diff --git a/include/blt/gfx/model.h b/include/blt/gfx/model.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96db136
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/blt/gfx/model.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ *  <Short Description>
+ *  Copyright (C) 2023  Brett Terpstra
+ *
+ *  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef BLT_WITH_GRAPHICS_MODEL_H
+#define BLT_WITH_GRAPHICS_MODEL_H
+
+#include <blt/math/vectors.h>
+#include <vector>
+#include <blt/gfx/gl_includes.h>
+
+namespace blt::gfx
+{
+    class model_data
+    {
+        public:
+        private:
+            std::vector<blt::vec3f> vertices;
+            std::vector<blt::vec2f> uvs;
+            std::vector<blt::vec3f> normals;
+    };
+    
+    
+}
+
+#endif //BLT_WITH_GRAPHICS_MODEL_H
diff --git a/include/blt/gfx/shader.h b/include/blt/gfx/shader.h
index ed3368a..11fac50 100644
--- a/include/blt/gfx/shader.h
+++ b/include/blt/gfx/shader.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace blt::gfx
             size_t size_;
             GLuint location_;
         public:
-            uniform_buffer(size_t size, GLuint location = 0);
+            explicit uniform_buffer(size_t size, GLuint location = 0);
             uniform_buffer(void* data, size_t size, GLuint  location = 0);
             
             /**
diff --git a/src/blt/gfx/model.cpp b/src/blt/gfx/model.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86da900
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blt/gfx/model.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ *  <Short Description>
+ *  Copyright (C) 2023  Brett Terpstra
+ *
+ *  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+#include <blt/gfx/model.h>
+
+blt::gfx::vertex_array::vertex_array()
+{
+    glGenVertexArrays(1, &vaoID);
+}