When I was doing my portfolio, I tend to work for about 3-4 weeks/8-9 hrs a day per single asset. Now that I'm working, I'm surprised that I can really do it within 10-14 days/9-10 hrs of work. And yeah, they're all next-gen stuff.
So 1 week for the modeling? hm.. The impression I'm getting is that just the modeling phase takes max 1 week, so a working week at 9-5 minus 1hr for lunch is 35hrs... hm, of course every character is different but its an idea... Thanks guys!