Destroyer Division 22 (DesDiv22) were the first four Gleaves-class kits to arrive in the Pacific theater.  The Destroyer History Foundation website says that "The first Gleaves-class 1,620-tonners to arrive in the Pacific were the four destroyers of Division 22, detached from DesRon 11 to form the screen for Hornet (CV 8) in her passage through the Panama Canal in March 1942 and her delivery of LCol. “Jimmy” Doolittle’s B-25 bombers in their raid on Japan in April.  On arrival, Gwin, Meredith, Grayson and Monssen became the most modern destroyers in the theater. In their first assignment, the four—with cruisers Vincennes and Nashville and oiler Cimarron—formed the escort for Hornet‘s Task Force 18 in General “Jimmy” Doolittle’s raid on Tokyo in April; Gwin and Monssen were also present at the Battle of Midway in June.  Three of the four were lost in the Solomon Islands campaign."

Originally a Red Devil Designs product, the Kraken website states that "This is an upgraded edition over the original design. To help prevent warping and breakage during removal of the print raft, the aft deck now includes the below deckhouse and improved detailing."

Detail is terrific.  The larger of the two parts is the aft superstructure, which has hatches, watertight doors, fire hoses and ladders printed integral to the sides.  On the top of the deckhouse, the splinter shields are thin, almost to the point of being translucent, while the tops of the ready ammo boxes have details included.  There are also delicate support poles printed as part of the deckhouse.  Be careful when removing the part from the raft, as not to break these. 

Thepièce de résistance of this part is the searchlight platform.  Here you'll find a small access ladder leading up to the platform, which had printed on on railings.  The great part about these rails is they are flared like the real thing, which will eliminate the hassle of trying to bend a photo-etch part into shape. 

A second, smaller print raft contains the additional 20mm platform you'll need to round out the compliment of nine 20mm guns theses ships carried.  As with the larger part, the splinter shields are very thin, and there are those delicate support poles.   The splinter shields on both parts also have subtle bracing/support strips on the outside edges of the shields. 

This is Kraken Hobbies conversion set 1/350 DesDiv 22 Conversion DD433-436.  It retails for $15.99  USD, and is available directly from Kraken Hobbies, who I'd like to thank for this review sample.   Highly recommended!