Definitely a cool development, if it pans out... And what nobody seems to be pointing out, is that there's an accompanying Republic Drop Ship too! I wonder if it will come with the AT-TE, or be sold separately...
I made a trade with a fella (coeli) several months ago who was making an amazing custom 1/2 scale AT-TE. He sent me a few pictures of it, and it looked dead-on accurate. I'll have to see if I can go dig those shots up again and show you guys.
It'll be nice to see Hasbro pump out one of the few remaining "most requested" vehicles out there. So what other larger scale ships are left from the Prequels, besides the obvious Sith Infiltrator?