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I've always been torn between Herohammer wolves (Thunderwolf heavy) and armies that have a large amount of troops and firepower. With that said, I'm trying to strike a happy medium with 5 Troops but still being able to have a baby deathstar unit running around to deal with pesky rock units or units that I don't want assaulting my Grey Hunters. With that said, here is what I've come up with:

H.Q.

Rune Priest
Chooser, Lightning, Hurricane -110

Elites

Wolf Guard 4x
4x Combi-melta/Powerfist -172

Wolf Scouts 5x
Melta -85

Wolf Scouts 5x
Melta -85

Troops

Grey Hunters 7x
Melta, Mark of the Wulfen, Wolf Standard, Rhino -170

Grey Hunters 6x
Melta, Mark of the Wulfen, Wolf Standard, Rhino -155

Grey Hunters 6x
Melta, Mark of the Wulfen, Wolf Standard, Rhino -155

Grey Hunters 5x
Flamer, Las/Plas Razorback -150

Grey Hunters 5x
Flamer, Las/Plas Razorback -150

Fast Attack

Thunderwolves 3x
Power Fist/Storm Shield, Storm Shield, Naked -235

Heavy Support

Long Fangs 5x
4x Missile Launchers, Las/Plas Razorback -190

Long Fangs 5x
4x Missile Launchers, Las/Plas Razorback -190

Total: 1847

Mmmmm

I think this will actually work with some minor change.

1) all these units of 6x or 7x GH doesn't shine imho. Or 8x (full optionals) with a Wolf Guard and the Rune Priest or 5x on long range Razorback. Whit this I'm not telling you to go all MSU but my advice is to just choose between the 2 pattern.

2) 1 unit of scouts (alwais with Wolf guard) would be enough imho. I love them and I see why you're taking 2 of them but you'll can find some better use of 85+43 pts.

3) I understand you need of 5 troop choices but I think you'll be good with 4 at 1850 pts.

IE:

HQ - Rune Priest - LL - Hurricane - Chooser. 110
EL - 5x Scouts - Meltagun. 85
EL - 3x Wolf Guards - all with PF/Combi-melta. 129
TR - 8x GH - Meltagun - Standard - Wulfen - Rhino. 185 (RP obviously go here)
TR - 9x GH - Meltagun - Standard - Wulfen - Rhino. 200
TR - 5x Grey Hunters - Flamer. 75
TR - 5x Grey Hunters - Flamer. 75
FA - 3x TWC - PF/SS - SS - naked. 235
FA - 3x TWC - PF/SS - SS - naked. 235
HV - 6x LF - 5x ML - TL Lascannon Razorback. 215
HV - 6x LF - 5x ML - TL Lascannon Razorback. 215
Tot. 1849

Consider to keep, almost alwais, the two 5x GH units in reserves at the beginning of the game.
They will eventually steal the LF's Razorbacks during the game once entered on the table.
Or, as would be more probably just run on your base objective you just ignored 'til the third/forth turn. As i use them with great satisfaction fyi.

You'll may eventually see that Chooser of the Slayn could be eventually dropped from the Rune Priest and than exchange the 2 PF on TWC with two more all-comers and more reliable Thunder Hammers. Same vs vehicles, very better vs MC or Infantry in general.

I've played with the 8 and 9 strong Grey Hunter units and they really haven't out shone the 6 and 7 strong (one more MEQ body really doesn't make a difference).

The 2 Wolf Scouts are priceless in my experience. I cannot count the number of times 1 unit has ended up on the wrong side of the table and done me nothing.

As for having 2 units of Cav...I'm toying with the idea so I may drop the 2 5 man Grey Hunter units, go with 3 troops and pick up another unit of Cav.

Quoting my self, when I advices you to take 8x grey hunters + IC and WG or just 5 of them it's just because all the intermediary solutions aren't point wise better than one of the 2 above.

So, if the doubt is between 8 or 5 this could change the whole list depending on respectively transports (rhino vs razorbacks). If the doubt is between 6 or 7 no one of these 2 solutions gives you a good reason to take a Rhino instead a Razorback imho.

As you said 1 power armor more or less doesn't make a noticable difference so why 7? Or even 6? These 30/15 pts could be invested elsewhere.

Again quoting my self, if talking about scouts, they're of course funny and game changing but they're still too subject to random variables.
In friendly or casual games I too use one well tooled team of them but in tournaments or competitive situations I alwais prefer Dreadnoughts instead. That's why I adviced you to take just one team of them, I really believe that there are better uses for 85+43 pts.

Everything, obviously, just imho. As alwais the only good and indisputable advice is to playtest, playtest and playtest again.

As for TWC I will stay with 2 units of them. Eventually growing each team by adding a forth element with just meltabombs (for wounds allocation) but I wouldn't spend more pts on them.

4 troop choices are actually necessary, especially if some of them are little and fragile 5x teams.

After much playtesting, I've discovered 1 thing this list is lacking...Maneuverable Heavy Weapons.

Long Fangs are either getting stale to me or people are just experts as this point. Against Grey Knights, Space Wolves, I.G. and Blood Angels the Long Fangs were out of position to be effective after turn 2. After that, all the heavy lifting fell to the Razorbacks which were champions.

I'll test it some more and see if I can't find a way to fix it (either through Landspeeders or another pack of Long Fangs).

How about my most recent 1850 list but with some TWC added.

HQ
RP LL JotWW

Troops
4x 8GH, MG, MotW, PW, Banner, Rhino

Elite
5 WG in PA w/ Combimeltas/PF
5 Wolf Scouts w/ MG

Heavy
2x 5 Long Fangs w/ 4ML

Fast
Land Speeder with TML
Land Speeder with TML
3 TWC SS/PF, SS, MB

I have a similar list for 1850. I have two tl lazcannon razorbacks on the long fangs. That way I can get 9-14 inches of movement out of the fangs in the first turn and still try to pop some armour with the tank. It also saves my ass during dawn of war.
IF you move those trasports to the long fangs will you really need the second 5 man squad? I know what they are for but I always dislike those small squads when I am stuck and need them to do something useful. And while having 3 8 man squads of GH in rhinos won't hit that much harder in cc they are good for wound allocation and taking bullets a head of the MOTW or meltagun.

@Overwatch

That's something I'm entertaining, I'll give it a shot tomorrow.