This is a combination of Blender and 3D Coat using Applink. Time into project about 3 weeks of non serious time.
This is pretty sweet! Gonna texture and rig it?
Still have a lot of work on this piece. I am like a total noob when it comes to rigging. I learn parts of rigging in Maya which was a big headache for me and never bothered learning it again correctly. When I find the time I just might learn rigging in Blender and some animation.
Nice. Yeah rigging is a pain when you are learning it and don’t know how but it gets easier…like anything else 
Go for it!