1e6c072a0 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/scene/terrain.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/scene/terrain.rs
@@ -571,7 +571,8 @@ impl SpriteRenderContext {
                                     // Mesh generation exclusively acts using side effects; it
                                     // has no interesting return value, but updates the mesh.
                                     generate_mesh_base_vol_sprite(
-                                        Segment::from(&model.read().0).scaled_by(lod_scale),
+                                        Segment::from_vox_model_index(&model.read().0, 0)
+                                            .scaled_by(lod_scale),
                                         (greedy, sprite_mesh, false),
                                         offset.map(|e: f32| e.floor()) * lod_scale,
                                     );
diff --git a/voxygen/src/ui/img_ids.rs b/voxygen/src/ui/img_ids.rs
index dd515ba514..24c9f9d2fe 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/ui/img_ids.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/ui/img_ids.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub enum VoxelPixArtGraphic {}
 
 fn load_segment(specifier: &str) -> Result<Arc<Segment>, Error> {
     let dot_vox = DotVoxAsset::load(specifier)?;
-    let seg = Segment::from(&dot_vox.read().0);
+    let seg = Segment::from_vox_model_index(&dot_vox.read().0, 0);
     Ok(Arc::new(seg))
 }