Not Rhino is passé (best nurbs modeller I think), but nurbs per se. Also considering that he models for Poser which doesn't support nurbs, you may or may not end up with messy topologies once you convert it to polys.

I suggested Modo because it's the most modern poly/sudb modeller out there, fairly easy to learn due to the top notch user interface and hundreds of videos, and even costs less than Rhino.