I was looking at my first post (posted further back on this thread), and decided to answer the question of the thread ... it is a bit out of date.
Since then I've bought so many more Empire figures, even gotten into 40K a good bit, and moved through playing 6th, 7th, and 8th edition of WFB while having 5th, 6th, and 7th starter boxes as my entries into Empire, Orks, Dwarfs, Goblins, Skaven, and HE. My Empire figures far out number any of the others, and I enjoy playing Empire vs. Empire games, especially if it is linked into a campaign like situation having the games flow from a story line. I've played in a number of on line campaigns and have even GMed a few ... the Animosity series playing in Araby, Cathay, Estalia, and the northern area beyond Kislev, along with the W-E campaigns of Marienburg, Tilea, and Middenland ... Gming with Da Kaptain for the Karibean series. Oh, and there was the story campaign done here on W-E called The Solland Effort of 2524.
Since then I've meandered back into historical miniatures, the hobby of my youth, and introduced my nephews and niece to painting and gaming.