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Ralph Astley
Великобритания
Добавлен 3 фев 2014
A channel dedicated to things past and to my main interests of history, wargaming, and genealogy. I'm sure I'll find other items to add as the ideas spring to mind. Hope you enjoy.
WW2 Aerial Combat Wargaming Progress
Lots of progress in my WW2 aerial wargaming projects.
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Scramble Battle of Britain Compilation
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Some dramatic moments recorded whilst playing this free demo game.
The Assault Group Iwo Jima Set
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28mm figures from The Assault Group. I have shown this group previously but wanted to experiment with some different editing techniques.
Aerial Photo Explorer
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A fantastic resource for research or just to indulge in a little nostalgia.
Recent Charity Shop Book Purchases
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Some of my recent finds in charity shops along with some tips on how to find the shops most likely to contain rich pickings in terms of wargaming interest books.
Scramble Battle of Britain Demo Cinematic Replay
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This is a turn based aerial combat game available as a demo on Steam. It very much has the feel of a tabletop game but it is possible to review the gameplay as cinematic footage after play. Here is a brief dogfight repeated from various perspectives.
Bring Out Your Dead
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How do you represent casualties on the tabletop? Video responses welcome.
Disappearing Wargaming Companies
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Recent disappearances have reinforced my tendency to buy figures while they are available and not when I am ready to paint them.
Two More Russian Infantry Regiments for my Crimean War Project
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Slowly carrying on with my Crimean War project.
Brethren Skirmish Tabletop Wargame Normans versus Anglo Saxons
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This set of rules has me hooked. Despite a few typos and errata they nevertheless produce a highly immersive game with a genuine 'skirmish' feel, full of individual actions and incidents. Here I spend a very enjoyable afternoon playing a much larger game than previously.
From Cornwood up the Yealm and back down the Erme
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We didn't encounter a soul all day so we had the moor to ourselves - fantastic.
Total Battle Miniatures 15mm North African Town Set
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After four years I have finally got around to painting these model buildings, plus I have added some more to the set.
Lacquered Coffins Batrep Scramble
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A WW2 aerial batrep. A few mistakes, mainly of omission but also some simple arithmetic goes wrong, which balance out so that neither side is favoured.
Holiday Snaps Castle Stokesay, RAF Cosford, Wroxeter Roman Remains, and The Royal Welsh Regimental
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Holiday Snaps Castle Stokesay, RAF Cosford, Wroxeter Roman Remains, and The Royal Welsh Regimental
Indus Miniatures Elephant with Musket Armed Crew
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Indus Miniatures Elephant with Musket Armed Crew
Zulu Dawn from Digital Gameworks Microphone Sound Test
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Zulu Dawn from Digital Gameworks Microphone Sound Test
Impulse versus Restraint when Purchasing Wargaming Figures
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Impulse versus Restraint when Purchasing Wargaming Figures
Warren House Inn to Scorhill Stone Circle
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Warren House Inn to Scorhill Stone Circle
28mm Mughal Armoured Elephant and Heavy Artillery Piece
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28mm Mughal Armoured Elephant and Heavy Artillery Piece
Thnaks for this. Very informative and fills in gaps others left out.
By coincidence I am considering revisiting this topic by looking at Thanet, and particularly the Pegwell Bay area, from the air using Historic England's Aerial Photography Explorer.
hi any idea where you get the surgeon and 2 guys with stretcher thanks
They are Redoubt Miniatures. The range was taken over by, and now available from, Grubby Tanks.
@@RalphAstley thank you my friend
Thanks for sharing a clear copy, have found it elsewhere but in not such good shape. I think the copies we have are Betamax. My brother made the documentary and our grandfather was Captain of HMS Ardent, our father a well know naval Captain is also in this, shortly before he died.
This documentary left a deep impression on me when it was first aired. I was able to digitise my VHS copy and decided to upload it to RUclips as I think it is a pity that so many such TV programmes are effectively lost as they will never be repeated. If you would like a copy then I should be able to transfer one to an e-mail address of your choosing, although it might take me a while to manage it. There used to be a way of downloading videos direct from RUclips but they closed that loophole some time ago.
Дякую!
You're very welcome
Just started to paint my wagons, so really helpful video. Glad I found it. Thanks
I'm glad it helped David.
