diff --git a/codechicken/lib/vec/RedundantTransformation.java b/codechicken/lib/vec/RedundantTransformation.java
index 08842f6..be2e87e 100644
--- a/codechicken/lib/vec/RedundantTransformation.java
+++ b/codechicken/lib/vec/RedundantTransformation.java
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ public class RedundantTransformation extends Transformation
         return next;
     }
     
+    @Override
+    public boolean isRedundant() {
+        return true;
+    }
+    
     @Override
     public String toString()
     {
diff --git a/codechicken/lib/vec/Rotation.java b/codechicken/lib/vec/Rotation.java
index 66503a6..86a6c81 100644
--- a/codechicken/lib/vec/Rotation.java
+++ b/codechicken/lib/vec/Rotation.java
@@ -232,18 +232,20 @@ public class Rotation extends Transformation
     public Transformation merge(Transformation next) {
         if(next instanceof Rotation) {
             Rotation r = (Rotation)next;
-            if(r.axis.equalsT(axis)) {
-                double d = angle+r.angle;
-                if(d == 0)
-                    return new RedundantTransformation();
-                
-                return new Rotation(angle, axis);
-            }
+            if(r.axis.equalsT(axis))
+                return new Rotation(angle+r.angle, axis);
+            
+            return new Rotation(toQuat().copy().multiply(r.toQuat()));
         }
         
         return null;
     }
     
+    @Override
+    public boolean isRedundant() {
+        return MathHelper.between(-1E-5, angle, 1E-5);
+    }
+    
     @Override
     public String toString()
     {
diff --git a/codechicken/lib/vec/Scale.java b/codechicken/lib/vec/Scale.java
index 889af8c..ca36bf5 100644
--- a/codechicken/lib/vec/Scale.java
+++ b/codechicken/lib/vec/Scale.java
@@ -60,17 +60,17 @@ public class Scale extends Transformation
     
     @Override
     public Transformation merge(Transformation next) {
-        if(next instanceof Scale) {
-            Vector3 vec = factor.copy().multiply(((Scale) next).factor);
-            if(vec.equalsT(Vector3.one))
-                return new RedundantTransformation();
-            
-            return new Scale(vec);
-        }
+        if(next instanceof Scale)
+            return new Scale(factor.copy().multiply(((Scale) next).factor));
         
         return null;
     }
     
+    @Override
+    public boolean isRedundant() {
+        return factor.equalsT(Vector3.one);
+    }
+    
     @Override
     public String toString()
     {
diff --git a/codechicken/lib/vec/Transformation.java b/codechicken/lib/vec/Transformation.java
index 9dcde27..469761f 100644
--- a/codechicken/lib/vec/Transformation.java
+++ b/codechicken/lib/vec/Transformation.java
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ public abstract class Transformation
         return null;
     }
     
+    /**
+     * Returns true if this transformation is redundant, eg. Scale(1, 1, 1), Translation(0, 0, 0) or Rotation(0, a, b, c)
+     */
+    public boolean isRedundant()
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+    
     @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
     public abstract void glApply();
 
diff --git a/codechicken/lib/vec/TransformationList.java b/codechicken/lib/vec/TransformationList.java
index 3f150a7..92bbcf7 100644
--- a/codechicken/lib/vec/TransformationList.java
+++ b/codechicken/lib/vec/TransformationList.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class TransformationList extends Transformation
     @Override
     public TransformationList with(Transformation t)
     {
-        if(t instanceof RedundantTransformation)
+        if(t.isRedundant())
             return this;
         
         mat = null;//matrix invalid
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class TransformationList extends Transformation
     
     public TransformationList prepend(Transformation t)
     {
-        if(t instanceof RedundantTransformation)
+        if(t.isRedundant())
             return this;
         
         mat = null;//matrix invalid
@@ -103,25 +103,24 @@ public class TransformationList extends Transformation
     }
     
     private void compact() {
-        if(transformations.isEmpty())
-            return;
-        
         ArrayList<Transformation> newList = new ArrayList<Transformation>(transformations.size());
         Iterator<Transformation> iterator = transformations.iterator();
-        Transformation prev = iterator.next();
+        Transformation prev = null;
         while(iterator.hasNext()) {
             Transformation t = iterator.next();
-            Transformation m = prev == null ? null : prev.merge(t);
-            if(m instanceof RedundantTransformation) {
-                prev = null;
-            }
-            else if(m != null) {
-                prev = m;
-            }
-            else {
-                newList.add(prev);
-                prev = t;
+            if(t.isRedundant())
+                continue;
+            
+            if(prev != null) {
+                Transformation m = prev.merge(t);
+                if(m == null)
+                    newList.add(prev);
+                else if(m.isRedundant())
+                    t = null;
+                else
+                    t = m;
             }
+            prev = t;
         }
         if(prev != null)
             newList.add(prev);
@@ -131,6 +130,11 @@ public class TransformationList extends Transformation
             mat = null;
         }
     }
+    
+    @Override
+    public boolean isRedundant() {
+        return transformations.size() == 0;
+    }
 
     @Override
     @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
diff --git a/codechicken/lib/vec/Translation.java b/codechicken/lib/vec/Translation.java
index 9dde79e..ad2776e 100644
--- a/codechicken/lib/vec/Translation.java
+++ b/codechicken/lib/vec/Translation.java
@@ -61,14 +61,17 @@ public class Translation extends Transformation
     
     @Override
     public Transformation merge(Transformation next) {
-        if(next instanceof Translation) {
-            Vector3 vec2 = vec.copy().add(((Translation) next).vec);
-            return vec2.isZero() ? new RedundantTransformation() : new Translation(vec2);
-        }
+        if(next instanceof Translation)
+            return new Translation(vec.copy().add(((Translation) next).vec));
         
         return null;
     }
     
+    @Override
+    public boolean isRedundant() {
+        return vec.equalsT(Vector3.zero);
+    }
+    
     @Override
     public String toString()
     {