One month since last update

What has happened since then?

I have a 1:35 diorama standing on my table, waiting for me to get some plaster so I can shape the base and attach the ruined building to the base. When that is done, I can paint and flock the plaster ground and paint the ruined building. Then I can add pieces of roof and some more details to the building before I place the German Flak-tank in front of the building, with the tracks a little buried in mud.

I might need the plaster for some Warhammer bases as well, as I am thinking of hightening the bases of my Chaos Knights. I have some extra cavalry bases, so I will tro to work both with plaster and cork and see what gives the best end result. I also have a spare horse to use for this. The plan is to make the horses stand out a little, as they are very great models. Two knights are waiting on my worktable for the basework, and three more are in small boxes just waiting for the first two to get completed.

The Space Marine chapter is under reconstruction. The physical troops are still being produced, and I am in the finishing state for several of my robed elite warriors. Also some "regular" Space Marines are in the works. My plan is to finish painting all the models currently at my worktable, and then make some vehicles, perhaps even the drop pod currently resting on my shelf.
The reconstruction is about their origin. I have gotten a lot of feedback that my fluff isn't holding up, so I will try to re-invent it. This might also mean that I have to come up with a new chapter mark instead of using the Ultramarines U for my logo. It will have to be something simple, as I still plan to paint it on by hand. Would be nice if it could have something to do with the Ultramarine logo, as I have some troops that have molded logos on their shoulderguards (like Scout sergeant Telion).

The Imperial Guard are comming along, I just found some extra equipment I wanted to add to my finished command squads, and this is currently in painting. It comes down to adding grenades, ammo pouches and pistols for some of the models.
I have also decided to re-paint the helmets of my 5 finished troopers to make the color scheme more "whole". I have painted their ear-patches dark angels green, and the rest of the helmet black, but I will re-paint it so the helmet is all black. This will also be done on the helmets of the command squads. I thought the green patches would add some detail to the troops, but in reality it just disturbs the final look.
The ogres are comming along nicely. I am currently having a little debate with myself on the issue of washing the skin or not. All other pieces will be washed, but I have to do a little testing to see if the skin looks better with or without a wash of ogryn flesh. Perhaps I will use some other wash instead, I plan to test on some other minis that have the same skin tone.
Sly and Dolph just need to get their mouths painted up, and perhaps their eyes. Three more Ogres, including the Bone 'ead, are half way done. The last ogre will probably stay in the blister for a little while longer as I want to build a Chimera and perhaps a Hellhound. I will probably make some more regular troops along side this work.

At the moment my hands are a little shaky, so the painting have been put on hold for a couple of days, but I hope and plan to be able to do some more work this weekend.