So, I finished up another squad of Colonial Marine miniatures last week (I'll try and post pic's at some point), but I've been at a bit of a loss about what to do with regard to getting some reasonable looking Alien/Xenomorph miniatures.
Anyway, after a bit of googling I stumbled upon the Dawn of the Lead Blog (and in particular THIS review) which details a few different ranges of official and not-so-official 'xenomorph-style' miniatures. The review itself is a great one, and my first choice would probably be the latest 'clix' miniatures - though they appear to be quite rare now, and go for (what I would consider) a ridiculous amount of money on ebay.
However, I've also noticed that em4 miniatures have recently made their (usually pre-painted) sci-fi alien range available as individual (unpainted) models - and the feeder model (second from the bottom of THIS page) looks like a good candidate for a bit of conversion work (or could probably be used as-is if you're not too fussy).
So I went ahead and ordered a couple (they are only £1.55 each after all), and I also got hold of a few 'lurker heads' from Heresy Miniatures (the same ones mentioned in the DotL review) - and set to work with a pair of clippers, superglue, and some greenstuff ...and here's the result:

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