btw that model is not 30k faces, it has all lod steps in single model and has alot overlapping model parts.
Each LOD of the model has 100% of the first LOD.
30.000 faces animated versus not animated makes big difference in performance.
The model is way to highpoly and not worth to be used.
As Quadraxas mentioned, many overlapping faces.
A good modeler could make it with 1.500 faces.
Look for a better model and try it again.
