Missouri also served as a bombardment ship during the Korean War.  She was the first battleship to arrive in Korean waters, her firepower supporting the Inchon landings. 

Deactivated in 1955, Missouri sat in reserve until 1984, when she was called to duty once more, as part of the Reagan Administration's build up of the US Navy.  Undergoing modernization, Missouri was upgraded with new, advanced weapons to augment her big guns:  Harpoon ship missiles, Tomahawk cruise missiles and Phalanx close in weapons systems (CWIS) Gatling guns.  Recommissioned in May, 1986, she served until March, 1992, when she was decommissioned for the last time.   Some of her highlights during this time include circumnavigating the globe and participating in Operation Desert Storm in 1991.  Low-lights include being used to film a Cher video.  Missouri is now a museum and memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, berthed just ahead of the USS Arizona Memorial, along "Battleship Row". 

For more information on Missouri's history, check out her Wikipedia page, where this history was taken from. 

When you order this kit from Dry-Dock Models & Parts, it drops ships directly from China.  My kit came very well packaged, in almost a plastic bubble-wrap cocoon.  Under the cocoon was a layer of cardboard, which wrapped around and further protected the shipping box that contained the actual kit. The box arrived in excellent shape, with no damage. 

The Joy Yard 1/350 USS Missouri comes in what I'd call a "hybrid box".  The box top is traditional cardboard, but the lower portion of the box is made of black, compartmentalized, Styrofoam, with the hull nestled into a form fitting compartment of it's own.   There are also smaller compartments to secure other sprues.   The deck is taped to the hull, to prevent movement, and parts are also stored inside the hull, under the deck. 

The tunnel (on the bottom of the hull) is wider forward then narrows aft. That were not the case, it would cause enormous drag because the amount of water that would have to pass through aft would be much greater than that could enter forward. (Note: on the kit, the tunnel does start out wider, then narrows by almost 1/4 inch as it moves aft)

The shaft bossing is way too short. I can't tell if that's because the shafts are too close together or because of the hull form.  The tunnel should be 21' 8 1/8" wide at the shaft bossing/ That would be about 3/4" in 1:350. (Note: the tunnel starts out a little wider than 3/4 and then narrows, as stated above).

The shaft tube extend aft of the end of the twin keel. It should to back a few feet pas where the diagonal lower edge of the twin keel meets the tube. Maybe this is another piece? (Note: it doesn't look like there is another part).

It looks like the shafts are way too short. It looks like the hull widens too much in the area of the shaft tube exit, forcing the exit aft.

The bottom of the hull looks too rounded in the area of the rudders.

It looks like they may have gotten the truncation of the bilge keels from some angle.

Maybe its the picture angle but the bow looks sloped forward when should be vertical. And the bow should be much thinner at the waterline.

One plating observation for scientific purposes. On the ships, the plating around where the struts attach to the hull is doubled. At the overlap, one doubling plate goes on the inside and another goes on the outside to make this area flush on both sides. They kind of have that on the lower strut palm but it is lacking on the upper. If you look at how you would fit a strut there, you can see the need for such doubling.

They do have keel going up the stern correctly. 

All in all, the hull form is generally better than what I have seen in the past. It includes the docking keel. The twin keels are more integral to the hull form than what I have generally seen (Tamiya, Trumpeter). 

Not perfect by any means.

I've included John's comments here for the sake of accuracy - thank you John for sharing!  In the end, there probably isn't much you can do about it, and the hull looks like an Iowa class hull.  I think most modelers will be content with what is here.

This is Joy Yard Model's kit number JY35000X, 1/350 USS Missouri.  The package I reviewed includes the Master Package Super Detailing set (JA35001), the Wooden Deck (JA35002X) set - one separate decks:  one in teak and one stained blue, along with three packages of Ultra-Flex metal wire.  Those upgrades parts will be the subject of a separate review.  This package retails for $653.00, and is available from Dry-Dock Models & Parts  (who I'd like to thank for this review sample) for $489.99.  Highly Recommended! 

This is an in-box review of the kit contents only.  Your mileage may vary once you start building.