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Would be nice wouldn't it? Anyone have any idea if/when action figures/merchandise will be released for the movie?

I'd literally kill for a model of that prawn mecha.

No one was expecting it to be a big hit, so I doubt anything was designed at the time. Now it's a massive hit though, no doubt someone has snapped up the toy/game rights.

Well... It had the blessing of Peter Jackson's hand... I can't see HOW on earth they didn't think it would be a big hit. I would be all for them making some 28mm minis for use with "Various Wargames" *Hint Hint*

headswaps on the AT-43 COGs might work. Saw a bunch of those at Gen Con.
the anatomy and proportions of the figures themselves are kinda close...

not the biggest pic, but something snagged off google image search:

Yeah,cogs would be a good starting point. They're plastic, so very easy to convert.

http://www.rackham-store.com/boutique_us/liste_produits.cfm?type=850&code_lg=lg_us&num=48

I think everyone would want to play the aliens so they can use those cool weapons.