diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/items/misc/ItemCrystalSeed.java b/src/main/java/appeng/items/misc/ItemCrystalSeed.java
index 21557d97..3b89979a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/items/misc/ItemCrystalSeed.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/items/misc/ItemCrystalSeed.java
@@ -21,21 +21,21 @@ package appeng.items.misc;
 
 import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
-
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
 import net.minecraft.block.material.Material;
-import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.ItemMeshDefinition;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.block.model.ModelResourceLocation;
 import net.minecraft.creativetab.CreativeTabs;
 import net.minecraft.entity.Entity;
-import net.minecraft.entity.item.EntityItem;
 import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.item.Item;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
+import net.minecraft.util.ResourceLocation;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.registry.EntityRegistry;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.Side;
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ import appeng.api.AEApi;
 import appeng.api.definitions.IMaterials;
 import appeng.api.implementations.items.IGrowableCrystal;
 import appeng.api.recipes.ResolverResult;
-import appeng.client.ClientHelper;
 import appeng.core.AppEng;
 import appeng.core.features.AEFeature;
 import appeng.core.localization.ButtonToolTips;
@@ -91,11 +90,11 @@ public class ItemCrystalSeed extends AEBaseItem implements IGrowableCrystal
 
 	private static ItemStack newStyle( final ItemStack itemStack )
 	{
-		( (ItemCrystalSeed) itemStack.getItem() ).getProgress( itemStack );
+		getProgress( itemStack );
 		return itemStack;
 	}
 
-	private int getProgress( final ItemStack is )
+	private static int getProgress( final ItemStack is )
 	{
 		if( is.hasTagCompound() )
 		{
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ public class ItemCrystalSeed extends AEBaseItem implements IGrowableCrystal
 	@Override
 	public ItemStack triggerGrowth( final ItemStack is )
 	{
-		final int newDamage = this.getProgress( is ) + 1;
+		final int newDamage = getProgress( is ) + 1;
 		final IMaterials materials = AEApi.instance().definitions().materials();
 		final int size = is.stackSize;
 
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@ public class ItemCrystalSeed extends AEBaseItem implements IGrowableCrystal
 	public void addCheckedInformation( final ItemStack stack, final EntityPlayer player, final List<String> lines, final boolean displayMoreInfo )
 	{
 		lines.add( ButtonToolTips.DoesntDespawn.getLocal() );
-		final int progress = this.getProgress( stack ) % SINGLE_OFFSET;
+		final int progress = getProgress( stack ) % SINGLE_OFFSET;
 		lines.add( Math.floor( (float) progress / (float) ( SINGLE_OFFSET / 100 ) ) + "%" );
 
 		super.addCheckedInformation( stack, player, lines, displayMoreInfo );
@@ -181,7 +180,7 @@ public class ItemCrystalSeed extends AEBaseItem implements IGrowableCrystal
 	@Override
 	public String getUnlocalizedName( final ItemStack is )
 	{
-		final int damage = this.getProgress( is );
+		final int damage = getProgress( is );
 
 		if( damage < CERTUS + SINGLE_OFFSET )
 		{
@@ -234,12 +233,9 @@ public class ItemCrystalSeed extends AEBaseItem implements IGrowableCrystal
 		egc.motionY = location.motionY;
 		egc.motionZ = location.motionZ;
 
-		if( location instanceof EntityItem )
-		{
-			// TODO: DELAY BEFORE PICKUP
-			// NEEDS FIXING?!?!
-			// egc.delayBeforeCanPickup = ( (EntityItem) location ).delayBeforeCanPickup;
-		}
+		// Cannot read the pickup delay of the original item, so we
+		// use the pickup delay used for items dropped by a player instead
+		egc.setPickupDelay(40);
 
 		return egc;
 	}
@@ -262,4 +258,73 @@ public class ItemCrystalSeed extends AEBaseItem implements IGrowableCrystal
 		itemStacks.add( newStyle( new ItemStack( this, 1, LEVEL_OFFSET * 2 + NETHER ) ) );
 		itemStacks.add( newStyle( new ItemStack( this, 1, LEVEL_OFFSET * 2 + FLUIX ) ) );
 	}
+
+	private static final ModelResourceLocation[] MODELS_CERTUS = {
+		new ModelResourceLocation( "appliedenergistics2:ItemCrystalSeed.Certus" ),
+		new ModelResourceLocation( "appliedenergistics2:ItemCrystalSeed.Certus2" ),
+		new ModelResourceLocation( "appliedenergistics2:ItemCrystalSeed.Certus3" )
+	};
+	private static final ModelResourceLocation[] MODELS_FLUIX = {
+		new ModelResourceLocation( "appliedenergistics2:ItemCrystalSeed.Fluix" ),
+		new ModelResourceLocation( "appliedenergistics2:ItemCrystalSeed.Fluix2" ),
+		new ModelResourceLocation( "appliedenergistics2:ItemCrystalSeed.Fluix3" )
+	};
+	private static final ModelResourceLocation[] MODELS_NETHER = {
+		new ModelResourceLocation( "appliedenergistics2:ItemCrystalSeed.Nether" ),
+		new ModelResourceLocation( "appliedenergistics2:ItemCrystalSeed.Nether2" ),
+		new ModelResourceLocation( "appliedenergistics2:ItemCrystalSeed.Nether3" )
+	};
+
+	@Override
+	@SideOnly( Side.CLIENT )
+	public List<ResourceLocation> getItemVariants()
+	{
+		return ImmutableList.<ResourceLocation>builder().add( MODELS_CERTUS ).add( MODELS_FLUIX ).add( MODELS_NETHER ).build();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	@SideOnly( Side.CLIENT )
+	public ItemMeshDefinition getItemMeshDefinition()
+	{
+		return is -> {
+			int damage = getProgress( is );
+
+			// Split the damage value into crystal type and growth level
+			int type = damage / SINGLE_OFFSET;
+			int level = ( damage % SINGLE_OFFSET ) / LEVEL_OFFSET;
+
+			// Determine which list of models to use based on the type of crystal
+			ModelResourceLocation[] models;
+			switch( type )
+			{
+				case 0:
+					models = MODELS_CERTUS;
+					break;
+				case 1:
+					models = MODELS_NETHER;
+					break;
+				case 2:
+					models = MODELS_FLUIX;
+					break;
+				default:
+					// We use this as the fallback for broken items
+					models = MODELS_CERTUS;
+					break;
+			}
+
+			// Return one of the 3 models based on the level
+			if( level < 0 )
+			{
+				level = 0;
+			}
+			else if( level >= models.length )
+			{
+				level = models.length - 1;
+			}
+
+			return models[level];
+
+		};
+	}
+
 }