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

TJM · November 22

5 hours ago, Arthur Goulart said:

I wonder how much of Fyen's rig was kept original. Also, thanks for the feedback on the book.

Probably not too much, unfortunately. Acc. to 'Den historiske modelsamling på Holmen', by P. Holck from 1939, the masts and rig suffered considerable damage in the 1795 fire. It was supposedly meticulously restored afterwards.

Beckmann · 2025-12-03T08:53:45Z

Dear fellow modelshipbuilder,

Today I would like to show you some progress I have made on the roof area above the quarter gallery, which I have now completed on the starboard side at least.
The basic shape of the roof naturally follows the curve of the side gallery and is finished at the top with a curved decorative strip, which resembles the upper edge of the transom in its design.
An eaves cornice is arranged at the transition to the gallery front. The roof surface itself is covered with a sculpturally designed bas-relief depicting a collection of victory trophies.

Here is a detailed photo of the wax model in the Krigsmuseet in Copenhagen.

Similar trophy collections can be found on the facades of European palaces, and in the field of shipbuilding, a trophy relief by the Swedish sculptor Johann Törnström has been preserved in Stockholm.

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For my model, I first roughly carved the basic shape out of a piece of boxwood and adapted it to the model.

The drawing was then transferred to the surface, which then had to be carved out.
I followed the model rather than the drawing. Both show a Roman muscle armor in the middle with an oval shield placed next to it, but the weapons and equipment protruding behind them differ. As I said, I followed the model. On the left is a bundle of tent poles tied together with a bow underneath, on the right a cavalry helmet with a plume, a small barrel of provisions with a blanket over it, a flag, and various weapons such as swords, daggers, lances, spears, etc. protruding from above.

As in the model, I then painted the background, which is part of the actual roof surface, black, which was almost more difficult than carving the reliefs.

Then all that remained was to install the element on the model and frame it with the finishing strips described above.
All in all, it took a good week of work (one hour every evening).