Pete Carter #4 when modeling the arms and legs take a look at this, you should be ok with the joins as they are but its worth keeping in mind. good work though!
Leon Drake #5 oooh thanks for the tip. you know i have run into that problem many times when animating. i'll be sure to implement that from now on! Very cool!
ray-tracer #7 overall Volume of the model is good ,but too many edges on the legs and arms against the rest by the way: petes tip is from ben mathis ,on his site he has tons of good tutorials and videos http://www.poopinmymouth.com/
Pete Carter #10 sorry i should have stated where i got that image from but i found it very useful he has some great stuff check it out