Nikumba, I quite like your nids, especially as a starting point (I'd probably throw in a contrasting colour), and a big thanks for posting the colours used...I may end up stealing and modifying it at some point as I've got a whole nid army (about 2k points) to paint, and an airbrush setup to hopefully help...
My basic, first draft list for the Tau is roughly.
Commander 85p
cyclic ion 15
air burst frag 15
missile pod 15
drone cont 8p
= 138p
Bodyguard 32p
Burst cannon 10p
missile pod 15p
Plasma 15p
= 72p
Total HQ 210
Troops
10x FW 90p
Shas'ui 10p
EMP grenades 20p
1x Gun drone 12p
1x Markerlight12p
= 144p
Troops 2
10x FW 90p
Shas'ui 10p
+TL +ML 15
EMP grenades 20p
1x Gun drone 12p
1x Markerlight12p
= 159p
Troops
10x FW 90p
EMP grenades 20p
= 110p
Troops Total 413p
Elites
3x Crisis suits 66p
shas'vre upgrade 10p
ShasVre
Burst 10p
Missile 15p
Drone 8p
2x Gun drone 24p
Shas'Ui 1
Burst 10p
Plasma 15p
Missile 15p
Shas'Ui 2
Burst 10p
Plasma 15p
Missile 15p
Total 214
Heavy
Hammerhead 125
Sub rounds 5
SMS -
Auto repair 5
Blacksun 1
Decoy 3
Flechette 10
Disruption 15
Total 164
Total 1001 (may lose the decoy)
- It has the advantage it should all fit in a single KR case, and I've got most of it ready to play with with (need to finish off some details etc on the hammerhead if I want to use my AB camo one).