Thinking of starting an imperial army. Looking and starting with a starter set and a set of blood berets and a squad of golden lions. Will that work or should I go with a second squad of blood berets and possibly make them close combat. Suggestions?

Depends what you're after. With the medals system it's good to get an idea of what you'd like the army to do. Will you go for Martian MOH and take Greyhounds as support with a gas-heavy deck, or will you maybe take Venusian MOH and take those Blood Berets as troops?

Maybe I'm not a very good strategist, but I've had some difficulties getting my golden lions to make their points back. As cool as they might be, I haven't included them in any lists lately. I really like sword-swinging Blood Berets though. With their high CC, ST, AVV and RoA, they can carve up light vehicles and troops alike with ease. I like to give them the medal that enables them to hide for 0 AP. Makes them a bit tougher when closing in on the enemy without slowing them down.