This is the first thing I made in Maya with some kind of materials and/or colors. It was supposed to be used in a very short animation, but I couldn't figure out how to rig the character properly, so I failed this project in my school. The first time I tried making anything in Maya was September 2nd 2009, so I'm not that familiar with the interface yet, and apparently I'm a very slow learner...
You are not a slow learner, considering you just start learning Maya, this model doesn't look bad at all. Modeling figure, I mean, any figure is a challenging work. Just keep learning and try to enjoy it, you will do fine.