And then ottomans lost like billion wars to Russia and collapsed 😅

Have you read The Dark Angel by Mika Waltari? It is a novel about the fall of Constantinople, based on the account of Nicolo Barbaro who witnessed the fall first hand. Waltari also wrote a second novel that focuses heavily on the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent and these books inspired me to read more about the Ottoman Empire and contributed to me discovering your KZfaq channel.

Very interesting run through of the fall and conquest of Constantinople 👍. Would be interested on your thoughts on other major sieges. I guess Buda, Damascus, Jerusalem and Cairo all fell to the Ottomans, but were any of them besieged in the same way? Vienna survived two sieges - was it too far from the Ottoman centre of power to bring the logistics required to bear?

Nice update. Put me down a for a book! 👍 Suggestion on holding the figures for painting; use the putty to add them to plastic bottle tops. I have a good selection after only a small time. Coke and Pepsi type bottles are ideal. You can then either hold the bottle top or even put the bottle top in the GW holder. Once finished painting transfer figures to bases and reuse putty and bottle tops. I paint in 12s and have a few sets of bottle tops. The putty eventually needs replacing when it loses grip. 👍

I watched a video about Timur and his empire the other day and the battle of Ankara was covered in which sultan bajazet was captured.

You only glorify and portray war conquerors portray those who suffered from the occupiers and who were exterminated by evil nations and evil religions.

That was fascinating. As you suggested, I had assumed like many people that the rise of the Ottomans was quite mechanical with each Sultan talking a bit more of the Byzantine Empire until just Constantinople was left, and that was finally taken. As ever it is more nuanced and therefore even more interesting! The approach to succession seems very messy, but then primogenitor doesn’t work out so great all the time either 😝.

I'm curious as to what has brought about the introspection on the future direction. If it's an apparent downturn in viewers or video penetration, then most of the You Tubers I know have reported similar this past month or so. As such, it might not be anything specific that you are doing, or not doing. Sometimes going back to basics helps. Why did you start the channel in the first place? Was it as a personal outlet, as a history platform or as a wargaming platform? Evident in this video is a focus on the history with the wargaming second. I'm an archaeology and history grad but I predominantly only dip into secondary sources these days to fuel my wargaming, not necessarily the other way round. My Ottoman interest is as 'just' another period and I don't see myself as developing the linguistic skills to access primary sources. A number of your wargaming viewers are likely the same but we are interested in what you read and extract. If you are interested in trying to find a balance between your interests I'd recommend you have a look at the videos of a friend of mine, Alex at Storm of Steel. He is a professional archaeologist but wargaming is his primary interest. His videos are not slick productions but they give a good balance, for me, of background history and wargaming. His focus is the World Wars in the main. He has some monetisation but it's unlikely to ever be his primary income. He has, however, built up a core audience who like his direct approach. I personally prefer your videos which achieve that balance of history and gaming. At the end of the day though, as other commenters have noted, you need to find the things that make you happy and content.

Great recommendations - added to the reading list 👍

I think that the main difference between the earlier and later empires was the presence of Islam in the area. The people hated Islam and the death and destruction it brought so much that they were all willing to join together to rid themselves of the scourge. By the First World War, the people were able to think about their own governance free from the Islamic threat!

i think you should just do things that you want to do

Wednesday 6pm - 8pm pst NotJay does his live at this time.

My opinion is that you should just do what you want. Most of the channels I watch regularly are small, hobbyists doing the things they have passion for. A few are 'professional' channels where the people are making a living off of it. The slick production values for hobby topics turns me off... for whatever reason. Unless you're really driven to make money off of YT vids I think the happy path is to just let yourself be guided by your whims and not overthink it.

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We all have lots of unfinished projects. Trouble is something newer and cooler shows up and the assembly line gets redone. I've got nine ogres coming in and a couple elfs and a couple other figures, in 28, that are sitting waiting. Hopefully I'm feeling better so I can get the 15 mm Orcs finished.

All the figures look excellent! 👍

Good stuff! I also prefer the style of the Oathmark minis vs. modern GW/3D prints, which tend to be full of baroque swirls and whatnot. I'd like to find something other than horses for the elves to ride. Elk maybe.

Stupid question thats been bouncing around in my head. How do you think the mughal army would have faired if somehow theyd wound up fighting in the thirty years war?

Unit looks good

Looking good. I agree, that rule book looks quite nice.

Don’t let nobody talk smack about your painting skills! I’m new to the hobby too the more I paint the better I get!

Hi Corvinus Wargaming! <3

That looks great. Always nice to see different things. Speaking of dark elves, Titanforge did some interesting ones for 3d printing. I need to get those painted up one day.

When I was putting together some Atlantic skeletons, I glued a couple with their legs a little on the bow-legged side and boom skeleton Warg riders

They look nice. I do want a few more elves. Only 5-6 more. That would give me 24 total. (28's) A little bit of everything makes for a very happy gamer. Look at me. I got two games on the table and working on 15 mm Orcs. I also got a handful of 28's sitting around here, someplace, that need paint too. I keep moving them n right now i can only guess where they are at. lol

Well this is a definite break in your lineup. Nice!

That mat looks snappy. Great effect on camera

Looking really good, man!

Hey! I only just recently started getting into Oathmark. I've got a box of those elves sitting next to me, waiting to get started. Trying to decide on a color scheme that's not too bright. Eldar are/were my 40K faction of choice too... but I'm kinda glad GW has substantially ignored them. It makes for less scale-creep and they fit pretty well with older figures. Also, less of the 'overproduced' look I see on modern GW figures (festooned with little details).

looking good, and yea i feel theyve kinda pushed eldar back too

They look good mate, looking forward to seeing them finished

Very happy this got recommended to me.

looking to pike up the Landsknecht starter set, would love tp paint the colours.

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Salutations. Have you read "The Last Ottoman Wars" by Jeremy Salt, published by UOFU press?

I'd also suggest A Military History of the Ottomans by Edward J Erickson and Ok Tüfek ve At by Özgür Kolçak (if you know Turkish)

I've thought about getting some 2 mm figures for the Italian Wars( Fornova 1495 thru ??). Then I realized I have no understanding of the conflict other than the Compass hex and counter game that I have, that was rather difficult playing. Time to figure who was on which side...lol

Good Wednesday morning!👍👍

looking nice

An enjoyable update. You seem to have found your niche with the 15mm miniatures. I had heard of the commander you mentioned, I think it was on a channel that has done many videos on seiges during that period. Do Warbases in the UK make bases like the Litko? In the past I found it cheaper to order from them than to purchase from an Australian supplier.

Congrats on reacing 600+ subs. Enjoy your channel immensley. Eastern Renaissance is one of my favorite periods and have a large 15mm collection of the major combatants. Keep it going!

Really interesting and great to see the details of the sources. I’m enjoying the ongoing investigation in to the Khotyn campaign.

Congrats for 600 subscriber

Hello, thanks for the video. Did your sources mention serhad-kulu cavalry (besli, gonullu, deli) in any quality?

Interesting as ever. On Page 533 you mention the term " 'askeri. " Is this the root of Askari, a term often used for East African infantry raised from native populations (and which had Arabic influences)?

Good Sunday morning sir.

love the channel, you don't really see much of this period online

Well done on the milestone.

Good chat and congrats on 600 subs!