Dragged into Turbolasers
Dragged into Turbolasers is Between the Bolter and Me's official miniature wargaming podcast. We talk critically about all aspects of the miniature hobby, with a primary focus on Warhammer 40,000 and other Games Workshop games. Rather than conversing about rules and competitive play, our priority is to discuss the miniature side of the hobby: exploring hobby techniques, talking about our current projects on the blog Between the Bolter and Me, and most importantly, interviewing people involved in the hobby.
Dragged into Turbolasers
Episode 132: An Ode to John Blanche, Games Workshop is using AI, and the state of hobby YouTube channels
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Dragged into Turbolasers
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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.