Here my entry… thanks to Flannel for suggesting the name
and my short WIP can be found here: http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?t=134106
thanks to whoever commented on it 
Great job, dyf
You still like the side view? Well, it’s your project…
@ByronKindig,
thanks for your kind words
@The Blender-er
this is not a side view, it’s more like a 45-degree view… can you suggest what you have in mind? because i’m planning to do more test even after the competition
thanks