I am enjoying your walk through of the rules. Has Version 2 made significant changes to the game play? Also have you tried the Fantasy version?
I think the main reason version 2 happened was because the rules were reprinted by Great Escape games so I don't recall any major changes. I believe the next series of Sword and Spear videos I made (Normans v Vikings) used the 2nd edition. Never played much Fantasy of any type.
Can anyone please advise what the music introduction on episode 1 is? I would like to hear the full version. thanks
Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20: I. Lacrymosa. Andante ben misurato André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra
Hi Ralph, many thanks for video uploads and that detailed info on music, I thought it might be Mahler! I will now look to get it on CD. @@RalphAstley
Hey Ralph, just wanted to say that I liked your Cave Bear my friend. I am sorry that you usually don't allow comments and I hope that is not through people being rude to you. Anyway sir, I wanted to also wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 👍👍🎄🎄🎅
Thanks Al and Merry Christmas to you. Comments are turned off on most videos since Russia's invasion of Ukraine and will be restored when the war ends satisfactorily for Ukraine - may be some time!
Bro, a question: how can I mark objectives that are airplanes? because when I press the "Tab" key to mark them, it only marks ground targets but never planes. Can you help me pls? :( 🙏
I think that happens because individual planes are not targets/objectives. The way to view other planes is to first go into chase view with your own aircraft (CTRL + F4) then press the TAB key for next aircraft (friendlies as well as enemy) or SHIFT + TAB for previous aircraft. If you press I this will toggle an indicator pointing you towards the nearest enemy aircraft. If you press CTRL + SHIFT + L this will toggle labels on aircraft but personally I don't like seeing too much script on the screen. Also SHIFT + T brings up the tactical display so that you can identify various features (pressing T cycles through Ground, Ship, Vehicle and Air). I hope these are the correct commands for your own system - if not if you press F2 you will get a quick reference of keyboard commands and can look up each command there.
@@RalphAstley Thaannkk you very much bro! It worked me 🙏✨✨ you deserve my subscription 😄😄✨
Just beginning to get into this game,
In my opinion this is far and away Peter Pig's best set of rules, unfortunately the first edition (which I play here) was much better than AK47 Reloaded. Try to get a second hand copy of the first edition if you can.
@@RalphAstley I got a PDF of the older game
Housman understood loss as no other poet. Thank you for a simple, poignant presentation.
Thank you for your kind words.
Nice sea mat, but Tinywargames, unfortunately, have several negative reviews recently for poor service, which I chose to ignore and now regret! I have just had such an exasperating few months trying to get them to actually send me an order I've paid for - but currently they've ghosted me for about two months. It is a shame - the product they provide is alright for the price, but they send out the wrong items, and evidently sometimes even that is not happening. I am glad that you have been able to avoid these problems with them so far. I won't ever be buying from them again.
I just came across this. It is a treasure. I am starting a Jacobite Rebellion project. Your video has been most helpful. Thanks!
Thank you. I'm a long time subscriber to your channel and have been watching your new project with interest.
In the series, AJP Taylor wears a tie 3 times (Bismarck, WW1, Cold War) and a bow-tie 3 times (Napoleon, Crimean, WW2). Is this significant?
Balance??
I have learned a lot from watching this series. I wish TV was still like this.
Me too - that's why I treasure my old programmes that I saved to VHS and later DVD.
Are there region 2 DVDs of this lecture?
thank you for the video, ordered some for myself
Years later and I am still not halfway through this same box - so it's value for money too.
Hello Ralph ! I have just purchased Rourkes Drift myself and yet build but look forward to playing this Encounter.
You should have a lot of enjoyable games from it.
Splendid views. Lovely part of the world. Really appreciate your channel, always interesting content, be it views of nature or views on monetisation!
Thanks Howard - I'll have to work harder to alienate all my viewers!
Pretty spectacular location- well worth the climb.
Yes - it's been a long time since I saw such a view.
Breathtaking, much like the climb up. Thank you!
In trying to take a circular route we discovered there was a much easier route up and we had chosen to scramble up a steep gradient.
I've been appreciating your videos for years. These topographical excursions are our favourites. Thank you.
