First Figures

1.) Clean up the mold parting lines, especially on the inside of the left arm.
2.) You need better alignment on the right arm, the flak vest should be higher than the shoulder.
3.) Even if the uniform is all green, try to use a bit more variety in the shades,. and use a darker color for the flak jacket,.
4.) Add shadows and highlights to the uniform to give it more depth.
5.) If you are afraid of eyes in 1/35, you can approximate them with a wash of dark brown and you;r figure will look like he's squinting.
6.) When painting the goggles give the lens a coat of aluminum or silver, then use a translucent green or smoke.
7.) For your skin tones, try using warmer colors. I use Burnt Sienna to tint Titanium White until I get a good skin color.Most of my highlights and shadows come from these two colors.

looks like a good first effort to me.......
like you i'm in the midst of my first figure work.......and a few of the figure afficionados from the forum have suggested.......
Shep Paine's "How to build Dioramas" book which has a very good show and tell on figures.....

thanks for sharing your efforts......wish i could be more helpful.