ugh, I still have nightmares about facing off against a wedge with R2-D2 right out of the box, he would get my TIE-Fighters every time.
I have been spending my GW monies on X-Wing too, I have way more friends that are receptive to playing this type of game over a GW, its way more affordable, and no need for all the paint and terrain. Plus whens the last time you played 40K and didn't spend a significant amount of time page flipping to clarify rules?
X-Wing is simple enough to get into, but challenging enough to keep you into it. With each new wave of models the game changes, hell no one runs blocks of six TIE-Fighters anymore, we have Echo!
Yeah and I can't wait to try out the ScumHWK! With a turret on it you should be able to make use of their unique actions and still get a shot off, pew pew!