Thanks - you're in for a treat then as I have come back with lots of footage
Hi Ralph, good to see that you have allowed comments to this video. Without getting into all the negativity that made you disallow comments - remember that your channel is appreciated by a lot, including me. Good to see you being able to trek a hill/mountain after your health scare earlier in the year. Have a nice Summer and enjoy your holiday. Best Kaspar
Thanks Kaspar. Back from holiday now - I had to wait in order to edit the footage. Have much more to show including some spectacular drone footage.
Where do you find this game?
It is no longer available - Games Workshop pulled the plug on Warhammer Historical games many years ago. You may find a copy on eBay but will have to pay a high price for it because of its scarcity value.
Fascinating local history. Thanks for the content.
Glad you enjoyed it
What a great battle report. I loved the story and details about the damages. Fantastic paint job and board. Where did you buy your ships? Again, well done.
Thank you - the ships are from War Times Journal
Hey, slightly random on such an old video I know but what base size did you use please?
I think it was 60x120mm. It will take me a while to find out for sure as the model is stored at the back of a very crowded cupboard
@@RalphAstley no need to rake it out, my thanks for replying :)
@@spener89 Just been to the back of the cupboard - I was wrong, the bases are 60x80mm
See that a new book in being released: "Line in the Sand: Foreign Legion Forts and Fortifications in Morocco 1900-1926 (From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914)" by Richard P Jeynes BA Hons MA FRGS (Author). Looks to be maybe the article you mentioned Ralph from the issue of Military Illustrated, but now larger and in book form. Just wanted to share. Great job on the videos, I learn so much by watching them. Cheers!
Thanks for the heads up Dale - I'll certainly be acquiring that book.
Awesome USS Porter video ❤❤😊😊 I really enjoyed it thank you 😊
Glad you enjoyed it
Although they call them Cornish crosses, the Celtic origins of Cornwall are from the Dumnonii tribe which was actually Cornwall AND Devon. Sadly the Celtic history of Devon seems to be ignored or at worse denied, with Cornwall claiming everything as theirs ie language, crosses eg
The book I discovered this cross in, 'The South West to AD 1000' by Malcolm Todd, gives a very balanced account of the entire region. It's probably difficult to find nowadays as it was published in 1987 as part of Longman's Regional History of England.
virtue signaling nozzzie loving loser.. reap what you sow.
Hello, one last question, do you know how to track enemies with the screen in the game? or with what combination of keys? (That is, the center of the screen is statically centered on the enemy) I don't know and I haven't been able to figure it out
That isn't exactly possible but you can padlock an enemy target by pressing ` on the keyboard (the button just above the tab key) or button 2 on the joystick. Then toggle the indicator on or off using the I key and a green directional arrow appears showing you which way you need to turn to get the enemy in your sights. Pressing the tab key will cycle through all the available targets.
hello friend, a question, do you know how to throw the bombs in the game? I don't know how to do it and I haven't been able to solve it.
First you have to select the bomb by 'cycling the ordnance type' - this is done by pressing the backspace key. Then to release the bomb you press enter.
@@RalphAstley Thanksss if it worked for me :D
Many thanks Ralph. A great video! I'll share it on my FB page.
Nice figures
Thoroughly enjoyed this video and the thoughts therein. I read "Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World" by Jack Weatherford last year (2021) and it really cast a lot of light on a slice of really important history I never knew much about. From being merely a horde of "horse people", the book really highlighted some of the ingenuity that the Mongols showed, not merely in warfare, but also in finance and governance. Really quite remarkable.
Apologies for the poor sound quality - This was taken on my old camera. The TV series Storm from the East is worth catching if you get an opportunity.
A fantastic deep dive, I really enjoyed the topic and the delivery. The excerpt you read about the process of fabric preparation was amazing.
Thank you. You seem to be trawling my back catalogue!
Throughly enjoyed this video Ralph. The more scripted format and plethora of clips and photos was excellently done and delivered. David
Thanks David - I got a lot of negative comments about the script so haven't repeated the experiment, but I think it helps me keep on track.
@@RalphAstley while I enjoy the more rambly delivery of many of your videos, I think there is a time and place for a more formal documentary style, and I think this video really highlights that. For this video, I think a sprawling ramble might not have been as deep and knowledge-laden. Might just be a case of subject determining form.
