diff --git a/API.md b/API.md
index 830b30e..3cfe77c 100644
--- a/API.md
+++ b/API.md
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ Could be redefined for dynamic texture generation
 Set the hand node to be used with this skin
 
 ## skin:set_hand_from_texture()
-Register and set hand node based on skin texture
+Register and set hand node based on skin texture.
+Uses different model depending on get_meta("format") ("1.0" or "1.8")
 Only works on mod load
 
 ## skin:get_hand()
diff --git a/models/skinsdb_hand_18.b3d b/models/skinsdb_hand_18.b3d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88449c6
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diff --git a/models/skinsdb_hand_18.blend b/models/skinsdb_hand_18.blend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..decc873
Binary files /dev/null and b/models/skinsdb_hand_18.blend differ
diff --git a/skin_meta_api.lua b/skin_meta_api.lua
index cdeeb8f..6c6138d 100644
--- a/skin_meta_api.lua
+++ b/skin_meta_api.lua
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ function skin_class:set_hand_from_texture()
 	hand_def.wield_scale = {x=1,y=1,z=1}
 	hand_def.paramtype = "light"
 	hand_def.drawtype = "mesh"
-	hand_def.mesh = "skinsdb_hand.b3d"
+	if(self:get_meta("format") == "1.0") then
+		hand_def.mesh = "skinsdb_hand.b3d"
+	else
+		hand_def.mesh = "skinsdb_hand_18.b3d"
+	end
 	hand_def.use_texture_alpha = ALPHA_CLIP
 	minetest.register_node(hand, hand_def)
 	self:set_hand(hand)
diff --git a/skinlist.lua b/skinlist.lua
index 0c7c8ad..bde0ae5 100644
--- a/skinlist.lua
+++ b/skinlist.lua
@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@ for _, fn in pairs(skins_dir_list) do
 			local skin_format = skins.get_skin_format(file)
 			skin_obj:set_meta("format", skin_format)
 			file:close()
-			if skin_format == "1.0" then
-				skin_obj:set_hand_from_texture()
-			end
+			skin_obj:set_hand_from_texture()
 			file = io.open(skins.modpath.."/meta/"..name..".txt", "r")
 			if file then
 				local data = string.split(file:read("*all"), "\n", 3)