Cheers, the feedback was award enough, people seemed to love it. I was lucky enough to pick up a highly commended for the figone pirate bust which made me extremely happy. Congratulations to yourself with your fantastic results.
Thanks guys, I'm very glad to say that a) there's not a zombie in sight and b) I'm not using blue for the flesh tones (when I get to his snout). That alone makes me happy!
I have no idea why but I found is snout to be insanely difficult to a point where I stripped it twice, my blends didn't blend, the paint was thick and the look crappy. However patience has finally paid off!