thanks guys

No probs arran, I'm real happy you got it finished. With the next challenge/model you will only go from strength to strength!

thanks magicsy

cheers dave, I think your's has got the realism aspect right for the challenge - good luck!

thanks THX1138, the grid is overlaid on the fur part of the render as its the demo. I could have rendered the eyes/mouth out without it but then it would look wierd. Also I spent a couple of hours trying to get rid of it (photoshopping it) in the high res picture but ran out of time to remove it all.
I'd definately interested in the bone texture tut, it'd be nice to make the skull render more realistic