I've been trying out a Soma tank build (I know, I know, militia stuff) and I find it quite a bit of fun. Should I follow through with investing SP into an actual tank? If so, what should I spec for, and what modules/weapons should I get?

Alright, secrets time, everyone around the campfire.

As said before, max out your mods and get at least the 80j scattered blaster.

Do not skimp on your tank fittings, even soma's can be nasty when fit good.

Do not go for shield tank, shields are trash.

You need to get a propulsion mod for your tank as well, the cool down on them is short, they run a long time and this will dramatically increase your moving start speed which is very important.

You need to get your turret upgrades up, there are mods that are active for high slot only that will reduce heat build up per shot, the 50% mod costs about 100k isk, but means you can shoot almost twice as long as a tank without it.

Resistance plates are very important, they last for 60 sec cool down for 15. Let's just say with some of my fits I get 84% resistance on my tank with 6600 buffer and a heavy rep.

If your using tanks before your skills are up to par, your wasting isk.

The vehicle skill should be the last thing you train.

After you get the hardners and blaster you can use the soma if you want, but don't stay there long.

More questions, feel free to ask, I'm actively watching.