Thanks everyone for the replies.
John: Thanks alot .
MattWBradbury: Thanks. When I get v12 I will be using normal mapping. THat was my plan. THe only problem is learning to make normal maps .
gazzamataz, Korken, phnxpyre: Thanks for you comments. I will probably be keeping the teeth exactly as they are. They just seem nicely menacing and readier to rend the way they are. I have already made sure that the mouth closes before I finished the head.
The waist I will be adjusting after I do the legs. I just don't know where I am going with the bottom half of him.
Thanks again everyone.