id prob say 8.4-8.6, i agree with the inside of the cloak, its an odd colour combination, very very nice mini though, when did u get it finished?
with regards to the pics, first of all, u need to upload pics on to a diff site like photobucket or tinypic.com (it sez theirs a limit on file size but i upload huge pics all the time) that way, u wont have ur stuff resized to be stupidly small (400px isnt big enough to do justice to the stuff u paint), also, save ur files as .tif, not jpeg, the file size will be bigger, but they will be of higher quality
secondly, u either need to use the macro settin on ur camera more, or use the optical zoom (not the digital) to get closer in on ur minis. if ur still strugglin to get detailed pics then u might want to borrow a higher quality camera. (more mega pixels = more detail)
the sheen on the last pics uv taken arnt a result of over exposure, its a result of having ur strip lamp too close to the mini without having someway to diffuse the light, hence ur gettin alot of the light bouncing back from the high areas. u either need to grab urself a light cube/tent and another light with the same temp bulb, or u need to tape a thin peice of paper over the lamp to diffuse the light so it falls evenly over ur mini.
OR \'borrow\' Mr. Poleaxe\'s setup for a few hrs
hope this helps
*edit*
am liking the new pics, lots bigger!
id have to see this in person to give u some fair feedback, but personally id like to see a tad more contrast in the browns and blacks on the mini and a tad more detail on the base, if ur garden supply can stretch to cover that lol, and i think u might have made a mistake on the left side horn, their seems to be a brown dash on the tip...
having said that, am loving the snout and the ears, metallics are great and am loving the wood...