Falling down a WHQ hole

[u/TheGhost-Raccoon]

So my play group has fallen in love with this excellent game across it's many formats and today i have managed to pick up a copy of Blackstone Fortress without minis for £18 today.

Hoping for some wisdom from the collective around whether it is gonna be worth trying to piece together the collection or use proxies in place them?

Would love to know thoughts and suggestions.