wip, i came back to this not long age. im playing with vertex painting.
instead of using vertex painting, you could uvmap basic texture to it, and use texture painting. that’s way cooler… 
you dont need so complex meshes either…
well, nice looking start, gloomy scifi…
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er, perhaps you could PM me a quick and dirty method of doing so? im a little confused…
Hehe, you are just another sadistic bastich, aren´t you 
Nice render though, I like it. Agree that UV works easier way, but this works too and that is what matter 
Easiest way to UV is via obj export and UV mapper, I used this method in my 24h contest firstly and achieve by this a powerfull tool for my next work. If you don´t know how to do it, try to search Questions and Answers forum or PM me, I will explaint it to you If you are interested.
Maybe some more rust and more expresive lighting would be next step to get this pic even better.
Looks awesome.
looks great, but it’s quite dark so i can’t see the mouth