Its Oscar...well sort of

[torpidhummer]

Hey! All what do you mean,"it's Oscar",even though he dose kinda looks like me,I don 'nt keep my hands in my pockets.Great job,
Oscar

[JoeVM]

Looks like Oskar to me. Good job.

[Eddy-Smiles]

Neat paint job. Looks like you kept it thin but were still able to keep it from running. Very nice!

[Gulf Coast Handyman]

Very nice carving, you did a great job!

Dave

[uvawyo]

That is sure enough Oscar and a good one at that, Well done

[gene-messer]

For your second carving .. you are doing great .. the likenesss is good and the carving and painting are very good
Gene

[invasion1973]

Thanks everyone
I have learnt a lot from doing this carving. I started off following the book but found it easier just to look a finished picture of oscar and work from that, than following step by step. It took me around 6 hours to finish and I am pleased with the results and looking forward to doing another really soon.
I used Vallejo acrylic paints that I had already from painting plastic model kits. I am really pleased with how they look on the wood..I think I need to put something over the to for protection though, Like a matt varnish maybe ??

I am waiting for some felxcut gold compound and I will use an old leather belt as a strop. I hope this will bring the back up to really sharp ?

Thanks again for the comments really appreciated