Sorry Ralph for pulling you back to the past--deep into your archives! I was wondering if you might recall the manufacturer of the escort lancers you used for the mutineer cavalry in this video. I can't seem to find them listed by the usual companies. Any assistance you can give is greatly appreciated. Thank you for the countless hours of entertainment and enlightenment!
Everything there is Wargames Foundry Indian Mutiny range www.wargamesfoundry.com/collections/indian-mutiny-1857/products/ind224-warrior-cavalry-with-matchlocks
Thank you ever so much! I hope to start my own channel thanks to you sometime next year. Admire your courage and ardent efforts in producing and sharing your content.
That was absolutely superb, Ralph. I really enjoyed watching it (split across two sessions, just so I could keep the second half to look forward to a day or two later). 😊 You certainly took A LOT on, deciding to play such an engagement Solo, with that many ships in total & a Ruleset as complex as Seekrieg 5 - with all of its inherent calculations & log keeping - while also having to film, present & edit the whole thing! HATS OFF to you, though, 🧢🫲😦 because you made a superb job of it, & I found it really compelling to watch - made all the more enjoyable an experience, because of your beautifully painted models, the use of Litko’s excellent fire & splash markers & the all important soundtrack - that adds HUGELY to the immersion... Short of hiring a couple of film studio technicians to stand just out of shot & toss bucket loads of water in front of the camera… 🎥💦🌊🪣 it’s hard to imagine what ELSE you could have added, to make that “FILMED IN ASTLEYVISION!” Production more realistic! 😂 I can fully understand why you like those rules so much & you may well have sold me on them (I’ve already checked them out online & bookmarked the “Seawarstore” website). I’d almost certainly end up having to play them Solo, though, because I don’t belong to a club & I can’t imagine any of my Family or friends having either the required interest in the theme or the patience to learn the rules, much less carry out the amount of bookkeeping required during the game. But that’s okay… Solo endeavours can be relaxed & painstaking & one can pace them as quickly or as slowly as one prefers, taking intermittent breaks whenever one wishes & also returning to the action whenever one wishes, without having to curtail things suddenly, prematurely & disappointingly, because of other people’s commitments, priorities or understandable time constraints….. There’s a lot more that I could write, but I know that you won’t reply because of your decision to protest the Ukraine War by not commenting on your Channel for now, (if I understand that explanation correctly?). I imagine that you made an announcement on your Channel a while back, explaining what you planned to do & giving your reasons for it but, since I never saw or heard what you had to say, I confess that I’m at a loss to understand what you’re doing & how exactly you arrived at such a decision… Either way, it’s your Channel & I just finished watching this excellently conducted & presented Naval encounter & couldn’t leave this video without taking the trouble to thank you for all the trouble you went to for your viewers & to compliment you on what an excellent job you made of it. Cheers, Ralph & Take Care. ~ LOUIS
As computers and laptops are no longer supplied with CD drives you will find the data on any discs you purchase for Seekrieg V are on memory sticks. I came to realise that RUclips and other social media help normalise irrational and extreme beliefs such as covid deniers and those who believe Trump won the last election. When the Russian invasion took place I was outraged and could see that Putin took some strength from the complacency and befuddlement of Western democracies. Another channel appealed for RUclips users to speak out against the invasion, but hardly anyone did, and my own protests were countered by comments (including some from people I regularly exchanged with) that justified Putin's actions or played down the enormity of them. Until Ukraine achieves peace on its own terms I have decided not to have any correspondence on my channel, but I cannot back date this to all my previous videos and must disable comments on an individual basis. This means rather than replying to comments such as this I disable comments, which then conceals all previous comments which I would rather keep. Therefore thank you for your kind remarks but please refrain from commenting on my back catalogue of videos as this will result in the deletion of comments that preceded your own.
And in my game reinforcment dont come :/
I think you must have a different version of the game to me as I didn't have to adjust anything, or maybe your game is for a different OS? This is on Windows XP
@@RalphAstley maybee I have steam version and I play it on Win10 maybe this is the problem :(
how did you make music work ? :D
It was just there - I didn't have to do anything.
