Hi TreadHead88,
Your figure looks fine, I think taken out of context of a trench or a ruin searching for the enemy is sort of throwing everyone off a little. Nothing beats a nice sharp E Tool for close in work and being able to put a little distance between the holder and what ever he wants to move, open or what have you. The five 'o'clock shadow you have given him is excellent. When he is placed in a scene you can use the colors of the dust and debris to give him that grubby in combat look.
Oil paints are excellent for figure work. Micheal's or Aaron Brothers Art Mart, large artist's stores where they have a large selection of stuff should be your goal to getting a good deal on them. I scored a 24 color set of oil paints for $7.99 and a quart can of synthetic turpentine for $4. That is all it takes to set you up for oil painting, that and some practice. Turpentine doesn't really affect enamel or acrylics when it is used to do washes and drybrushing. That means all the work you have done to now won't be affected by the oils. If you make an error or want to change something, it is a fresh brush load of turpentine away. After some experimenting you will find that it does do an excellent job of shading, brightening, altering, and in general turning your figures into ones that you look at and think," I did that! Cool"
You can look at my website and see a couple of the ones I have done in 1/16 scale here:
http://members.cox.net/jcma4
I just got into doing the bigger scale stuff and it is proving to be an eyeopener in learning new ways to deal with the small scale ones as well. I can't wait to see more of your 6 pack.
Jay-modelnut4
AKA treadhead 1952
Las Vegas, NV