Humpty Dumpty on a bad day...

[Commander Vyper]

Aye aye Cap'n - besides it isn't a mould line - its where his head rubbed against the side of the cloning vat - honest gov!
Must admit I could spend more time with shading, etc (getting to grips with it on a zoat I painted up and posted in the fantasy forum) - must learn not to rush and instead savour the weight of unpainted minis burying my desk, crying out to be painted!

Get used to that my friend, too much lead/plastic/resin never enough time. Just patiently chip away at it, addictively add to it and leave it to the kids to continue your legacy! 

Anyway have a go not drybrushing something dark, build up the highlights to one, two levels and then shade. You'll be pleasantly suprised.

[Plynkes]

You make a good point about drybrushing. The only thing I use it for is groundwork on bases. I'm not one of those people who scoff at it as a short cut (I like short cuts), I don't do it because it so damn difficult to get good results that way. I don't have the skill to make it look good (it always looks hellishly messy when done by me), so for me it is no short cut at all. Regular painting is much easier to my mind.

Just my thought on the matter.