Long time no speak, Ralph (not since “Mary’s myriad mishaps” in “Congo”). 😂 Hope you’ve been keeping well in the meantime… These experimental animations are amazing & have a lot of potential… What a lot of facets you have to your creative talents. 😊👍 Have you considered using this technique for your NAVAL Wargaming Battle Reports, as they would presumably be the easiest to animate & hence not be too time consuming for you? Plus, they would enable key fleet/squadron manoeuvres to be illustrated perfectly, as well as enabling all Naval enthusiasts to enjoy the most stirring ingredient of many historic Naval counters: The sight of so many muzzle flashes, the accompanying roar of the guns (& the whining/whistle of shells…), not to mention the appearance of numerous straddling water splashes, to emphasise those frustrating “near misses.” Kind Regards ~ LOUIS C.
Hi Louis. Good to speak to you though in theory this channel has 'gone quiet' as a way of protesting Russia's invasion of the Ukraine. Still, their recent collapse is cause for optimism so we can allow ourselves a small relaxation, but I won't continue our conversation further. Yes, I have tried some animation of naval games. Before I purchased this animation software I did try something in my game of Santiago de Cuba but it was very basic. Because their isn't much 'bend' in a ship it's not as effective as animating people and creatures.
Brings back memories. The Jutland battle got very confusing very quickly 🤣.
Yes - the Jutland scenario is scaled down with ships missing and very simplified, but even still does get disordered very quickly.
Do you have Groliffe the Ice Dragon?
I haven't but they do produce one.
@@RalphAstley Yes I have it.
Ralph Astley, Thank you so much for these brilliant public lectures by Professor Taylor. I am a historian from Ukraine, Taylor's main work "The Struggle for Dominance in Europe, 1848-1918" is available to me only in its Soviet translation into Russian in 1954 (with abbreviations for ideological reasons). In 204, his other work "History of the Austrian Empire, 1808-1908" was translated into Ukrainian, thank God already without abbreviations. Professor Taylor was certainly one of the greatest historians, masterfully reducing the story to the very "rhyme" that was mentioned in one of the comments to the video. Thank you!
He was truly an inspirational historian.
@@RalphAstley , Was Professor Taylor your teacher at the university?
@@user-de6ol5yu6d I attended some of his lectures at university but he was at a different college to mine and never tutored me.
@@RalphAstley , Do you plan to post on RUclips other than these lectures by Professor Taylor? Do you have anything else?
@@user-de6ol5yu6d I'm probably infringing copyright having posted what I have done so far, but I don't foresee these episodes ever being shown again on TV or sold as DVDs and feel strongly that they deserve to be viewed. There may come a time when I receive a copyright strike and then I will withdraw them. Therefore I am reluctant to post anything else.
Another frigate, Another enjoyable video! Not since my daughter's work took her to Haifax N.S. a few years back have I had the pleasure of watching any sea vessels!
HMCS Halifax was actually here recently but I missed the opportunity to video her.
@@RalphAstley Your videos also bring me back to when I was a young man in my twenties. While visiting a friend in Halifax I was lucky enough to get a full on-board tour of the HMCS Fraser ( his father was a naval officer Lorne Minogue (deceased'). She's gone to the scrapyard I think by now!
Thanks!
You're welcome
Are German frigates a regular sight? Very interesting to see her.
Yes, quite common. Plymouth is the base for NATO training exercises, plus we also get visitors from other countries such as South Africa and India. That's why it's the perfect place to spot warships (much better than Portsmouth!)
Something very stirring about seeing even a relatively smaller ship of the RN setting off like this, thanks Ralph, regards, Terry.
Yes - should be more videos like this coming as things are getting back to normal, the weather is improving and I have a new piece of kit.
Funnily enough I was at the official launch of the Angle lifeboat in 2009 (my young son met prince michael of Kent). It was brand spanking new and could carry 100 survivors. Amazing bit of kit, only out matched by the selfless crews, bless them! Good video!
Quite a coincidence.
@@RalphAstley yes the day you posted your video is more or less the anniversary, I forgot to mention that. I had been thinking about that day when your video popped up. Impressive vessels.
Interesting video Ralph. So has this set of rules stood the test of time? Do you still play it?
I would say it has stood the test of time in that I know some people that I introduced the rules to who are still playing it, but I myself don't get many games at all and haven't played it for a few years, but that's true of all rules, not just this.