Got a ship with at least one upgrade you find appearing in many of your lists? Post it here with a few words on what makes it work
I'll start:
Bounty hunter (33)
Ion cannon (3)
Rebel captive (3)
Great use for just over a third of your list. Double control effects from stress and ion, tankiness, double firing arcs, great dial and a strong disincentive for your opponent to attack it until late game, where its control abilities, toughness and great attack are even more valuable.
Tarn Mison & R7 Astromech.
Not very original, but Soontir Fel with Push the Limit. I've been running him with Shield Upgrade alongside two Ion Deltas lately, which has been great fun. Looking forward to replacing the shield with Autothrusters and Targeting Computer come scumtime.
Wedge, Push the Limit and an R2 Astromech.
Omicron shuttle + FCS + Engine + Gunner + Tactician
The potential for doublestressing is a pretty good lockdown. Ran it the other night alongside Krassis + Ion Cannon + Cluster Missiles + Tactician for even more stress antics. Worked pretty well.
Edited by Audio WeaselWedge, Push the Limit and an R2 Astromech.
I thought I might be the only Sonnen and x wing fan. Good show.
Hobbie, R2-D6, Push the Limit [29]
Focus + Target Lock, clears his stress when he spends the TL. I like running him with Wes Janson + Swarm Tactics, too -- gets him shooting sooner and often at a target with no tokens.
And of course, Wedge w/ Predator.
Edited by jmeSoon it will be
Soontir Fel
Royal Guard Pilot
Push the Limit
Stealth Device
Autothrusters
The "Turtle" just got an adamantium shell
Hobbie, R3-A2, Flechette Torps.
Tarn Mison & R7 Astromech.
I agree, Tarn with R7 is soo dangerous in endgame, it makes him very hard to kill. If you run him along side wedge you know wedge is the priority target so tarn will survive for the end. Of course I have had people who were on the bad side of a one on one with Tarn take him as the priority target over wedge, which is just as good, as wedge kills everything. It leaves your opponent a tough choice as to which x-wing to kill first.
Omicron shuttle + FCS + Engine + Gunner + Tactician
The potential for doublestressing is a pretty good lockdown. Ran it the other night alongside Krassis + Ion Cannon + Cluster Missiles + Tactician for even more stress antics. Worked pretty well.
^This, though I'd be remiss if I left out Whisper/Echo + VI, ACD, Gunner, and FCS.
Personally I really dig Kath and Mara with Expert Handling as well, and I am loving Experimental Interface and Expose on the Rear Admiral.
Keyan Farlander + HLC + Opportunist
He needs some support to keep him alive. But left unmolested, he is doing 5 attack dice with (basically) a focus every turn, before he even spends his action.
I like giving him EU, but he already cost 40 points.
Etahn A'baht
> PTL
> Advanced Sensors
> R2 Astromech
A little overpriced like every E-Wing, but I just love the way it plays.
Bounty Hunter plus Recon Specialist. The tankiest of tanks!
Doesn't play well with every list, but the other 64 points can invested into quite a few options.
Tetran Cowell + Adrenaline Rush
Turr Phennir with veteran instinct. At a mere 26 points, he remains one of the slipperiest Interceptor that I have ever seen. I can't even count the number of times where he was supposed to be trapped and somehow manage to barrel roll, shoot and then boost out of arc of every enemy ship (and repeat it the following round). Now that is my kind of Imperial pilot 
While maybe not the most competitive, I'm a sucker for
Jan Ors
+ Blaster Turret
+ Kyle Katarn (crew)
+ EPT (favorites: VI, Squad Leader, Decoy, Predator)
She is central in many of my builds. I really don't want to keep spending more points on her but Moldy Crow and/or Engine are tempting.
It will not be a good ship but it should be a fun ship to fly
"Psycho Celchu"
+A-wing Test Pilot
-Chardaan
+Daredevil
+Push the Limit
+Experimental Interface
Bonus points for the largest number of stress tokens accumulated in one game.
Boba Fett + VI + Navigator
Black Squadron Pilot + Draw Their Fire
There to protect my Shuttle or Howlrunner leading a TIE swarm.
Academy Pilot, 12pts
Because death to Rebel Scum.
Echo + VI + ACD is always fun.
Delta + Ion Cannon is becoming a new favorite, especially in groups of three.
Soontir Fel + Push the Limit + Targeting Computer = pure gold
Wedge, Push the Limit and an R2 Astromech.
I thought I might be the only Sonnen and x wing fan. Good show.
To bad he is suspended from fighting. Always love his fights and ofcourse the thrashtalking, sorry I mean truthtalking :-D
two words.... DOOM, SHUTTLE,
Enough said