re: Vader’s Model Desk: Soviet SU-85 Tank Destroyer

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infamous Memphis Belle

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As a kid growing up in Memphis this bring back good memories as my Dad's business on Frisco Ave was right around the corner from the Armory

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After the war, the Memphis Belle was saved by the mayor of Memphis, Walter Chandler, from Altus Army Airfield where it had been consigned since 1 August 1945. He arranged for the city of Memphis to buy the B-17 for US$350 (equivalent to $5,031 in 2020).[27][28] It was flown to Memphis in July 1946 and stored until mid-1949, when the bomber was placed on display at the National Guard armory near the city's fairgrounds. It sat out-of-doors into the 1980s, slowly deteriorating from weather and vandalism. Souvenir hunters removed almost all of the interior components. Eventually, no instruments were left in the cockpit, and virtually every removable piece of the B-17's interior had been scavenged, often severing the wiring and control cables in the process.

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Will do, hopefully I’ll have time soon to work on it once I get it. One further question, what paint set and glue do you recommend?

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Tamiya Extra Thin glue with Tamiya acrylic paints is what I use.