Dude, LH, where did you get that Boarboyz/ Meganobz/ Grot set with the yellow armour and swamp basing!? I painted those and then sold them to a guy in Canada on eBay almost 3 years ago!
Crazy to see them pop up again and glad I know they went to a good home.
Do you have the Battle Wagon and Ghazzie, too??
http://crusadedude40k.blogspot.com/2013/04/snakebites-wip.html
Have you seen the newest updated Legion Astartes rules? They pumped up the Book 1 legions particularly and the overall balance is even better. Furthermore, I'd say Iron Hands are arguably as strong if not stronger than Alphas (whose real strength is versatility and Martial Hubris is a pretty big downside).
Yeah, the new Book 6 (released today!) has Blood Angels, Dark Angels, and White Scars. Just Astartes rules and Rites, no units or characters. That means the only ones lacking are Wolves and 1K Sons, which will be out this year!