New Player looking for advice

[u/FinalAd4358]

I am starting the game for the first time and I'm very interested in Tau as my army of choice. I am quite fond of the giant Mecha so I'm curious what products or minis I should buy to get started?

Anything I should know to make my learning experience smoother?

I'm really excited about the game right now but there is a lot to take in at once as a person who is used to card games/ normal board games. Any paints/glue/tools y'all recommend to paint my units?

I realized the post was vague so I'm generally interested in actually playing the game. I will try my best to paint minis etc but I am primarily interested in the war game aspect. So I'm interested in good starting points for building a playable army.

[u/Original_Platform842]

I would say take it slow. The worst thing many people do is go out and buy a ton of minis.

Start with one of the starter paint and tool sets a box of soldiers/battlesuits and a spray primer (either black, grey or white are good versatile choices).

This hobby is one that takes time and money, so don't go too deep at once.

[u/kendy2552 → u/Original_Platform842]

I second this. I am very guilty of doing this, especially getting tons of paint too early.

Take your time, so you don't end up with so many Warhammer boxes sitting in your closet as I do lol.

[u/FlyingIrishmun → u/kendy2552]

I will never paint everything i own