Love Inquisitor? John Blanche’s New En Garde Minis Are Pure Blanchitsu #OTTWeekender
May 8, 2026 by crew
It's OTTWeekender time! We check out the stunning new 54mm miniatures from John Blanche and his team for En Garde! If you're a fan of Blanchitsu, classic Warhammer and Inquisitor, these are going to be for you!
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We dive deeper into the range, talk about the miniatures but also about what we'd like to see from the mechanics for En Garde when it releases later on down the line.
As always, dive into the comments and tell us all your thoughts about the show this week and what we chat about!
Tabletop Gaming News
See what you make of the tabletop gaming news that we've picked out from this week!
- Victrix Miniatures' Awesome New Dark Age Irish Warriors - Dive into a range of new plastic miniatures for games like Pillage and SAGA
- Warp Miniatures Brilliant 3D Printable Bug Knights - Check out these brilliantly inventive new Fantasy miniatures for your wargames
- Westfalia Miniatures Stunning Pirates for use in Pirate BORG & Beyond - Get your hands on some stunning Fantasy pirates from Westfalia later this summer
Do you think you'll be getting your hands on some of these new miniatures?
Tabletop Gaming Kickstarters
We have two Kickstarters to look at today. The first comes from the legendary John Blanche, whilst the second is from a small indie creator!
- John Blanche's En Garde - Vanguard by Harrowhound Miniatures - Check out these stunning 54mm miniatures from John Blanche's new world
- Small Paul's Goblin Archers by Jonathan Brodsky - Check out some fantastic indie miniatures for use in your Goblin adventures!
Are you going to be getting some of those big new 54mm miniatures or perhaps some of the fun little Goblins for your skirmish games?
More Tabletop Gaming News
What did you make of the news from this week in the world of tabletop gaming?
- Games Workshop Reveal New Warhammer 40,000 Armageddon Boxed Set Contents - Ben takes Gerry through the new Orks and Space Marines from the new boxed set
- New World War II Paint Sets from The Army Painter - Check out two new paint sets for World War II armies by The Army Painter
What did you make of the news from this week in the world of tabletop gaming?
Make sure to dive into the comments and let us know what you think of this week's show!
Have A Great Weekend!
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Förster!
Also: I like the design of John Blanche but the asking price is a bit steep.
This is indeed a jumping of the shark…
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Yeah gave me pause, atleast until I see the game mechanics
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Yay weekender time folk’s 👍
Ooh the Gerry Army for the WIN👍👌
Great show guy’s 👌
I think I will grab the 8th army paint set, but completely agree with Gerry on the paint guide really should be specific
Also I do wish they would recognise history is larger than ww2, but that maybe me being impatient
I am not into 40k anymore. But I do like the look of the orks and I it seems a nice set to start with (probably not the price).
Re. Space Marines: I agree with Gerry.
En Garde! Dunno if I need yet another game but it is fun to say.
Interesting stuff this week. I love the look of the Victrix Irish. I’ve got a load of Footsore Irish for 4 points of Saga but who doesn’t really want 8 points instead 😀
Looking forward to it
Great stuff
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Nice one
Everything is better with pirates!
I’m home, sick with Covid. At least I have a Weekender to keep my spirits up.
I have the red gobbo kicking round too. I keep hanging on to it, as one day I might use it.
The dark age Irish look awesome! But the engarde miniatures look something else! I did enjoy inquisitor so maybe, maybe ….