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I have no intention of fielding my Tau models until the next codex so have not purchased the current one but i want the FW to look authentic. Did the codex have how to do squad markings in the hobby section? If so can someone give me a description of how they do it? Or is there another source if info i should look out for. Failing that what do the tau collectors do?

The book was kind of barebones in that department.

Most notably:
The squad leaders have the sept colour applied to panels on their helmet and shoulderpad. They'll also have their sept colour, in stripes, applied to the weapons and armour. The number and position of these markings is generally the same for all members of a team and can be used to distinguish teams of the same type.

So:
One stripe for 'Fire Warrior Team One', two for 'Fire Warrior Team Two', etc.