Let The Pain Begin - Gotta start from something

Just getting started with DE and the whole playing thingie so I thought that coming up with some kind of army list would be wise (at least I'll know what to buy). I'm thinking about first building about 1000 points from which I can start expanding the army.
After rushing through the codex and reading some tactics online I came to this conclusion: Flexibility and mobility is power. As tempting as a foot slogging mass of fleshy horrorness would be, they are just going to get slaughtered before even getting tp give some pain back. So I'll need transports on everything I can get. They also add up some much needed fire power (assuming even some of them survive long enough). But now to the list itself:

HQ:
Haemonculus: Casket of Flensing & LG 70p
(Goes with Grotesques)

Haemonculus: LG 60p
(Goes with 9 wracks)

Elites:
Grotesque x4: Aberration, Flesh gauntlet
Raider: Dark Lance 230p
Troops:
Wracks x5 LG
Venom: Splinter cannon 125p

Wracks x5: LG
Venom: Splinter cannon 125p

Wracks x9: LG
Raider: Dark Lance 160p

HS:
Talos Pain Engine: TLLG & TLHL 115p

Talos Pain Engine: TLLG & TLHL 115p

Total: 1000p

Maybe I should drop the Casket and give Haemonculi Venom blades or LG to the Wracks (but unreliable extra stuff is so much fun :C). Also I'm not sure about Raiders' upgrades (what to take or not to take any?)

Advice and suggestions are more than welcome.

EDIT: Upgades away from Raiders, LG for Wracks and Heat Lances for Talos

I would say don't bother with upgrades on the Raiders as you have Jink and you'll be getting close enough for Night Shields to usually be irrelevant. Liquifiers would definitely be a good call on all of the Wrack squads, and I would say Heat Lances on the Talos. Oh, and I don't think the Flesh Gauntlet will come in massively useful on the Abberation, I would have thought Scissorhand would be better.

I go back and forth on the Flesh guant vs. the scissorhand, the posioned 3+ vs. 4+ is pretty much non-issue since you usually be wounding with your str val, so it comes down to an extra attack or instant death and a 5 point difference.

Agreed with Anggul on the raider upgrades as you are trying to get in close and those raiders are going to pop any way.

I've had almost no luck with haywire blaster and heat lances on the Tallos, but the splinter cannon (which is free) has been usefull every game I gone with them, but your list is really lacking some AT particullrily anit-Air since you going pure coven perhaps an Aegis + Quad gun to be manned by a small unit of wracks with a hex (they can go to ground for a 2+ and have a 5+ FNP) or a unit of scourges with Blasters (though you don't get a lot of lance for your points)

Seshiru wrote:

Agreed with Anggul on the raider upgrades as you are trying to get in close and those raiders are going to pop any way.

Off they go then. I guess I'll take the missing LG (guess list turned out to be quite a LG spam : D) for wracks and HLs for Talos to get that extra AT.

Seshiru wrote:

particullrily anit-Air since you going pure coven perhaps an Aegis + Quad gun to be manned by a small unit of wracks with a hex (they can go to ground for a 2+ and have a 5+ FNP) or a unit of scourges with Blasters (though you don't get a lot of lance for your points)

Sorry, but just can't see DE Raiders bringing fortifications with them : D
I don't think Scourges are worth their points in a 1k game since They're not scoring and I need bodies to actually reach cc (I guess TLHL Talos can (hopefully) with any aircraft I'll be encountering)

I guess I'll be sticking on the Gaunlet simply 'cause it'll look cool on the Aberration (and bring in some psychological issues)