I took a look at piggelz's and jugg's tutorials and this is my result. Thanks for the tuts and the stocks guys.
suggestion: blur your BG more to add some depth. im kinda getting tired of writing so much lol so sorry you had to be my last comment
Very nice effects, just let down by the oversharpened spartan. Everything else is top-notch. I think Knight may be right when he said blue the BG a little, but I'll levae that up to you.