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Thank you Ken, Colonial Williamsburg ist really a nice reference, I didn't know about this place before. Matthias

Hi TJM, Very interesting research, indeed. I have to keep that in mind, in case I build cannons for my TRE KRONER model. Will you dress Ltn. Hornblower in a danish uniform? Matthias

...and here another drawing from Thomas Phillips from the RMG-Homepage. The captains cabin looks very well equipped. Matthias

Yesterday I found this contemporary drawing from Thomas Phillips, dating 1701. All the cabins show elaborate interior. Even my petrol colour can be found in the lower cabin and some pictures of maritime subjects. Matthias

Hello everyone, There is some minor progress to report on the model and some planning considerations on how to proceed, where perhaps this or that person has an additional idea? The deck above the already completed lower cabin of the battery deck has been laid and some thoughts on the further planning of the side galleries have been sketched. It's slowly getting cozy down there... I looked for references for the further development of the captain's cabin and unfortunately didn't find much. There is a contemporary painting of an English captain on board the HMS Nottingham (60 guns) from 1742, the year the TRE KRONER was built, painted by William Hogarth: Here you can see that the wall paneling is quite elaborately decorated. Fluted flat columns and gilded carved capitals can be seen in the background. Between the stern windows, you can see the surrounding molded panels that also divide the rows of windows on the outside of the TRE KRONER. In my opinion, the cabin was relatively elaborate and of high quality, whereas later examples are rather simpler. The cost of ship decorations was continually reduced throughout the 18th century, this applies to the exterior decoration and presumably also to the interior. There is a detailed section through the Danish ship of the line Sophie-Magdalena from 1727, where a similar decoration is shown: In Stockholm there is also the original paneling of the Amphion from 1778, a little too young and perhaps already influenced by classicism, but the elements are similar. I made a drawing and put the Danish King Christian VI on the wall, what do you think? Best regards, Matthias

Hello everyone, There is some progress to report. Over the past few days, I've been working on the large arch, which is crucial for the design of the TRE KRONER's transom. As the component is a triple-curved arch with a curvature that should follow the stern and is also inclined, it was a little difficult to achieve the exact fit here. I cut out the arch from a pear wood plank with an allowance according to the drawing and then worked on it until the shape was right, at least to the eye. The final assembly will take some time, but it was important for me to have an idea of how the stern design will develop towards the top. The rear arch will later be accentuated with fancy moldings in different colours before I finally attach it to the model. Until then, I continued with the completion of the lower quarter galleries. The framework has been in place for some time, but I still had to fit the windows and moldings. As always, I worked with paper templates to find the right shapes in the three-dimensional space, as these are not immediately recognisable from the drawing. These were then laser-cut out of boxwood. The perforated mouldings are the bases for the balcony railings, where the balustrades will later be placed. The windows are placed on stop mouldings from the outside, the glazing is cut from Ferrero Rocher tins. To ensure that the shape of the windows follows the curve of the side gallery better, they were heated and bent by hand. This works quite well if you make sure that the grain is on edge. Then the upper mouldings had to be fitted and the window joints covered. Here are a few more pictures of the current status of the work: Once the other side gallery has been completed, the deck panelling above the main deck will be installed. Best regards, Matthias

Hi TJM, thank you very much for your explanations. I did not know, that there exists a list of ship names. I used to spend hours, looking througt the online-archive in search of special plans. This list is of great value if you are looking for something, it contains also ships of similar construction. Thanks a lot for that. Matthias

Hi TJM, I just came across your build log of the Frigate Christiania and this topic about the CAD-plans on the basis of the riksarchiv. I am myself very interested in the danish navy and have a build log myself about building the stern-section of the orlogskib TRE KRONER from 1742. Maybe we can get in contact about how to use the riksarchiv best, I have the problem of not understanding danish language very well, but my method of working with the plans is similar to your method. Matthias

Hi Igor, Can you make CNC carvings yourself? And did you try it with the ornaments of L’Ambitieux or Dauphin Royale? Matthias

Good morning Igor, that looks fantastic!! How can you transform these drawings now into a real model? Can you use them for Cnc carving? Matthias

Dear colleagues, thanks for the likes and comments, As a short addendum to my previous post, here are three more pictures of the now completed ‘underste Kajyt’, best regards, Matthias

Hi Tartane, Thank you for your message, I hope to begin with the carvings in 3-4 months. Matthias

Hello everyone, After the summer break, I have returned to the TRE KRONER. The model continues to develop from bottom to top, so the interior of the ‘Underste Kajyt’ is currently being worked on, as well as the continuation of the transom from the outside. Here we start with the cantilevered balcony, which was glued into shape from two layers of pear wood and butt-jointed to the model: The cornices that form the end here are again partially curved. I experimented a little and steamed the rather stiff boxwood mouldings (7/10 mm) in the cooking pot and shaped them. This works quite well for continuous curves, from which the segments for the side pockets are cut, the attempt for the balcony railing went wrong, I then discarded that and chose another way: In principle, this consists of building a jig in which the moulding is fixed and the profile is profiled to its final shape. The advantage is that there is no need for hot forming or the use of force if it doesn't quite fit and the profile follows the mould neatly. The disadvantage, of course, is that the curved ends always run slightly against the fibre, which makes the profiling process somewhat laborious. Here are the first cornices fitted to the model, the accuracy of fit is quite good: Finally, I continued working on the interior. I've had some feedback that my choice of colours is not authentic and that the colour scheme is definitely too strong. However, I have somehow fallen in love with this petrol shade and find it quite suitable. The bold interior colours are also not completely untypical for the Baroque period; you can find something similar in residential buildings. The colour restraint only really became predominant again in Classicism with the imitation of the ideal material marble. Anyway, I stuck with my colour and painted the stern bench, rudder head box and panels the same colour. Best regards, Matthias

Thanks Chuck, One day I would like to add the medway longboat to this collection. Will there be the chance of getting a kit of the longboat in future? Matthias

Hello everybody, in the summer, unfortunately, nothing is really going on in the workshop, but a little bit has happened with the displaycase. I've changed the arrangement of the models a bit and today they were given a trial run. Matthias