First figures ever finished, pt 2

And this is the second figure ever done. Well, its another MiG Productions, this time a Russian Pilot, operation Barbarossa, 1941. Piloting a Polikarpov I-16. The base I made up, it seemed a shame to have an aircraft just sitting on the ground/ desk top. So I sanded off the base till the wings. fuselage were level, mounted it to a brass rod, then inverted a small can to use as a base.
Worked okay, for a weekender project. The biggest challenge was marking out the Star on the base, that took me a few goes.......
The paint scheme on the can was supposed to simulate the pattern painted on the fighter model itself, but darker, so as to make a distinction between the two.
Pleased with it overall, nice break from brain straining flesh tones, as a newbie painter.