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Ive decided to start playing warhammer after watching some of my friends play and just want some advice on what my friends help me pick out to start w/,

2 boxes of Chaos Space marines

1 box of Chaos Terminators

1 box of Chaos Spawn

Abaddon the Despoiler

if there is something in there i shouldnt get or sumthing i need, please let me know

Swap the spawn for something else, no armour save makes them die quickly.

The following ideas leap to mind:
A taxi for your terminators (read, land raider)
Some Obliterators
Some armour (read predator)
Some Big Guns (read Havocs)
Something fast (read Raptors)
Some meat shields (read More guys!)
Taxis for your troops (read Rhinos)

Note, despite the fact that the land raider is the 'cool' option, it isn't necessarily the most effective option. I just threw it in there for kicks. If I had to prioritize, I'd say Oblits would be a good swap for the spawn.

Either that, or if you have modeling experience and feel up to converting stuff, take the spawn and some weapon bitz and make oblits

so instead of the spawns i should get an oblit, or should i get 2? and how useful would a rhino be

Can't go wrong with Heavy Support and another box of CSM.

In general, the more the merrier as far as Oblits go when talking about unit size.

Rhino(s) would be useful if you want to make your army mobile (and/or make a unit of CSMs or Chosen into an assault element)

And Taco is right, you really can't go wrong with HS and CSMs.

Thanks for the advice, really appreciate it

First, go for the 1000 pts level.
I'd take 2 squads of CSM mounted in Rhinos, with plasma guns, and AC w/ power fist.
Add a (deep-striking) Terminator squad w/ reaper autocannon and 4 combi-plasmas, and two Obliterators for fire support.

You need to decide which Chaos God you want to follow. This should greatly imply the HQ.
I play a Noise Marine army and let my army be led by a Sorcerer w/ lash, bike.

Well i got my stuff, got the chaos starter box and a terminator lord
also my friends and i play about 500 pt games and im btwn tzeentch and khorne for a god
all i really need now is a heavy support
any strats against imperial guard, friend i play mosts army, has lots of tanks

Against IG with lots of tanks it's hard to win the battle via shooting.
Better try to get into cc.
For this, take 2 Rhino squads, Raptor squad (using Rhino as moving hill), Termies, Obliterators, Predator, and let the army be led by the obligatory Slaanesh HQ with the 'overpowered' lash.

On the Chaos god, pick it according to your style of play. If you pick Khorne, tailor your force more for close combat. I'd make your next purchase a rhino or two to get your Marines in close combat faster, especially against IG.