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I'm reading the omnibus of Ciaphas Cain, the involuntary hero of tje Inperium. In the first book he encounters T'au, and the story around this is fantastic.
I'd like to create a small army, like 500-750 points worth, of T'au as a homage. But I don't know where to start. Could some of you help? Any help is much appreciated.

Get one or two Start Collecting Tau! Boxes. The money value of that box is so good that it's borderline stupid to buy individual XV8 Crisis team or fire warrior sets (for ~€5 more than a box of Crisis you get a €30 box of fire warriors and a SC box exclusive Ethereal on top of the Crisis) at all.
Go from there, though I would wait with additional purchases until the Tau Codex drops next month, unless you REALLY want specific models outside the Start Collecting boxes RIGHT NOW. A box of Pathfinders is always a cheap and good addition though.

Thank you for ypyr advice! I feel like I'm a step closer to The Greater Good.