How does it compare to Redemption? I've played that but not Bloodlines?
You don't have to spend tons of time modding it anymore, not now we have Nexus Mod Manager which installs all your mods for you automatically and programs like BOSS which you simply click and it'll organize your mods load order automatically. After a fresh install of windows and after downloading Skyrim and all its DLC's I'd say it took about 20-40 minutes to install:
Script Extender
Unofficial Skyrim Patch
Unofficial Dawnguard Patch
Unofficial Hearthfire Patch
Unofficial Dragonborn Patch
Unofficial HighResTexture Patch
High Resolution Texture Pack 1, 2 and 3
SkyUI (A UI overhaul which does away with the nasty console interface)
Hothtrooper Armor Compilation (adds about a thousand new types of armour)
Skyrim Re-done (the mod I talked about earlier)
Enhanced Blood
Immersive Dungeon Sounds
Immersive Wilds Sounds
Immersive City Sounds (these 3 just add immersive sounds to, say, dungeons, such as the sound of distant rocks falling, to give more immersion)
ReProccer (you run this and it automatically adjusts all your weapon and armour values in game to be compatible with SkyRe, which has higher values for everything to make combat faster).
It took me longer to download them all than it took to install them and I have to say, it's like a totally new game, especially with SkyRe which I'm so impressed with.