diff -r -U 3 minecraft\net\minecraft\client\renderer\entity\RenderSkeleton.java minecraft_patched\net\minecraft\client\renderer\entity\RenderSkeleton.java
--- minecraft\net\minecraft\client\renderer\entity\RenderSkeleton.java
+++ minecraft_patched\net\minecraft\client\renderer\entity\RenderSkeleton.java
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
       this.func_177094_a(new LayerHeldItem(this));
       this.func_177094_a(new LayerBipedArmor(this) {
          protected void func_177177_a() {
-            this.field_177189_c = (T)(new ModelSkeleton(0.5F, true));
-            this.field_177186_d = (T)(new ModelSkeleton(1.0F, true));
+            this.field_177189_c = new ModelSkeleton(0.5F, true);
+            this.field_177186_d = new ModelSkeleton(1.0F, true);
          }
       });
    }
