I did read the thread, but sometimes these datails just disappear in the complexity of the piece... which is something I must learn to avoid and instead pay attention to them because they can change an ok pixel into something great. Thanks jalonso for the kind critics, they make me keep going :)
As you learn and practice among all other things to remember one more for you is to try not to band because it almost always looks weak. There is a bit about this in cure's pixelart thread in the forum...which I just know you've read...right?
Otherwise you are doing good and trying to be ambitious which is great :)
Very Nice, Sir.