diff --git a/asteroids/View.cc b/asteroids/View.cc
index 1ca0bb0..cb3801f 100644
--- a/asteroids/View.cc
+++ b/asteroids/View.cc
@@ -269,20 +269,6 @@ void View::Draw() {
 		DrawWorld ();
 	}
 
-	glPushMatrix();
-	
-	glEnable (GL_LIGHTING);
-	glEnable (GL_LIGHT0);
-
-	glRotatef (90, 1., 0., 0.);
-//	glScalef (10., 10., 10.);
-	DrawOBJModel (mAsteroidModel);
-
-	glDisable (GL_LIGHT0);
-	glDisable (GL_LIGHTING);
-
-	glPopMatrix();
-
 	DrawUi ();
 
 	// Perform post-Draw actions
@@ -677,6 +663,8 @@ void View::DrawUiLevelIntro() {
 		GetModel()->SetPlayerLives(100);
 	}
 
+	glEnable(GL_BLEND);
+
 	stringstream level_info_stream;
 	level_info_stream << "Level " << GetModel()->GetCurrentLevelIndex() + 1;
 
@@ -760,6 +748,8 @@ void View::DrawUiLevelIntro() {
 			level_author_dest_y - Engine::GetTimer("LevelIntroLevelAuthor") * level_author_delta_y
 			);
 
+	glDisable(GL_BLEND);
+
 	if (Engine::CheckTimer("LevelIntroLevelStart")) {
 		if(Engine::GUI::Button (1, "Start", (screen_right - button_width) * 0.5, screen_bottom * 0.5 + 180, button_width, button_height)) {
 			PopViewState();
@@ -1661,8 +1651,24 @@ void View::DrawShip (ShipEntity *ship) {
 }
 
 void View::DrawAsteroid (AsteroidEntity *asteroid) {
-	mAsteroidSprite.SetScale (2. * asteroid->mPhysicState->mRadius / mAsteroidSprite.GetWidth());
-	mAsteroidSprite.DrawAt(0., 0., 0.);
+//	mAsteroidSprite.SetScale (2. * asteroid->mPhysicState->mRadius / mAsteroidSprite.GetWidth());
+//	mAsteroidSprite.DrawAt(0., 0., 0.);
+
+	glPushMatrix();
+	
+	glEnable (GL_LIGHTING);
+	glEnable (GL_LIGHT0);
+
+//	glRotatef (90, 1., 0., 0.);
+	float scale = 1.8 * asteroid->mPhysicState->mRadius;
+	glScalef (scale, scale, scale);
+	DrawOBJModel (mAsteroidModel);
+
+	glDisable (GL_LIGHT0);
+	glDisable (GL_LIGHTING);
+
+	glPopMatrix();
+
 
 #ifdef DRAW_BOUNDARIES
 	glColor3f (1., 1., 1.);
diff --git a/engine/ViewBase.cc b/engine/ViewBase.cc
index ec9ca4d..191f161 100644
--- a/engine/ViewBase.cc
+++ b/engine/ViewBase.cc
@@ -651,9 +651,6 @@ void ViewBase::DrawOBJModelShaded (OBJModelPtr obj_model) {
 	std::map<std::string, GLuint>::const_iterator iter;
 	GLuint texture = 0;
 
-	glEnable(GL_BLEND);
-	glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
-
 	for (int i = 0; i < obj_model->getNumberOfMeshes(); ++i)
 	{
 		pMesh = &obj_model->getMesh(i);
@@ -721,7 +718,7 @@ void ViewBase::DrawOBJModelShaded (OBJModelPtr obj_model) {
 				glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
 				glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, texture);
 			} else {
-				LogMessage ("bumpmap %s not found", pMaterial->bumpMapFilename.c_str());
+				LogError ("bumpmap %s not found", pMaterial->bumpMapFilename.c_str());
 			}
 
 			// Bind the color map texture.
@@ -735,7 +732,7 @@ void ViewBase::DrawOBJModelShaded (OBJModelPtr obj_model) {
 				if (iter != mGLTextures.end()) {
 					texture = iter->second;
 				}	else {
-					LogMessage ("color map %s not found", pMaterial->colorMapFilename.c_str());
+					LogError ("color map %s not found", pMaterial->colorMapFilename.c_str());
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -812,17 +809,13 @@ void ViewBase::DrawOBJModelShaded (OBJModelPtr obj_model) {
 
 	// as we might be using multiple textures (at least for the normal mapping
 	// case) we have to disable both textures
-	glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0);
-	glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);
-	
 	glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE1);
 	glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);
 
+	glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0);
+	glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);
+	
 	glUseProgram(0);
-	glDisable(GL_BLEND);
-
-	// disable texture drawing
-//	glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
 }
 
 /*