And it does depend on how busy a guy is. Some of the better known ones can take longer just because they are just plain back logged.
You don't go visit your taxi once in a while? Hell, I just like walking in and seeing what he's got going and shoot the breeze a bit. At this point you can probably walk in and see your own animal in some form of progression with stick pins holding things in place with the faint smell of glue doing its job.
-Steve