kfreed,

You need the Broadcast edition for £1,440.00 inc VAT + 2 plug-ins
Interposer Pro ($75 USD) and
Riptide Pro ($50.00 USD)

(Don't buy Visualize that don't have mograph.) Whether this version of C4D is comparable with full Modo or not I'm sorry I can't say.

As a beginner don't start with the easiest but with the most difficult! And the most difficult is retop (mesh retopology). Beside being an useful (I would say indispensable) skill to have it will give you self-confidence, as many seasoned modelers don't know this. In Cinema this is best done with the shrink wrap deformer and some free scripts by Holger Biebrach.