-Mental Ray
-1 min 16 max AO pass
-1 minute render time
920,000 polygons (non-optimized)
using instances whenever possible
-polygon modelling
-spline modelling
-subdivision modelling (though rare)
95% free style modelling which of course takes longer in terms of modelling time. The model took around a month to complete.
Holds up well on close inspection, but medium distance is recommended -since of its wide shape.
Any constructive comments welcome, cheers :)