New army fever

As most of my friends would tell you, I am a collector at heart. I love to covet new kits and armies and definitely have "shiny!" fever. Because of this, I have quite an extensive collection of GW products and a nice sampling of other games (although my Warmachine is definitely becoming less of a sampling and more of five-course meal). In this haze of new armies and new games, I have collected some truly outrageous amounts of things that have really peaked my interest. Generally, these collections are based upon available funds at the time, interest in the project, and luck of the draw deals that I've stumbled upon. Among these are armies such as my Elysian Fields/Hades Daemonhunters army that numbered at 40 or so Grey Knights in Power Armor, 10 in terminator, a bevvy of vehicles, and somewhere around 100 Guardsmen. This army was my pride and joy for a good while just because I fell in love with the stories I wrote for it along with the models themselves, but even it pales in comparison to my true love child: Blood Angels.

As I've probably stated before, I started my wargaming lifestyle with the Blood Angels back when their book was released for 3rd edition (around when I was 10 or so). I fell in love with the red armor, the forlorn history, and the tragic heroism that they embodied. To top things off, I've always been a speed nut in my play style so the Blood Angels were just one of those serendipitous choices that we sometimes find in life.

Now I find that my attention is waning towards my Space Wolves and an old itch is suddenly burning within me again: the need for red robots. I feel terrible about it, but I just can't help myself. It's like when you know that the girl staring at you from across the bar is going to be nothing but trouble and yet you go and chat her up anyway. The heart wants what the heart wants. With this said, I'm not going to be stupid enough to announce any plans towards making or not making a Blood Angels army, but I can definitely say that the Wolves are officially dead for me. They were an incredibly fun army to learn the game again with, but I find that they are not meshing well with my style. I plan to redirect myself down the original path I had for the Space Wolves army when I created it which was getting it ready to sell. What shall be finished before I do is listed below:

Njal Stormcaller (partially done)
Thunderwolf Wolfen Character (converted)

5xWolf Scouts w/ MotW and Meltagun (almost complete)
Thunderwolf Iron Priest w/ Cyberwolves (partially done)
3xWolf Guard w/ Power Fist + Combi-melta (almost complete)
2xWolf Guard w/ Terminator armor and special weapons (one done, one started)

30xGrey Hunters w/ a mix of Power Fists, Meltaguns, MotW, and Standards (in varying stages, but all at least partially completed)
2x Rhino/Razorback conversion kits (one completed, one almost complete)

7xBikers w/ Attack Bike, Wolf Guard w/ Wolf Clawsx2, Meltagun, and Power Weapon (complete)

Dakka Pred (partially done)
6xLong Fangs w/ Missile Launchers (complete)

As you can see, there's still a good bit to do, but I'm hoping to finish it all this Spring and get a decent price for the lot (something in the ballpark of double MSRP would be just right). Now, back to the paint mines! *whip crack*