Ramp up the phong lighting to give it more of a shiny effect. You can also use an env_mask to reflect the world.

I haven't been browsing the workshop lately so I'm not sure. He might be a troll.

You will most likely need to look into Facial Flexes:

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=170877216

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCMt-jfDgC4

That explains it.

Are you importing a .zip file? Or are you doing everything like described in the video? Sometimes if you import a .zip file, it won't register it as compatible.

This is awesome!! Did you use the service provider feature by chance?

That's the thing, though. I can't really form an opinion with 1 picture.

Make sure the addon is compatible with version 6.29. And secondly, make sure you don't unzip the addon. You should downgrade blender if the SMD tools script hasn't been updated yet. The guy who writes that script can only work so fast.

Haha, awesome! But Put some more showcase pictures up! Perhaps of the pyro wearing it.

When you compile using the in-game importer, it should put an extra copy of your .mdl file in your /models/workshop/ folder. So it should be there...