Hi Brian,
What a lovely piece of modelling, you said you are a slow modeller, well here is crux of the problem, if this is finished for the Sword & Lance and you turn up at the door to put this in the modelling section, it's getting confiscated at the door.
If it's going in the bust section then I personally show you where to enter mate.
Seriously though mate, I can't wait to see you put your stamp on this with the paints. You have a lot of support behind you on here and very well deserved in my opinion.
cheers
Richie