Hello all,
Apologies for the lack of updates in the last couple of weeks. It's been a very busy time at work and I haven't had as much time to work on videos for YouTube. This is going to continue through a very busy June as we enter the summer.
The next video to be published will be on June 1st. This will cover the German Navy's 'Plan Z' prior to WW2, with some of the Royal Navy's own plans included for good measure.
The first draft of thi...
2019-05-23 15:28:43 +0000 UTC
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Now public!
2019-05-05 18:25:18 +0000 UTC
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Hi all,
Just a quick update before the long Easter weekend.
First off I'd like to thank everyone who has signed up to Patreon since the Pedestal video was copyright claimed, the extra support means the absolute world to me, so cheers.
In terms of video updates, next up as you all know from last time is Mers El Kebir. The scriptwriting is more or less done, and I will be working really hard next week to have it done by the end of next weekend (27th/28th).&nb...
2019-04-18 14:26:52 +0000 UTC
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So this happened. It means the only income I will now earn on the three weeks it took to make it is from you guys on Patreon.
When I say that your support literally keeps me going, this is the reason why, so thank you all once again.
PS: This strike is completely correct under copyright laws, but the laws themselves are completely, utterly unfit for purpose.
2019-04-12 22:14:08 +0000 UTC
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2019-04-06 14:26:21 +0000 UTC
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Forgot to post this when it was completed last week!
2019-03-25 09:05:30 +0000 UTC
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Hi all,
Time for some quick updates on what I am working on.
The next video will be released on Saturday 6th April, and will be about Operation Pedestal, which was a massive supply convoy sent to Malta in August 1942. It's arrival basically saved the island from starvation and capitulation, at a great cost in lives and ships.
The first draft of this script will shortly be available for Commander ranks.
After this there wil...
2019-03-25 09:03:24 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone!
Time for a quick update on where I am with various video projects.
The next video, as you might know from the poll the other week, will be entitled 'The Phoney War: Actually Not Phoney', and will discuss the myth of the 'phoney war'; how it developed, why it still gets traction today, and so on.
This is slated for release on Saturday 16th March.
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Now ...
2019-03-08 11:35:04 +0000 UTC
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Forgot to post this as it went live on saturday :)
2019-02-25 16:37:26 +0000 UTC
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Hi guys, this will be a meaty update as there is quite a lot to discuss.
I know there’s been a lot of changes to the Patreon and the Discord setup lately, but I hope you will forgive me just one more reshaping, as I think some of the changes I made at the start of the year (and indeed some I made months ago) were mistakes.
To give some context, in January I got a job, which I do for 20hrs a week, so I’m now splitting my time between it and YouTube. This means...
2019-02-09 10:58:44 +0000 UTC
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Hi Guys, as promised earlier in the week here’s a update on the videos that are coming up.
So on Tuesday I finished the first draft of the script for the first D-Day episode- I was pretty happy with it (if you’re a Captain you can take a look at it on here) but I felt more uncomfortable about putting the video up this weekend.
The reason for this is I want D-Day 1 (the buildup) and D-Day 2 (the invasion) to flow seamlessly into each other, as if they we...
2019-01-10 16:44:43 +0000 UTC
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Hello all, just a quick note to let you all know that I have now updated the Patron Tiers. I'm confident that they are all good value for their rewards (especially the new lieutenant and commander tiers), so obviously I would be thrilled if any of you decided to upgrade your pledges.
For those who are $3 patrons, you'll notice that the tiers now put access to polls at $5- however I will not be having anybody losing out. Those of you guys who would like to remain at $3 and not beco...
2019-01-07 12:14:41 +0000 UTC
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Hello all, and welcome to 2019. Hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year, and I hope you are looking forward to some new Historigraph videos in the coming weeks, because they are well on the way.
As mentioned before the festive period, we are opening 2019 with a series on the Overlord campaign from June-Dec 1944. This will be probably four videos covering events from before D-Day through to the Battle of the Bulge.
As promised, this series will be...
2019-01-03 12:24:14 +0000 UTC
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Happy New Year everyone. Thank you for all your support in 2018 and here’s to an even bigger and better 2019.
2019-01-01 00:18:49 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone!
Been a little while since I did a Patreon update, so here’s some reflections on the last couple of weeks and information about future plans.
Hope you all enjoyed the Sealion video last week, and I’m sure you can’t have failed to spot the War Thunder sponsorship it carried. Since I started this channel and Patreon page I like to think I’ve been pretty up front about wanting to do this as a job, and if that's going to be viable then sponsors...
2018-12-07 12:35:48 +0000 UTC
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Hello all,
Time for general updates on videos and the new Patron tiers that I was talking about last time.
Videos
So as you'll know from earlier patron updates, there are still four videos to be published before Christmas.
1. Dreadnought: The Battleship that Changed Everything - produced as part of the Operation Odysseus collaboration, this video is done and dusted, awaiting its release on Saturda...
