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    osbad
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    As Youtube is not yet workblocked for me, I find myself rooting through its depths as a source of entertainment in quiet moments, and thought others might be the same.

    There’s of course loads on there to talk about but I thought something maybe worth starting a thread about would be those channels that are “inspiring” in an indirect way.  I don’t mean those gaming channels that talk about games and models and painting and stuff, but ones that talk about the background and history and things that generally get our juices flowing and provide inspiration for general understanding of the period or genre we then end up hobbying and gaming in.

    I have loads in my Subscriptions list, but I thought I’d initially share 3 of my favourites and see if anyone had any others to recommend.

    The three I suggest you may be interested in, if you haven’t found them already are:

    1. Mark Felton Productions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCKvREB11-fxyotS1ONgww
    Mark covers primarily WWII but has got a great collection of interesting war stories – those moments of  derring-do that make you go “WTF!” when you consider the insanity that our forefathers were involved in in the ’40’s!  Such as his most recent: “Grasshopper vs. Fieseler Storch – WW2’s Weirdest Dogfight”.

    2. Lindybeige: https://www.youtube.com/user/lindybeige
    Full disclosure: I attended Uni with Lloyd, count him as a friend, and I do feature in a couple of his videos .  I won’t say which!  However, quite genuinely I do think he produces some interesting stuff you don’t see elsewhere.  There is stuff about medieval armour, Victorian warfare, tanks, re-enactment and much rambling about ancient warfare in general, as well as film making and lindyhop dancing!  Some of his most  interesting I have found are about his acquisition of a reconstructed plate armour.

    Finally,3. The Tank Museum: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChl-XKVVBAzoEVsnbOfpcqw
    I am sure many of you will have found this one already, but really if you like WWII it is an absolute MUST to subscribe.  David Fletcher’s “Tank Chats” are a special wonder in and of themselves!

    Anyhow. Over to you!  What would you recommend I look  at next time I’m bored at work?

    #1351408

    avernos
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    I shall leave aside my ASMR channels and for the time being some of the painting ones I subscribe to, although I can give you them later on.

    Youtube documentaries are great, so many classic shows available nowhere else now, but as far as updated channels go there are a couple I enjoy.

    Despite not being interested in guns I watch every update from Forgotten Weapons the mix of history, context and stripping and firing the weapons I find fascinating and handy for my passion for RPGs the game not the weapon 😉

    Likewise The Great War an almost day by day look at the first world war, a wealth of information that I can happily pop on and leave running soaking up what I can when I can.

    Kurtus has a fantastic channel, full of reviews, battle reports, solo play and using skype to play remote games. The paint and chats are full of great guys, it may not be as polished as some channels but as a fellow gamer putting it out there I think he’s well worth checking up on.

    #1351567

    elessar2590
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    Shadiversity is the go to guy for Castles and Medieval Buildings
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkmMACUKpQeIxN9D9ARli1Q

    Matt Easton is a Victorian Sword expert

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkmMACUKpQeIxN9D9ARli1Q

    The Terrain Tutor is self explanatory

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkmMACUKpQeIxN9D9ARli1Q

    British Muzzle Leaders covers super in depth 1800-1940’s military techniques.

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK-MdBJJw-0glJZgw8dO1Ag

    C&Rsenal is probably my favourite. They cover WWI firearms in ridiculous detail. They go back and look at how the weapons were made, why they were made that way, who made them, who taught the guy who designed them, what historical events inspired them and everything else you could ever want to know.

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClq1dvO44aNovUUy0SiSDOQ

    #1351708

    lancorz
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    My suggestion list is going to be less historical but more about creativity and video editing.

    Donoteat01: Re-creates the beginning of America with Cities Skylines.

    Every Frame A Painting: Very important resource for anyone looking to study film design or editing skills, great for inspiration and what I do on the daily.

    Ludicryan: Our own nerd from the office talks about game theory. He has a PHD so I assume he knows what he’s talking about.

    Nerdwriter1: Video essays about random subjects.

    Questing Beast: Reviews a lot of RPG books & campains.

    TheCrafsMan: Have to thank Lloyd for this marvelous human being, makes a lot of hobby orientated projects, excellent channel.

    #1351710

    brennon
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    Matt Colville for his extensive work on world building and running Dungeons & Dragons games – https://www.youtube.com/user/mcolville/

     

    #1351738

    sundancer
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    Two of mine that haven’t been mentioned yet:

    Sorastro’s Painting https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu5Pmz1wY-NWCYy21vikKAg

    Doctor Faust’s Painting Clinic https://www.youtube.com/user/ThePaintingClinic

    oh and this new guy 😉

    Some Dude On YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL7x-bssjned7FJgh_6LLoA (Sorry @warzan I just had to do it XD )

    #1351744

    warzan
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    Some Dude On YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL7x-bssjned7FJgh_6LLoA (Sorry @warzan I just had to do it XD )

    Subbed and Dong Dinged mate 😉

    #1351745

    sundancer
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    Subbed and Dong Dinged mate ?

    Wait. What? Does that mean I need to create content now?! Stop scaring me! I’m old and fragile!

    #1351753

    torros
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    @sundancer . Yes it does. I think were all expecting several videos on the conspiracy theories in Star Wars and how there linked to the demise of the FLGS’s across the world and influenced KS’s of deliberately  engaging in fraud against the gamers of the world and has also been linked to world famine, war and climate change

    Or….

     

    A cute video of your cat

    #1352016

    limburger
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    @osbad : LindyBeige definitely has a lot of interesting content.

    // ‘maker’ channels can provide hobby ideas that may or may not relate to gaming

    Adam Savage (of Mythbuster fame) has his own channel/show.
    It makes me wish I could afford the tools and had the talent to use them …

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiDJtJKMICpb9B1qf7qjEOA

    Colin Furze … spelling Crazy with a capital C

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp68_FLety0O-n9QU6phsgw

    Laura Kampf :

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRix1GJvSBNDpEFY561eSzw

    And of course the Queen of shitty robots : Simone Giertz

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3KEoMzNz8eYnwBC34RaKCQ

    Numberphile, proving math can be fun …

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxcjq-8xIDTYp3uz647V5A

    Smarter every day :

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6107grRI4m0o2-emgoDnAA

    Vsauce :

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6nSFpj9HTCZ5t-N3Rm3-HA

    Geek & Sundry … home to Wil Wheatons’ Tabletop and other game related content.

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaBf1a-dpIsw8OxqH4ki2Kg

    Freebooters’ network has been mentioned before (probably the old forums) :

     

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