The most complimentary thing I can say is how 'unimpressed' I was
initially witht he manip.
That is to say I didn't thinky you had done much beside turn the Model green. It wasn't until I read your descrip that it become evident that All the elements that I thought were in the base pic were manip'ed in.
For me that's the ultimate compliment; when some the fabricated comes that close to reality that is mistaken for it.
KUDOS!!