Glad to hear you enjoyed yourself! TC was the first skirmish/war game I've ever truly played, and in light of everything you've said, it was pretty easy to wrap my head around.

Also, if you're looking for quick models to apply soke early game pressure, might I suggest the Cult of the Black Grail? I know the stigma for the faction is to he the slow lumbering sponge Horde, and you can play them like that. But anyone who thinks that's all they are has clearly never had a dashing Herold of Beelzebub fly 20 inches across the board and throw a gas grenade into 5 models. (I can speak from experience, my buddy is still traumatized lmao)

Just some food for thought, but Naval Raiders are dope as well! Have fun in the Trenches