Star Wars: X-Wing - HWK-290 Expansion Pack

Fantasy Flight Games' search for a Rebel counterpart to the Lambda-class shuttle led to the development of the game’s first starship from outside the original Star Wars trilogy, the HWK-290. This freighter was made famous by Kyle Katarn’s Moldy Crow in the classic video game, Star Wars: Dark Forces, and the game's developers closely reviewed the video game’s screenshots and engaged in conversations with Lucasfilm Ltd. to confirm the ship's official length. Accordingly, the pre-painted miniature from the HWK-290 Expansion Pack is accurately rendered at 1/270 scale.

Like the Lambda-class shuttle, the HWK-290 rewards players who can fly their squads in formation, as each of the expansion’s unique pilots focuses on supporting friendly ships within Range 1–3.

Jan Ors can take a stress token to allow one of her squad mates to roll an additional attack die during his attack.

Kyle Katarn can transfer his focus tokens to his allies.

Sometimes, it’s just necessary to fire first, and Roark Garnet can help you do just that, boosting one friendly ship’s pilot skill to “12” at the beginning of the Combat phase.

Again, like the Lambda-class shuttle, the HWK-290 comes with six upgrades that enhance and expand upon the ship’s abilities, as well as those of its various pilots. Though the HWK-290’s primary weapon is the weakest in the game, with a value of only “1,” the ship can be outfitted with either an Ion Cannon Turret or the new Blaster Turret, both of which can fire at any target within a complete 360° arc so long as it’s within range. A Saboteur can turn faceup any facedown Damage card assigned to an enemy ship, potentially crippling it, and upgrades like the Recon Specialist and Moldy Crow go a long way toward making Kyle Katarn’s ability wonderfully action-efficient.

This Blister contains one plastic miniature. This model is supplied pre-painted and fully assembled.