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

[iambecomelife]

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]

Beautiful!

How it looks in the SH4 museum

[rik007]

Great work Von Dos,

As I Dutchman I very much appreciate this release!

Regards,

Rik007

[flush deck]

Many thanks guys for your support 👍
And thank you JapLance for the test under SH4 👍
Always glad to see the models under this version of the sim

[VonDos]

Originally Posted by iambecomelife

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!

Originally Posted by JapLance

Beautiful!

How it looks in the SH4 museum

Originally Posted by rik007

Great work Von Dos,

As I Dutchman I very much appreciate this release!

Regards,

Rik007

Thank you everyone, mates!!

Originally Posted by flush deck

Many thanks guys for your support 👍
And thank you JapLance for the test under SH4 👍
Always glad to see the models under this version of the sim

Best regards,
Vd