[REL] Koninklijke Marine - De Ruyter light cruiser - 2024 edition

thfeu58 · 08-04-24, 02:24 AM

Wow! You do a lot, I admire you! Thank you!

VonDos · 08-04-24, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by thfeu58

Wow! You do a lot, I admire you! Thank you!

Thank you so much! Credits goes also to original creators of the models, our team really had fun working on it

Also, as always, textures make the difference. Thank flush deck!

Best regards,
Vd

Anvar1061 · 08-04-24, 03:09 AM

VonDos · 08-05-24, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Anvar1061

Best regards,
Vd

iambecomelife · 08-05-24, 07:39 PM

Wow, a great ship with a tragic history - well modeled by Von Dos! The weathering adds just the right touch of realism to her hull - in my opinion it's as good as many of the best plastic model kits you see on sites like modelwarships.

She was a formidable cruiser, and in my opinion with a little better luck and experience she could have inflicted quite a few losses on the Japanese.

Fun fact: the De Ruyter has a cameo appearance in "The Cay" - Theodore Taylor's famed anti-racism novel. De Ruyter and several allied destroyers are sent to protect shipping in the Caribbean, but the main character's merchant ship is sunk anyway (at which point he befriends Timothy, the black Dutch-Antillean sailor). In this fictional timeline, she apparently survives the war, since she is out of the Java Sea and that fateful battle in 1942.

Looking forward to even more ships by you in the future!

JapLance · 08-06-24, 04:18 AM

Beautiful!

How it looks in the SH4 museum

rik007 · 08-06-24, 12:42 PM

Great work Von Dos,

As I Dutchman I very much appreciate this release!

Regards,

Rik007

08-04-24, 03:09 AM	#3
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08-05-24, 07:39 PM	#5
iambecomelife Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,710 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	Wow, a great ship with a tragic history - well modeled by Von Dos! The weathering adds just the right touch of realism to her hull - in my opinion it's as good as many of the best plastic model kits you see on sites like modelwarships. She was a formidable cruiser, and in my opinion with a little better luck and experience she could have inflicted quite a few losses on the Japanese. Fun fact: the De Ruyter has a cameo appearance in "The Cay" - Theodore Taylor's famed anti-racism novel. De Ruyter and several allied destroyers are sent to protect shipping in the Caribbean, but the main character's merchant ship is sunk anyway (at which point he befriends Timothy, the black Dutch-Antillean sailor). In this fictional timeline, she apparently survives the war, since she is out of the Java Sea and that fateful battle in 1942. Looking forward to even more ships by you in the future! __________________ https://www.facebook.com/WolvesoftheKaiser/

08-06-24, 04:18 AM	#6
JapLance Loader Join Date: Feb 2024 Posts: 81 Downloads: 84 Uploads: 0	Beautiful! How it looks in the SH4 museum Last edited by JapLance; 08-06-24 at 04:35 AM.

08-04-24, 02:24 AM	#1
thfeu58 中国水兵 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Berlin Posts: 273 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 0	Wow! You do a lot, I admire you! Thank you!

08-06-24, 12:42 PM	#7
rik007 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Holland Posts: 785 Downloads: 122 Uploads: 0	Great work Von Dos, As I Dutchman I very much appreciate this release! Regards, Rik007