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So after the first good while of collecting my first army (orks), I want to start collecting Adeptus mechanicus, but I have never had them before so I would like to ask a couple of questions

1. If there are any specific boxes I should start with.
2. If there are any paints that I should use.

my starting budget is about 500 American dollary doo's

I am just on the newer side so I am not so well-versed in collecting, any tips would help!

AdMech are rough on a budget; you'll find a lot of kits where you're paying $100 for a 100pt unit. If you do go that route I find silver primer helps a lot (especially when you're getting non-GW silver primer for a quarter the price) for making painting go faster, most of your models have a lot of major metallic components.

You may also have luck checking ebay/troll trader/2nd hand sites. Sadly Admech aren't doing so hot right now, so I bet there are many people looking to offload their stuff.

I personally hold onto my armies because I play for the army, not the wins. Many people don't tho, which means good deals if you look.

I'm not an admech player but I have heard that the Xmas box set that is being offered + a battle force box set is a good place to start. At least that's what I've heard so take it with the Daily Recommended Amount of salt.

Can't say much else other than thank yall for the tips!