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Hey guys, I am starting a new Tau army and painting them up to be themed as Autobot Transformers so I really only want to use suits. I thought 1500 points would be a good starting point. Do you think there would be better options? I mainly face Marine armies and Eldar and I wanted to include a Stormsurge.

++ Tau Empire: Codex (2015) (Combined Arms Detachment) ++

Farsight Enclaves

+ HQ +
Bumblebee
Commander [2x MV7 Marker Drone]
····XV8 Commander Crisis Suit [Drone Controller, Stimulant Injector, XV8-02 Crisis 'Iridium' Battlesuit]

+ Elites +
Optimus Prime
XV104 Riptide Battlesuits [Bonding Knife Ritual]
····Riptide Shas'vre [Heavy Burst Cannon, Twin-linked Plasma Rifle]

Ultra Magnus
XV104 Riptide Battlesuits [Bonding Knife Ritual]
····Riptide Shas'vre [Heavy Burst Cannon, Twin-linked Plasma Rifle]

+ Troops +
Ratchet & Wheeljack
XV8 Crisis Battlesuits [Bonding Knife Ritual]
····Crisis Shas'ui [2x Plasma Rifle]
····Crisis Shas'ui [2x Plasma Rifle]

Sideswipe & Sunstreaker
XV8 Crisis Battlesuits [Bonding Knife Ritual]
····Crisis Shas'ui [2x Plasma Rifle]
····Crisis Shas'ui [2x Plasma Rifle]

Prowl & Jazz
XV8 Crisis Battlesuits [Bonding Knife Ritual]
····Crisis Shas'ui [2x Plasma Rifle]
····Crisis Shas'ui [2x Plasma Rifle]

+ Fast Attack +
Drones [4x MV7 Marker Drone]

+ Heavy Support +
Ironhide
XV88 Broadside Battlesuits [Bonding Knife Ritual, 2x MV8 Missile Drone]
····Broadside [Early Warning Override, Twin-linked High-Yield Missile Pod, Twin-linked Smart Missile System]

Hound
XV88 Broadside Battlesuits [Bonding Knife Ritual, 2x MV8 Missile Drone]
····Broadside [Early Warning Override, Twin-linked High-Yield Missile Pod, Twin-linked Smart Missile System]

+ Lord of War +
Omega Supreme
KV128 Stormsurges
····KV128 Stormsurge [Pulse Blastcannon, Shield Generator, Twin-linked Burst Cannon]


I have already started painting a riptide (I hope you can tell who he is supposed to be)



Cheers

It's a cool idea, looks like a normal Tau list. Good luck.