{"id":10986,"date":"2026-01-07T10:10:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T10:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/?p=10986"},"modified":"2026-01-07T10:10:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T10:10:05","slug":"work-in-progress-wednesday-225","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/2026\/01\/07\/work-in-progress-wednesday-225\/","title":{"rendered":"Work in Progress Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/2026\/01\/07\/work-in-progress-wednesday-225\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"450px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div><p>Happy new year and welcome to our first Work in Progress Wednesday post of 2026. We have a bumper crop of things to show this week!<\/p>\n<p>We start with a contribution from our newest member Chris St, with an impressive looking French unit for the WSS.<\/p>\n<p>Next up we have an M48 from Stephen, we have a game coming up in later in January and I suspect this will be making an appearance.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10978\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/2026\/01\/07\/work-in-progress-wednesday-225\/m48\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/M48.png?fit=545%2C406&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"545,406\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"M48\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/M48.png?fit=545%2C406&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10978\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/M48.png?resize=545%2C406&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"545\" height=\"406\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Phil has been putting together an artillery piece for his Quar army, he has used a suitably looking WW1 gun for this. We are hoping to get our first game using the Quar at the society this year.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10983\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/2026\/01\/07\/work-in-progress-wednesday-225\/quarartilery\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/quarartilery.png?fit=800%2C880&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,880\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"quarartilery\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/quarartilery.png?fit=800%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10983\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/quarartilery.png?resize=800%2C880&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/quarartilery.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/quarartilery.png?resize=768%2C845&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He has also finished off flocking this always useful rocky ground terrain piece.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10982\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/2026\/01\/07\/work-in-progress-wednesday-225\/rockyoutcrop\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rockyoutcrop.png?fit=800%2C443&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,443\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rockyoutcrop\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rockyoutcrop.png?fit=800%2C443&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10982\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rockyoutcrop.png?resize=800%2C443&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rockyoutcrop.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rockyoutcrop.png?resize=768%2C425&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Moving on and Tony F has been working on something outside his normal interests with these John Carter of Mars themed miniatures. These he is getting ready for our 2026 show game.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10985\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/2026\/01\/07\/work-in-progress-wednesday-225\/cartermen\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cartermen.png?fit=800%2C457&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,457\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cartermen\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cartermen.png?fit=800%2C457&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10985\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cartermen.png?resize=800%2C457&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cartermen.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cartermen.png?resize=768%2C439&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And some more beasties for the same game.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10984\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/2026\/01\/07\/work-in-progress-wednesday-225\/cartermon\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cartermon.png?fit=518%2C383&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"518,383\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cartermon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cartermon.png?fit=518%2C383&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10984\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cartermon.png?resize=518%2C383&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"518\" height=\"383\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And we will leave you this week with some miniatures I painted that were also outside of what I normally paint. I painted two scenes as christmas presents using the range of fairy tale cloth miniatures from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statuesqueminiatures.co.uk\/\">Statuesque Miniatures<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10980\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/2026\/01\/07\/work-in-progress-wednesday-225\/fairyscene\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fairyscene.png?fit=800%2C874&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,874\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fairyscene\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fairyscene.png?fit=800%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10980\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fairyscene.png?resize=800%2C874&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fairyscene.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fairyscene.png?resize=768%2C839&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For this one I used the old lady in the woods with some singing rats.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10979\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/2026\/01\/07\/work-in-progress-wednesday-225\/fairyscene2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fairyscene2.png?fit=800%2C869&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,869\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fairyscene2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fairyscene2.png?fit=800%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10979\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fairyscene2.png?resize=800%2C869&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fairyscene2.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fairyscene2.png?resize=768%2C834&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And a scene with some cloth dolls and a cat. The mushrooms were just small craft wooden ones.<\/p>\n<p>And with that we will see you next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy new year and welcome to our first Work in Progress Wednesday post of 2026. We have a bumper crop of things to show this week! We start with a contribution from our newest member Chris St, with an impressive looking French unit for the WSS. 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