Hmm, it may sound childish, but I think we really need more/better battletech toys. The minis definitely aren't cutting it. After re-glueing one too many, my current policy regarding interactions between them and my nephews are pretty much "look at my brad new mini, isn't it cool? Awesome, isn't it? Now don't ever, ever, ever, ever , ever, EVER touch it! In fact, why don't I put it on the high shelf that even I can barely reach? Oh, you can't see it up there? That's OK, I'll show you pictures and we can talk about how awesome they are!".
No, we need something plastic, with opposable limbs, that shoots missiles. Think of a toy Catapult launching 40 "long range" missiles. We should probably put a "choking hazard" sticker on the box...