From the Introduction:

“Iran, known as Persia from ancient history, is located in the center of the Middle East. With 1,648,185km² (636,372 square miles) of territory, it borders with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan in the north, Afghanistan and Pakistan in the east, and Turkey and Iraq in the west. It has coasts on the Caspian Sea in the north and the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman in the south. The warm waters of the latter provide direct access to the world via the Indian Ocean.

From ancient times, Persia possessed a strong army and navy. It has been considered as one of the world’s major military powers with major victories against the Romans, Ottomans, Greeks, and Arabs. The armed forces, however, went into a steady decline starting in medieval times until the nineteenth century.

Let me start off with this, Lifelike Decals are some of the most thoroughly researched decals available. When your instruction sheets a sheet with 41 references on it for the subject aircraft, AND 26 references just addressing the Zero colors, you know this company is different.

Inside a ziplock baggie you get enough decals to do SIXTEEN Zeros in various models, from the Type 21 to the Type 52. The instructions are an absolute boon of information. There are no less than EIGHT pages dedicated to the discussion of the Zeros camouflage. This includes the most recent research by notable Japanese historians, including Nicholas Millman. It is a reference in itself that is worth the price of the decal sheet. There are color chips! When was the last time you were given color chips with your decals? You also get two masks to protect the areas where the aircraft information is on the fuselage.

I have some history with the CH-54. In 1982, in Savannah, Georgia I was an airplane crew chief. The GA National Guard was flying these at the time. I went over and asked to go flying with them. They said no problem. So I hopped in the jump seat with a people pod mounted in back. We did a run-up and the rotor brake failed. So since I was a mechanic, the crew chief and I changed out the component and off we went to pick up the National Guardsman on maneuvers. I was in the back right next to the lever that disconnected the people pod. I was very aware of where that was. We flew them around, dropped them off and after the mission I thanked the crew and went back home. It was a cool experience, and I was struck by the massive size and power of the beast.