What's going on?

That is a good question, or as the group 4 non blondes said it so well " hey hey hey hey hey, what's going on". The answer is: Quite a lot actually, even though this blog doesn't reflect it.
I know I've fallen way behind with pictures of my miniatures in here. I hope I can do something about that this weekend.

I have finished my dwarf Ironbreakers. It took several weeks longer than stated in an earlier blog entry (mostly because I did everything but miniature painting), but they are finally done when it comes to the painting. All that is left is fixing the bases and I hope to do that this Friday or Saturday.
I have also built and finished my first SpaceMarine Rhino, and I think it came out looking pretty good. As usual when building by the instructions provided by Games Workshop, there were a few suprises. But everything came on the right way and fitted pefectly (so nothing like the Land Speeder this time), and I think it turned out very well. I have put the Rhino up on the spot where I usually take my pictures, so as soon as I get the second lamp back in the workspace I will take pics of it (this weekend for sure).

I have decided that using decals to put on markings is not the way to go. I looked over a few of the old markings and even though the model has been standing still on the shelves the markings are coming off. That tells me it's nice that I'm even further behind when it comes to putting on the finihsing coat of protective varnish on my miniatures. If they don't keep their markings standing on the shelf, then they will surely loose them while being used for gaming.
I have an idea to paint everything on, and I hope I will be able to try this shortly. The idea is to make a template in thin cardboard or thin plastic and paint it on by using that. Most shoulderguards are the same size and my biggest problem is applying the Ultramarines logo. Also I might need a template to add company markings and Ultramarine markings to vehicles, but the decals seem to stick better on thise flat surfaces. But I'll see what I can do with it.