TRE KRONER 1742 by Beckmann - 3"/8' scale - Transom-Model

[TJM]

Wow, this build is so next level. I am amazed and humbled every time you update this thread 😁

 

 

[Keith Black]

 Absolutely amazing!

[CiscoH]

the interior looks like a real, full-sized ship!

astounding attention to detail Matthias

[Beckmann]

Thank you all for your encouragement and the likes!

 

Today, I first need to address an issue, namely my incorrectly constructed window in the upper side gallery.
I had a window here that was actually intended to have double glazing bars, but I inadvertently constructed it with a single central glazing bar, which resulted in horizontal window panes that should otherwise all be vertical. The problem is that the window is glazed and curved under tension. So replacing the entire muntin bar was out of the question. I would never have been able to fit the new window cross neatly into the curve. The only option was to carefully cut out the centre muntin bar and insert new muntin bars. Here is the result:

 

 

 

 

Next, I turned my attention to the gallery railing, a task that I had been puzzling over for a while and which, at least on the starboard side, has not yet been satisfactorily resolved.
The gallery railing consists of a balustrade, similar to those often found in stone on elaborately designed Baroque balconies or staircases. The individual gallery balusters feature multiple coving, thickening and tapering. To make matters more difficult, they are tilted, in the case of the side gallery backwards and inwards. At the rear, they are later tilted backwards and outwards. One could make things easy and make them all the same and tilt them accordingly. This is sometimes done in architecture for staircases. Then, in the transition to the inclined contact surfaces, wedges are simply placed underneath and above. To illustrate this, here is a drawing from the 17th century:

 

 

However, since the TRE KRONER model has a tilt here, I have to try that too, of course.

 

 

I then drew and cut out the tilt towards the rear.

 

 

 

The profile was roughly pre-cut on the circular saw and then finished with a file.

 

 

The inward tilt was also worked on as best as possible at the front ends with a file and a carving knife.

The railing rail was drawn on a template.

 

 

A hole was drilled and fitted with a small wooden dowel to secure it to the contact surface. Finally, everything was inserted, aligned and glued to the upper railing rail.

 

 

 

 

Some of the inclines are not quite right. If you build the whole thing two or three times in a row, it will probably get better and better. But I'll leave it like this for now, as it's a lot of work.

Best regards,
Matthias

 

Edited Wednesday at 09:02 AM by Beckmann

[druxey]

The window reworking was a really good 'save'! Well done. Compound curved balustrades are a real challenge that you met too.

[igorcap]

Matthias, this is magnificent, I have not seen anything better.