I did it in 6 hours for our benchmark. Highpoly, lowpoly, normal map and textures. That's 6 hours solid work, mind you - I expect most people should do it in a few evenings or over a weekend.
I just got back from the UK where the company that hired me (definitely NOT Splash Damage) had 6 months to through the 3 month process it takes to get a UK work visa. The whole time I was there I was essentially an illegal immigrant "working as a freelancer" while they blindly tried to stumble through the process. They…