I'd but it was not I good shape as you can see, I know I could have got in touch with Gordon but to be honest I was not to fussed as it was only a test figure just to see if I could get reasonable results on such a large scale.
I should not have used it as a test piece and spent more time on prep.
The primer was all wrong so the oils did not cover, hence the use of other types of paint as a base and trying other types of paint.