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**Tim the Biovore**

I have always had a soft spot for those low-detail models, perfect for freehand designs. So, naturally I have decided to ask you people, the Dakkaites, never short of an opinion. These are the best models I can think of so I'm expecting plenty of Other selections. My personal favourite(s) are the Eldar Harlequins. What's yours?

**Jimi Nemesis**

I am going to have to go with the Harlies. THose models are gorgeous, with lots of room for the imagination.

In fact, most of the eldar range is like that, including Vypers, Wraithlords, War walkers and Warlocks.

**Vulkan_He'stan**

vindicator i love painting stuff on the dozer blade make up you own chapter who paint stuff that you like to do on their vheilcles

**Cheese Elemental**

Khorne Lord on Juggernaut.

Come on, that model just emanates pure awesome.

**BrookM**

Jes himself said that the Harlies were designed with free hand in mind for the most part. "Just go mad."

**wyomingfox**

I would have to go with the FW Flyrant

**Howard A Treesong**

I went for "standard bearers". I see many wonderful things done with standards, and it's the one of the few realistic places where armies do go all out on colours and patterns. All of the above models can be painted to a fine degree, but I often think it goes away from a well painted realistic figure to a pure exercise in painting ability which looks stunning but is ultimately a bit silly. Harlequins look good, but I parsonally find them a bit too fussy.

**Iron_Chaos_Brute**

There's some company (I forget the name) that makes Primarch models.

Sanguinius, painted by one of my friends.

**JohnHwangDD**

If you're going to freehand like crazy, then take a really big vehicle like a Land Raider or Baneblade so you have a larger canvas to work with. Personally, I'd suggest a Valkyrie or Eldar Flyer of some sort.

Otherwise, Standard Bearers are the way to go, even when the flag is crazy big.

Personally, I'm a big fan of tight camouflage patterns on grunts.

**Kanluwen**

Buildings are also a pretty cool place to go nuts. I saw a bastion a few weeks ago that had been painted to have the owner's regimental insignia, numerical signifier, and a freehanded massive Aquila that spanned the rest of the bastion.

**Fifty**

I have loved the Harlequins since they first came out back in, what, 1990?

**Vermillion**

Classic harlequins

**Alex Kolodotschko**

Inquisitor scale stuff.
The Eldar is particularly good.

**Sidstyler**

Juggerlord!

**deffskullz**

BFSP goblins =D

**Warboss Gutrip**

Khorne Lord on the Juggernaught. No doubt.

Now if I can just incorporate him into an Ork army...
Ravenous Big Squig?
I'm stuck...

**Tim the Biovore**

Chaos Orks!

**Million**

No dragons? I've always wanted to have a go at the old wood elf dragon, could never justify the money. Apart from that, a land raider with plenty of freehand and the interior fully done up. One day...

**MeanGreenStompa**

Eldar tanks seem to provide a canvass for some amazing work.

**JohnHwangDD**

Sidstyler wrote:Juggerlord!

Boobworm!

**bubber**

Khorne lord for me - I think it's one of GW's all-time best models at the mo. Plenty of scope to do either a simple looking paint job with loads of blending or loads of flat surfaces to do some free-hand stuff.

**Boss 'eadbreaka**

The Eldar falcon, for reasons I am not to sure about.

**anticitizen013**

It's tough to choose between a tank and the Harlequins, but in the end I selected the Harlequins because you are able to paint them as ridiculous as you possibly can and it will still look 'proper'. Tanks give you a very nice palette to work with, however. Someone here on Dakka has a freakin amazing Monolith done with an airbrush. Don't remember who or what thread, but I'm sure if you searched, you would find.

**J.Black**

The SoB Exorcist.

Lot's of flat surfaces to freehand on, highly detailed armour plates to do some advanced blending on, a couple of infantry sized models for fine detail work. Overall a great model (although a pain to assemble) that is highly challenging to paint, even picking a palette for it is tricky due to all the different areas; makes you want to go crazy but then you remember it has to tie together at the end

Oh, and good weathering opportunities too.

**99MDeery**

I'm going to have to go with the Wood elf and high elf character models plenty of scope to do as you please with the models and some of the poses are gorgeous