Wow! Just stumbled on this WIP. This is an education.
If you like WIPs check out my 3D printed T. rex skull thread on this very site. I cover the whole process including research, pre-production work and modelling process.
How in the world did you get the UV Map arranged so nicely?
I try to lay out polys so that the model can be sectioned cleanly. Also Blender has great UV tools (IMO), I make extensive use of pinned vertices and Live Unwrap for organic type objects. Here’s a screenshot showing cutting seams (in red).
