Thanks everyone. I am looking forward to some other projects soon, to see if I can apply Danilo's lessons on a consistant basis. It's a great book with great tutorials and was well worth the money.
I'm currently working on the same figure and should be finished this week (finishing some custom ground work).
I was also drawn to Danilo's book re this figure, but you're work is also inspiring. When I post my photos, I hope to get at least some of the good feed back you received.