Does anyone have any tips for a newbie to Warhammer on which army he should choose? Im looking for advice based on avalibility(not that big a deal), price(I was laid off, and I cant afford to blow to much money right now), tactical advantage, and ease to paint. Im personally considering the Chaos Space Marines, after learning my first choice (Orks) were gonna be to expensive to build a powerful enough army to crush my friends.
Chaos Marines are frickin' impossible to paint, so I wouldn't recommend that for a first-timer. I'd suggest Imperial Guard, as they're easy to decorate at first but can also be modified and played around with once you get used to it. BUT, they suffer much the same problem as Orks, you need an absolute ton of 'em to get a decent army. So I'd suggest good ol' Space Marines: easy-to-paint, and hard as nails.
I'd considered the Space Marines, but EVERYONE plays them where I live, and I kind of wanted something diffrent. Im not that worried about ease to paint, cause I got a dude who helps me paint. Any other drawbacks to Chaos Space Marines? Also is the Uruk-Hai Berserker for LOTR as good as it looks?
If you got no problems with the painting, then a Chaos army is about the coolest you can get, so I'd say go for it. Choose your Chaos chapter wisely though! I've yet to see the Berserker so I can't comment, but knowing the Workshop Boyeeeez skill with the LOTR stuff I think it's safe to say it rocks.