Ever seen ' Magic: the gathering' cards? most of the later ones would rock as models. google it if u want pictures: magic: the gathering kamigawa should do it gl
What would be great to see is more models that can 'morph' from having a melee weapon to having a ranged weapon - especially crossbow. Crossbows are good. IMHO that would add something to gameplay and also be extremely cool looking.
This is a character from dragon warrior 4 known as balzack...me and Jman have already talked about this character this is just a much better picture. Ive already started working on his feet and it turned out pretty nice...but i figured id post this shot for inspiration to any advanced modellers out there. Figure you couldnt get away without using somewhere around 3 to 4 thousand polys to make this character somewhat believable. http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/7100/ballzak10sp.jpg