I think you've done a great job with these figures Rob. You've picked out all the details nicely and your transitions are spot-on. Now you say you might want to smooth them out a bit and blend them a bit more. I would just say don't go overboard with that as you could possibly undo some of the vibrancy of the transitions.

The only other thing I would point out is the wood on the Kar98K- it looks mono-tone when it should have more of a wood-grain effect and the cap on the water bottle of the guy with the dark field jacket is a little bright compared to the one on the other guy. Those very minor niggles aside, you should be very happy with these figures!

What type of salad will they be put into.
Or do you mean a Vignette ???????

Robert the figures look fantastic, nice work. As to the wood grain effect, one easy way is to paint a med tan first then dry brush the darker color brown you prefer. If you do it light enough it'll create some grain. I like using Vallejo acrylics for this effect although MM works great too but takes longer to dry of course.

Great job again,Terry