Tusk-en: Raiders, Jawas or Ewoks

I'm still (im)patiently waiting for the rest of my Star Wars beasts to arrive and I really want to play Tusk so I've got to make a decision and rather than go through my usual procrastination process I've decided to put it to a vote:

Should I...

1. Wait for the "Reeks" to arrive and play Tusk-en.
2. Use Jawas and go hunting for droids.
3. Use Ewoks and go hunting for some of the beasts I already have (hmmmm Scout Troopers?).

So I ask you my fellow gamers, what should I do?

Ee Chee Wa Maa!

Two more parcels of Star Wars miniatures arrived today, woo hoo!!!

The first lot was from a trade on Wargamer AU, mostly droids and a few droid tanks but it also contained a few beasties.  Notably were the rat and cat like creatures in front of the walker like droid.  I think they’ll do for “dog” replacements in Tusk-en.

The second parcel was a combination of two eBay hauls.  A mixed lot of pretty much every era and faction.  What was really surprising was the size of the beasties… they’re huge! And these are only considered their mid range sized miniatures - the Reek is bigger.  I think we’re going to need a bigger boat!

A better shot to show how big these things are, the Rebel trooper and his little furry friend stand no chance.

 

I’ve got enough to play Tusk-en now, and with the last couple purchases I should also have enough to field a platoon or three each of Clone Troopers and Droids so I expect something to start happening with Star Wars Commander soon too.

Tusk…en

I picked up a copy of Wessex Game’s Tusk today with the idea of playing it in a galaxy far far away.

My idea is to use the Victorian science fiction variant of the game to recreate Tusken Raider hunts.  I’ve got more than I need of these guys for skirmishing and a couple of these guys below would make fantastic replacements for the mammoths and dinosaurs found in the rules.

 

I’ll have a look online in all the usual places and in the meantime the kids have a few dinosaur and elephant toys the Tusken raiders can hunt until something more appropriate turns up.