So I'm thinking of starting up 40k again, and if I do I've decided it would probably be with the Tau. I was wondering what people thought would be a good place to start? I'm looking for an absolute bare-bones thing, as I may not play any games in forever. So I just want my 1 HQ/2 Troops, and I'll probably slowly paint them up.
The troops, I guess, are pretty easy. Two boxes of fire warriors. That's fine, I like the look of fire warriors a lot, and am happy to have them as troops.
The HQ I'm not sure about. I've looked at lists here, and lots seem to include both a commander and an ethereal at 1500+. I'm probably not going to get to 1500 for awhile, is one of the two particularly more relevant at low point levels (like if I were going to sneak in a 500 or 750 point game for fun at some point)? Looking around on GW's site, it looks like a fireblade is another option (though I haven't seen it in lists here, and I suspect there's probably a reason for that). Obviously I can't ask for protected info, and the codex is the other purchase I'd make with the above three, but can anyone sort of give a general run down on the various options Tau have for HQs without breaching copyright?
Any tips for how to set up the fire warriors as well, once I start gluing them together (assuming they have a few weapon/squad options... again, obviously I need to get the book too, so I'm just asking for general stuff rather than specifics)?