Yes, it was a challenge.
Alright then. What about this:

More views.



All above with smoothing on...

...and this with smoothing off. And...

...wireframe.
a total of 122,412 faces.
Obviously not the same subject, but I think they're comparable enough as far as skill/capabilities go.
~1.5 hours with Blender v2.49b. And I can make it better with more time. I just dont usually model simply to be artistic; I have my tablet and PaintTool SAI for that.
That enough proof for you, or do I have to do a whole damn body? :\