since your new to notro dont go out and buy the best there is i would sttle for durabitly and parts support , and first thing i think of is a Ofna Hyper 7 PBS its $400 and youll have plenty left over for fuel and etc .
heres a link :
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXMAC4&P=0