Hello everyone,

 It's my first post here, I have been lurking for a while and posting over on Warseer occasionally.  While the boards were down here, I got to hear from some more of you over there.

 Anyway, I got back in to Epic a few months ago and I am glad I did!  There are only two of us playing at the moment but there is quite a healthy gaming community.  It has been a bit of a struggle getting converts, but there are a couple of people interested now.  One would like to play Tau but he is a bit put off by the cost of an all Forgeworld army...

 So, I was hoping I could get a couple of example armies, around 3,000pts with a few interchangeable options (I would assume using the 5.1 list).  However, as cost is something of an issue please keep it in mind.  It doesn't have to be the absolute cheapest possible build, but try to be reasonable!

 If you could also point out what you consider to be core or necessary purchases, that would be great, too.

  Thanks in advance,

     Bauhaus.

Hey Bauhaus!  Welcome to TacComm!

One question before we get into recommendations: Are you amenable to using non-GW/FW models in your army?  

There are a lot of alternate 6mm figs that are a *very* cost effective alternate for Tau infantry out there.

Scroll down to the end of the page in this thread to check some out: Alternate Fire Warriors

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There is no AA in your list Rastamann, which could cause problems.

I'd want some skyrays in there somewhere.

Thanks for the comments so far people.

Chroma, due to various circumstances I won't bother to explain, it would have to be only GW/FW moels.

Rastamann, I understand the idea behind using one crisis suit per base, but I don't think he would like that...  I feel 2 or preferably 3 per base would be better.

I hope to hear some more from you soon.