I picked up one of these today at the Squadron Open House. All of the shapes seem to be right.
A note about the 400 plus parts count noted previously -- over a hundred of them are railings!
Photoetch railings are already a compromise in scale. There is no real way that they could be etched to correct dimensions, both the stanchions and the wires, and be able to be to be folded and handled by most modelers. In reality they appear as board fences. The injected railings which are included with this kit are, to my eye, even more overdone -- its a log rail fence. They will be replaced with the PE set on order from White Ensign Models. The Seahawks are also sorta over done. They'll likely be replaced with WEM Seasprites, or perhaps a left-over from a Iron Shipwright kit. Another potential PE source is Yankee Modelworks. They are now selling the PE from their resin & brass kit.
All of those railings have locater holes on the deck and superstructure. With 2 to 6 holes per rail, thats a lot of holes to fill. Looks like some Plastruct rod fed thru, cemented, and nipped off may be the fastest means.
The lattice-work masts look to be well done, but there are some broken ends which will need some glue to make them right before assembly.
Name and number decals for only the Perry. Iron Shipwright's decal sheet from their resin kit (sold separately) is a must if you want to do another.
All-in-all it looks to be a nice kit.
Destroyers and frigates are not as sexy as carriers and battleships, but I hope that the manufacturers continue to pay attention to them. They are more economical, both in cost and space, than the big subjects