The pictures are pretty low res, but look very nice! There is nothing wrong in learning from others, especially if they are happy to offer their help. It's good to see how you used our tips to produce something much more detailed and better looking. Great work, I am curious about the final shots.
About my materials from previous post - you should be able to simply assign them to your objects and see what happens. Then you can experiment with different values, replace colors with textures, etc...