I actually think this is very good as an ex-seviceman myself I have to disagree with you Micheal though it would be hard to maintain that position for an infinate amount of time the kneeling position is an effective position and accurate shots can be made in this position as it is more down to the breathing and pulling thetrigger combination. The only thing wrong with the pose is that the arm supporting most of the weapons weight would have the elbow on the top of the knee/upper leg for support. I think once painted this would be a very cool model.
I am an ex-marksman in the British infantry just for reference.
well :) that's a very good idea imho! a TRUE sniper with no shinning stuff and flashy armor... that's quite ok for me!
Some crits :
1. A sniper with a ghillie won't fire crouched but lying on the ground ;) si your position is wrong with the conversion you done.
2. The most important artifacts to hide are the shiny parts and especially the visor reflecting light...
3. The position is sthing uncomfortable... If he tries to shoot this way, he won't even touch a titan :)
4. The interest of the ghillie is to make some kind of "chameleon" protection and here the grass isn't the same at all as for the ghillie...
5. The sculpt is a bit rough and you should smooth your GS more because i can see many finger prints. - I hope you don't think i'm too crude with comment, just giving you my experience in sniping domain ;) (softball) and sculpture ;) Nice try on the overall mini anyway. - Michael