Dragged into Turbolasers Episode 132: An Ode to John Blanche, Games Workshop is using AI, and the state of hobby YouTube channels

John Blanche 1948 - 2026

We begin this episode expressing our sadness at the passing of John Blanche, a luminary that defined Games Workshop’s artstyle and vision for decades. We then touch on how just days later GW revealed Horus Heresy artwork that almost certainly used AI tools to give a Space Marine a sixth finger. Finally we discuss the state of miniature hobby YouTube channels and how the algorithm necessitates boring, but searchable content.

Watch Trademark Film’s interview with John Blanche.

See the six-finger Space Marine.

Watch RedWetSkeleton’s hobby sessions on YouTube.

Listen to the recording:

- Eric Wier