Ok so far today I've got the teeth and eyes cut out, its been years since I used a hobby knife so I went as slowly as I could, its not so far though, needs a bit of fine tuning, question about the eyes though should they be cut out as far as the mould grooves or just inside them?
You can see the lines just outside where I've cut here, I was scared to go too far but looking online it seems to be right so I'll take another bit out, I was really surprised how easy the plastic is to cut, only bit I had some trouble with was the small corners of the teeth, they're looking ok though, for an utter newbie
Also, what should it be washed with before painting?