*Student* Space Marine scene

The Divided

This work may be slow as its being done in my own time, but basically, I'm going to create a scene including Space Marines (not too sure on the scene yet), but I've got half the marine modelled, some bits I'll have to mirror and texture as a whole instead of having it perfectly symmetrical.
This is project I'm working on with my friend, so it depends how much he'll be doing too. Our inspiration is the opening cinematic from Dawn of War.
Below is the Space Marine, ant advice would be much appreciated! I'm trying to keep him low poly, as a half, he's 1,295 Tris. Some areas of course need more detail than others. Before I begin the unwrap, if there is any fault with him, please let me know!

Brian "Panda" Choi

What references are you specifically using for the Space Marine for proportions, render target, etc., and can you post them so we may see as well?

The Divided

I couldn't find anything simple to work off, only a few images I grabbed off page 1 on Google Images. The one with the heavy bolter I used the poses in the top right.

Brian "Panda" Choi

How simple are you going for?

jacob07777

May I ask why the number of tri's was decided to be so low for this project? I would recommend upping all of your budgets a bit if it's to show off your guys work. That is a very low poly count for a character

The Divided

Its meant to be a generic Space Marine, I'd up the tris count but I want to be sparring with my first one as its going into a scene and I want to prove I can create a good looking low tris marine, then a high poly, detailed marine. If that makes sense.

The Divided

Its been bloody slow, but after trial and error, its the best I can do for low poly, though the helmet is such a pain, the model sin't complete as its a bit obscure under the shoulder pads and the helmet...its a pain.
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BertR

I'm not an anatomical expert, but that's a really big 'tight gap'.
You should take a look at that.
Also, his upperarms have a strange shape (although they aren't visible due to the shoulder armor)

The Divided

I know, this is my first attempt at it is all, following the images I used at the time, it was as close as I could get with that. How would you advise me to correct it? Keeping still correct to the Space Marine theme?
Yeahh, they've been pointed out by a friend already, I need to change the arms under the pads as they just don't work.

Actually, I see in your diagram and my model now how to improve it, than you!