Quote Originally Posted by Tytalus View Post
Your seem to imply that incarnate construct is not applicable to creatures with racial HD or an LA greater than two. That is not the case.
No, not implying that at all, sorry if I was unclear. What I was saying was that a base creature with LA +2 and no RHD is preferable in the case of creating a character playable at 1st level.
Quote Originally Posted by Tytalus View Post
I'm not sure where you get this from, but "LA -" has always indicated that the race / template / templated creature is not suitable for a PC.
Agreed. Agreed 100%.

But I'm saying that it can be read that the LA+2 from 1/2 Ogre, and the LA -2 from IC, = LA +0 and "cancel out" the "LA -" of Effigy Creature, particularly if applied prior to the point of character creation. In a previous thread on this very topic, several people agreed with my interpretation.

I'm not claiming that it is RAW, I'm saying that it's a possible reading of the situation after all templates are applied. Hence, it would required a DMs ruling.