2018-11-20 17:22:08 +0000 UTC
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Hi guys,
So there will be a bigger update later this week, but I thought I would just put a quick note to say that I am doing a 50k Q&A this weekend.
It will be on Saturday 17th November at 7pm GMT (London Time)
As thanks for your support, all patrons who submit a question (either here or on discord, so I can tell its a patron) will get priority.
Cheers!
2018-11-13 17:37:24 +0000 UTC
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The Great 2018 Patron Consultation
Alright guys, time for an update on the channel and the Patreon page.
So when I designed the current Patron tiers, I had a handful of patrons, and I think only a few thousand subscribers on YouTube. There’s now 82 of you and almost 49,000 on YouTube, so I think it might be time to re-visit things and most importantly add new tiers!
Basically, I’d like your suggestions on what rewards you might like to see me ...
2018-11-06 16:04:44 +0000 UTC
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Hi all,
Very late into the animation stage on the Siege of Narvik video. It is almost done, just a bit more I need to finish. It's a substantially longer video than the last, so just more animating to do!
Will have early access to Gold Patrons as soon as I can tomorrow, and then a full general update for the channel in the next couple of days.
Josh
2018-11-03 20:38:13 +0000 UTC
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Hi guys,
Just a quick note to say that the Narvik video scheduled for this Saturday Oct 27th is going to have to be pushed back by a week, due to me contracting the plague and being unable to record the narration.
Always at the most inconvenient time, eh?
Hoping that this won't effect the publication of the video that will follow it, on Operation Sealion. We may end up with three videos in November as a result of this.
Cheers,
Josh
2018-10-25 16:38:03 +0000 UTC
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Video now live for all :D
2018-10-13 14:10:37 +0000 UTC
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Hello all,
Hope you enjoyed the publication of the Battle for Central Norway video last week. After a slow start it looks to have been picked up more by the algorithm, so that's positive.
What I want to talk about today are my plans for the next few months or so, taking us up to Christmas. I am hoping, finally, to achieve two videos a month, starting in October. Let's run through what each video might contain.
13th October: So thi...
2018-10-05 08:48:43 +0000 UTC
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Hello all,
Hope everyone's Friday is going well. Just a quick(ish) update on what I am currently working on.
As mentioned last week, I am doing two final videos on Norway 1940, and then I might try and stitch together a 'Full Series' video once its all done. The first of these is focusing on the battles in central Norway, which were targeted at gaining control of Trondheim, for both sides. This video is now well into its animation stage, and I'm anticipating a release next we...
2018-09-14 15:09:47 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone,
Hope everyone is having a good start to September, and thank you all for your August support. Let's talk about the plans for this month, and looking ahead into the autumn.
I am hoping to have two videos completed this month, which will finally round out the long series on the Norway 1940 campaign. These will be one video on the battles for Trondheim, in Central Norway, and another on the Siege of Narvik. I had thought about covering both of these events as one...
2018-09-07 09:59:44 +0000 UTC
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2018-08-27 18:19:57 +0000 UTC
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Hi Patrons,
Apologies to have to be the bearer of bad news but unfourtunately I haven't quite been able to finish the HMS Glorious before I go away from my desk for a week beginning tomorrow.
As you can see in the image here (http://prntscr.com/kjeo6d) I am almost finished with the animation, but due to commitments at my job (I work in the evenings) there just isn't enough time left in the day for me to wrap i...
2018-08-16 15:45:18 +0000 UTC
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Greetings Patrons, time for another update on all things Historigraph!
Since the River Plate video, I have been putting time into a number of videos, but the main focus has been on bringing the last video on Norway 1940 to its conclusion, in line with the result of the poll I ran the other week.
I have finished the research for it and am currently scriptwriting- the big challenge is getting the video to cover both events at Narvik and in central Norway whilst still retaining ...
2018-08-08 15:30:12 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone!
I am now fully back from holiday, but it hasn't really felt like it. A three week heatwave has hit my productivity like a brick wall across my whole life, so the next video has taken a bit longer to come to fruition.
I'm happy to say that we are now at the animation stage for the Battle of the River Plate video (see the picture above), and hopefully in the next week or so I can finish it off.
Beyond that, its still my plan to finish the Norway 1940 serie...
2018-07-16 16:07:46 +0000 UTC
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Hello there,
Okay so I have some updates that I need to share with you guys. Currently I am working on two videos, which are:
- Norway 1940: Operation Weserubung (the next in our Norway series)
- The Battle of the River Plate 1939
The first of these will be finished this week, and will likely be published towards the end of this weekend. The second is almost finished as well, but there's a hitch: I'm going o...
2018-06-12 18:42:23 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone!
It's been a rather long time since I did a Patreon update, and a lot has happened since I did, and since the last time I made a video.
In brief, here's some quickfire updates:
Changes to the Patreon: Reward Tiers have been reduced in number and simplified into just three- Bronze, Silver, and Gold. Nobody who was already supporting me will lose out on any rewards.
In addition, I am changing the Patreon to charge
2018-05-15 10:02:39 +0000 UTC
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