Kublacon this Sat

So I've decided I'm going to stay with Templar over orks for the next two tournaments I have on the calendar, starting with Kublacon this Sat.  I think I could craft a more 'winning' ork army (more troops, less KP) but I've got two motivations to stick with Templar. 

1) Far less painting to do, and I am curious to see how they score in the painting catagory.
2) I've been playing them most of the tournaments this year.  While I think I still have my 'ork chops' I think I'm far more comfortable with what my Templar can/can't handle.

I think the challenge still remains, as it did when deciding for 'Ard boyz, in that Templar will have some real issues with the new SWs and BAs which are (not surprisingly) out in force right now.

Last year I took orks to Kubla and had two massacres and a major victory to come in 3rd in Generalship (56 out of 60, the top two had 3 Massacres).  With my decent Comp score (17 out of 22), good paint score (12 out or 16) and  sportsman score (27 out of 33) I landed 2nd overall.

I do not think I'll see a repeat of last year.  I really have a hard time pulling out massacres with this army.  Of the tournament games this year the army is basically 8-0-1 (I have Anthony's IG to thank/blame for the tie), but most of those wins are minor victories.  I think I've only had one Massacre, so even if I can be really 'winning' I'll be hard pressed to break 40 points on generalship.  I could get slammed in Comp for running an all pod army, even though I would argue it is themed.  And painting is a real mystery to me.  I felt like 12 was about right for my orks.  They were all painted and cohesive and looked like and army, but certainly are not the worlds greatest paint jobs.  I think my Templar are in about the same boat, but I've heard everything from 'black and white is easy to paint' to 'they look way better than your orks' so who knows.  Sportsman is probably the only category I expect to land the same this year.

So in the end my goal is to get 100 overall points.  That would probably put me in the top 10 which would be a real achievement.  It's not like there were good prizes last year, and it is a GW GT, so it really is just a fun day to game with new people and see how you stack against your bud's scores.

As for the list I'm just going to run the same 1850 list I used back in March for this tournament.
http://www.thepreferredenemy.com/2010/03/1850-tournament-report.html

Emperor's Champion, AACNMTO
Marshal, Terminator Armor, TH/SS, Adamantite Mantle
Reclusiarch, CombiMelta, Melta bombs
Dread Melta, HF, Armor in Drop Pod w/ Deathwind
Dread Melta, HF, Armor in Drop Pod w/ Deathwind
6 Initiates, Melta, PF, 2 Neophytes in Drop Pod w/ Deathwind
7 Initiates, Melta, PF, 2 Neophytes in Drop Pod w/ Deathwind
7 Initiates, Melta, PF, 2 Neophytes in Drop Pod w/ Deathwind
8 Initiates, Melta, PF, 2 Neophytes in Drop Pod w/ Deathwind
Landspeeder MM/HF
Landspeeder MM/HF
Landspeeder MM/HF

It feels so... small after 'Ard boyz orks.  A decent 4 troops but a pretty heavy 18 kp will make those big wins hard to pull off this time around.