diff --git a/GameData/ExtraplanetaryLaunchpads/Parts/Lathe/.gitignore b/GameData/ExtraplanetaryLaunchpads/Parts/Lathe/.gitignore
index dd471bd6..04b19de5 100644
--- a/GameData/ExtraplanetaryLaunchpads/Parts/Lathe/.gitignore
+++ b/GameData/ExtraplanetaryLaunchpads/Parts/Lathe/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 *.blend1
+*.cfg
+*.dds
 *.mu
 *.png
-*.cfg
diff --git a/GameData/ExtraplanetaryLaunchpads/Parts/Lathe/Makefile b/GameData/ExtraplanetaryLaunchpads/Parts/Lathe/Makefile
index 75b638b6..59d84a00 100644
--- a/GameData/ExtraplanetaryLaunchpads/Parts/Lathe/Makefile
+++ b/GameData/ExtraplanetaryLaunchpads/Parts/Lathe/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,21 @@
 LATHE = \
-	Lathe.png	\
 	Lathe.cfg	\
 	Lathe.mu	\
+	Lathe.png	\
+	Lathe_NRM.png	\
 	$e
 
-all: ${LATHE}
+LATHE_DDS = \
+	Lathe.dds	\
+	Lathe_NRM.dds	\
+	$e
+
+all: ${LATHE} ${LATHE_DDS}
+
+Lathe.dds: Lathe.png
+	nvcompress -bc1 -alpha -color $< $@
+Lathe_NRM.dds: Lathe_NRM.png
+	nvcompress -bc3 -alpha -normal $< $@
 
 install: all
 	#nothing to do as GameData makefile will take care of installation
@@ -13,6 +24,6 @@ ${LATHE} : Lathe.blend Lathe.cfg.in
 	blender -noaudio --background Lathe.blend -P ../../../../tools/mass-export.py
 
 clean:
-	rm -f ${LATHE}
+	rm -f ${LATHE} ${LATHE_DDS}
 
 .PHONY: all clean install
diff --git a/GameData/files b/GameData/files
index b704c273..6a2dbc90 100644
--- a/GameData/files
+++ b/GameData/files
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ ExtraplanetaryLaunchpads/Parts/LandingPad/LandingPad.mu
 ExtraplanetaryLaunchpads/Parts/LandingPad/LandingPad.png
 ExtraplanetaryLaunchpads/Parts/Lathe/Lathe.cfg
 ExtraplanetaryLaunchpads/Parts/Lathe/Lathe.mu
-ExtraplanetaryLaunchpads/Parts/Lathe/Lathe.png
-ExtraplanetaryLaunchpads/Parts/Lathe/Lathe_NRM.png
+ExtraplanetaryLaunchpads/Parts/Lathe/Lathe.dds
+ExtraplanetaryLaunchpads/Parts/Lathe/Lathe_NRM.dds
 ExtraplanetaryLaunchpads/Parts/Magnetometer/Magnetometer.png
 ExtraplanetaryLaunchpads/Parts/Magnetometer/model.mu
 ExtraplanetaryLaunchpads/Parts/Magnetometer/part.cfg