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I am new to the 40k scene and just need some general comments or just some review, and really any help is seriously appreciated.(I believe it should be wotrth noting that i did these with a brush and bare paints)

Look like a good start so far, I would recommend some washes and a bit more cleaning up to bring out more of the details. Going for a Farsight Enclave or is it your Sept?

It just a standard list thus far, however I am considering Farsight

There is not much to say yet, but it seem you have made a good start choosing tau . One thing that pops out immediately though, that is a piranha, not a devilfish .

Your application of paint looks good (not to thick or thin) so I'd suggest just keep on going with the next steps in adding details to your coloring. By this I mean adding highlights by lining armor plates and drybrushing (mostly the blacks) and adding little bits of other colors (e.g. the balls in the guns, the tau symbols). Drybrushing really helps break up the large monotone slabs of blacks and it helps add definition to your model by picking out details.

Thank you very much! I'll keep that in mind.

Ive always have loved tau because of the flat armor plates leave opportunity to free hand tau symbols or fire team markings, id also recommend adding some metallics or a watered down dark wash to break up the endless red, also a cool part about tau ive also liked is you can put a white or bright blue or lime green inbetwen the armor plates to give your model a pop. Your color scheme is smiliar to the one I have on mine.

Here is a couple of mine for some ideas. I apologize if it seems like I am trying to highjack your post, just wanna give you some ideas.

Alright, thanks, as you said the flat armor plates are great for beginners(mostly because it is easier to paint) and also it offer opportunity to paint it in varying colours, but i should probably accumulate more paints before i start to paint the Uber details(all I have are Red, Yellow, Blue and Black)

You can try red mixed with a hint of yellow to highlight. Gives a glowing affect, try it on a palette. Paint a red square, then mix a hint of yellow, water it down a little and practice highlights, recommendation would be put a bits piece near the square and pretend thats where the light source is coming from, the cover the square by 50-75 percent with the new color mix, then add a little more yellow, and cover by 25-50 percent, then add a little more yellow, and cover 5-10 percent, then add even more yellow and just hit the edges of the square. It will help you understand the shading process, and you may even surprise yourself. With practice you will get really good and you will only get better with practice.

Here is an example for ya.

An excellent portion regarding tau ive also enjoyed is that you could convey a white or perhaps vivid azure or perhaps lime green inbetwen the actual shield dishes to give the design a pop.

All right. wow, this is going to be a busy week for me, painting and all that, and thanks for the tips I'll try em out and post the results at some point!