Noob challenge

A friend of mine showed me the monthly noob challenge on polycount and I thought it'd be a great thing to do. It would give me practice on making props and also help me gather my courage to finally post on public forums. Click here for the challenge. I decided to just do the prop instead of the scene since it looks to be more stylized and I get a chance to practice more painting! I will also attempt to use 3dcoat to paint for the first time! Here is the image of the prop: