I made the chain mail, and now I think I am actually done modeling and texturing this thing. Next step will be to rig it. I want to make sure I do the rig well so that when I animate it I have an easier time of it. Any comments on the chain mail? It sort of feels like chicken wire to me, maybe I should have made the rings thicker. I modeled it in Maya then took a still of it into Photoshop and played with it similar to how ereitz did for his chain mail of his scary ax guy. I made the transparency and bump map this way, and then I added the same metal texture for the color.

C+C are welcome, as well as suggestions on how to start rigging it.