I hesitate to post this, but here goes..
This one looks so much crappier in the photo than real life. That is not to say that the paint really isn't a bit thick, of course ;-) Oh well..
Actually it aint that crappy.. your base draws it up alot with all those details.. i think u just took a too close picture of the mini (which i do myself) when u get this close (as u wont IRL) the tiny mistakes becomes bigger.. so 8 becaurse i think it looks gr8 IRL
I know exactly how you feel. I think the same thing whenever I see the pictures I take from my own minis. I don´t think she looks crappy. The contrasts are a little harsh, but usually that´s just right. The base is really neat, though.