Thanks for the answer, indeed stepping down is an option, but i really like to work with high subs levels so that the wax tool gets all the edginess of the stamps
looks finished to me. no really, next step would be to either start UVing or working on a quick high poly version (adding the rings, possibly working on the wood).
brought my model into sketchfab, testing out my normal maps, next steps will be to figure out my color scheme and bring it into mari for texturing model
To ask an obviously question... Are your hip/root curves exactly the same for the left and right steps? If not, that would explain the different results even if the feet are exactly same.