Cheers ian , the fiddly detail painting i can manage, its the flesh thats always given me problems , we'll have to see how this one turns out .Ive been doing a bit today to this , mainly giving the man a dark wash to highlight any shadows and matt coating the oss ,although I think this may need another coat to really matt it down. Ive also cut the various straps ,harness etc from wine foil and sprayed them either black or white. no pics today though cheers tony