From DavidB: Beware the old man (80 points)

Very late and missed the mercenary round, but they still beat my recon round.(the reconnaissance team mustve been dropped at the wrong grid)

Like quite a few here, I grew up with star wars and was young enough to gather a large collection of action figures. Fantasy Flight Games has rekindled that desire to amass a large collection of those figures and game all the adventures from the movies and more.

Since my youth and the original theatre outings, I grew older and found myself often in areas without creature comforts like electricity. Books only need daylight to work properly and Ive read nearly all the Star Wars books released, all over the world. I have battered paperbacks on my shelf at home and even a few newer books stashed in my ruck and assault pack.

Ive even met and and conversed with quite a few people in oddest places just because they seen I was reading Star Wars. An SAS Sgt is convinced that the books don't count as only the movies are"real". A Kiwi recon scout and I also quietly passed the time sharing our favourite characters while in a HIDE site on a frigid Afghanistan mountain.

Like it or hate it, Star Wars is pretty universal.

Trandoshans like Boosk are a race of reptilian hunters. Often hunting in a family pack, they are carnivores and will eat anyone. Boosk is the only survivor of his family and prefers the contracts that allow him to eat. he has no loyalty to anyone and views most as just meat. Trandoshans are a race of mercenaries hiring out hunter teams, assassins and soldiers and have no scruples for reasons they just want the credits. 

Rodians are from a planet with slavery embedded in the culture. The green Rodians are the most common and are the slaves while the yellow ones are the noble class of slavers. Besides the slavery, they are very advanced, but seem to have issues from the recently ended slavery. Young green Rodians often grouped up into gangs for protection and freedom fighting, but often that life just led to crime and mercenary work.

The space orc Gamorians have long allied with the Hutts and provide a core of disciplined elite guards. The Hutts don't abuse them too much as they are very loyal and they have developed  culturally with the Hutts although they do roam as space pirates and mercenaries for hire.

Weequays are a leathery humanoid race that have very little by way of artistic culture, humour, science, or any worthwhile export. Their home world is nearly dead and the leathery wrinkled skin is a result of generations of radiation exposure. They roam as space pirates when not engaged in mercenary work. They wear all their individual wealth and are always ready to move. They work for the highest bidder and have been known to switch sides when a better deal comes along.

The Fett and Dengar. Don't really need to mention too much about the Fett who hails from a race of soldiers for hire. Mandoralians are pretty popular with any fan of Star Wars.

Dengar though is probably the least popular. I used to not be fond of him myself, but thanks to the books I have a better understanding of him.

He is a bounty hunter and soldier for hire. he has very bad luck in all his peaceful endeavours and often lost his funds just by helping out others. He was a soldier for a long time and was(is) highly trained in shooting, explosives, and reconnaissance. He helped out Boba after the Fett escaped from the sarloc pit(Corporal Grosse said he died in Film and IS dead). He even has helped Fett in eliminating those who assume the Fett's identity. Boba doesn't have many he trusts and even fewer friends. Dengar is one in both camps and will always help boba out including providing a safe house. Dengar is mainly a farmer now providing for his lady and a brood of children and grand children.

Dengar is an old man and is still somewhat active in a profession a young man's game. Dengar is also still in the game while many are not which shows how dangerous the old fellow with his aged equipment is. I rather like him now and sympathise with him more that I did when i first got his action figure in the 80's. Sometimes just age is needed to alter the perspective. ;)

This whole squirrel challenge has definitely added more butterfly distractions to my desk!

16 28mm troops for 80 points and another tally for the squirrel challenge!

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I've read some of the Extended Universe, and nothing new really replaces the Thrawn Trilogy. 

You've done some excellent work on these. Especially the Rodians.

80 points incoming.