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Title: Madness squared: Normandy in 20mm
Post by: Sir Tobi on June 06, 2021, 11:42:25 AM

For someone with the size of my lead pile and the sheer logistical problem of accommodating so many projects, it is utter, absurd madness to start not only another era but a new scale, too. Still, where would we wargamers be without the slight overdose of insanity, so I'll shamelessly say: I enjoyed it.

Within 2 months I painted 120 figures, 6 vehicles, a handful of houses and several scenic items. The explanation for this productivity boost is, on the one hand, that I kept at it (it's really amazing when you swap the 1.5 hours you have in the evening for the painting table instead of TV and internet) and, on the other hand, that it was incredibly fun.

Many thanks to V, TacticalPainter, Moiterei_1984 and the other artists on this forum who inspired me with their work. Here is my humble contribution to the 20mm madness: The Americans. Next will be the Germans, they are already on the painting table....

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Title: Re: Madness squared: Normandy in 20mm
Post by: armchairgeneral on June 06, 2021, 12:08:43 PM

Excellent painting. Well done  :-*

Title: Re: Madness squared: Normandy in 20mm
Post by: V on June 06, 2021, 12:32:48 PM

Look bloody awesome...

Title: Re: Madness squared: Normandy in 20mm
Post by: Fred Mills on June 06, 2021, 01:41:34 PM

Fantastic work on everything, including the bases.

Title: Re: Madness squared: Normandy in 20mm
Post by: has.been on June 06, 2021, 02:54:46 PM

very impressive.

Title: Re: Madness squared: Normandy in 20mm
Post by: BillK on June 06, 2021, 04:23:06 PM

Fantastic work.
Always good when another 20mm enthusiast enters the fray!

Title: Re: Madness squared: Normandy in 20mm
Post by: CapnJim on June 06, 2021, 06:06:55 PM

Holy crap!  Nice stuff!  Man, there is some nice 20mm stuff out there, especially when it's done up like you have.

Title: Re: Madness squared: Normandy in 20mm
Post by: Norm on June 06, 2021, 10:22:08 PM

Lovely and good speed too. i like the idea of reducing screen time to make the project work.

Title: Re: Madness squared: Normandy in 20mm
Post by: gamer Mac on June 07, 2021, 12:45:42 AM

Some very good painting :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

Title: Re: Madness squared: Normandy in 20mm
Post by: Hu Rhu on June 07, 2021, 06:46:06 AM

Wonderful painting and excellent  photos.  :-* :-*

Title: Re: Madness squared: Normandy in 20mm
Post by: bluewillow on June 07, 2021, 10:35:00 AM

Looking good, south western Normandy/North western Pays de Loire render colour is good!

Title: Re: Madness squared: Normandy in 20mm
Post by: Captain Blood on June 07, 2021, 10:38:49 AM

This all looks great  :-*

Title: Re: Madness squared: Normandy in 20mm
Post by: Mad Lord Snapcase on June 07, 2021, 10:40:16 AM

Lovely figures and vehicles and some very nice photography too.  :-*

Title: Re: Madness squared: Normandy in 20mm
Post by: DonFabrizio on June 07, 2021, 08:17:00 PM

beautiful work!

Title: Re: Madness squared: Normandy in 20mm
Post by: Sir Tobi on June 07, 2021, 08:21:23 PM

Thank you all very much for your kind comments, I appreciate them very much!

With a little delay, more pictures of the next milestone will follow. The reason for the delay is that I have switched to batch painting and always paint 40+ figures at the same time. With a good audiobook this can be endured, and while nothing happens for a while, the advantage is that at some point suddenly a lot figures are finished all at once...

Title: Re: Madness squared: Normandy in 20mm
Post by: moiterei_1984 on September 28, 2021, 07:40:32 PM

I know it’s bordering on thread necromancy but I just cane across this gem. First of all thank you for the mention and second WOW, what a corker! Love the campaign look of both vehicles and troops. Terrain looks ace as well. And 120 figures in just two months is a hell of a lot. Would definitely love to see more!

Title: Re: Madness squared: Normandy in 20mm
Post by: TacticalPainter on September 28, 2021, 11:39:55 PM

Yeah, I seemed to have missed this post as well for some reason. Really lovely stuff here - figures, AFVs, terrain and photography, all top notch. Would definitely like to see more.

Title: Re: Madness squared: Normandy in 20mm
Post by: Tom Dulski on September 30, 2021, 11:59:19 AM

I'm not really into 20mm but WOW those look great.

Title: Re: Madness squared: Normandy in 20mm
Post by: Ash on October 03, 2021, 10:51:59 AM

Wonderful painting and terrain.

Title: Re: Madness squared: Normandy in 20mm
Post by: Ragnar on October 03, 2021, 11:23:14 AM

Bloody marvelous work, especially considering the time you did it in. 

Title: Re: Madness squared: Normandy in 20mm
Post by: Cubs on October 03, 2021, 12:38:37 PM

That's lovely work.