Yes, those pics are better, no shadows and you can see everything clearly.
The image itself is quite large, at that size all the little flaws are visible which hurts your score, maybe make them somewhere in size between the first ones and second ones.
Honestly, I don\'t feel you have been sniped at all. The votes clearly reflect the model as it is of now. BTW most of the people who have commented here have been on CMON long enuff to tell a good model from a average model.
This is not a site to post if you need an ego boost, or a pat on your back telling you did a marvellous job.
Its a pretty recent miniature post actually. I think its just a coincidence. Some people come along and vote crappy then someone else would come along and vote really well.