Hey Russell, nice start you have there. I know what you mean by impressing yourself, until you actually do some things yourself they can seem unreachable. I think getting over that first hump is a big step in the right direction and gets you closer to mastering what you want to do.

I don't know if you have seen this tutorial before but it is one of the best I have seen and I am using it to help me out as I model my first person. (My WIP can be found here: https://forum.simplymaya.com/showthre...threadid=10817)

Here is the tutorial:
https://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials...c/joanmenu.asp

I take a look at the geometry used in the tutorial to get a sense of where I should head when I get stuck. I have followed this, step by step, for my hand and my ear.

Good luck and keep up the good work!