Gents.  If you are wanting to jump into figures then you have to get good at doing the eyes.  You are in luck as Fine Scale Model magazine July/August 2024 issue has a very nice primer on doing eyes.  The article is relatively short and well written.  Doing eyes on a 54mm (1/35 ish) figure is quite hard due to the small size but on large figures and busts, you can do a lot of detail.  The eyes have it!

– Chris