whale392

Well Donald, I have been involved with building models since 1984, and have a grand total of.............5 (maybe) completed. I have aquired skills along the path though that have taken my unfinished piles of plastic from 'Wow' (that looks like something I stepped in last week) to 'WOW' (you know, it would be nice if this guy would finish one as it looks darn good right now). I have yet to finish one to that 'WOW! level (the 'Holy Horsepoo, that is awesome' level), so do not feel bad. With time and builds will come experience enough and trial and error enough for you to finally build that 'WOW!' model (or at least for my sake I hope I am right ).

Which shop, Scott? I am back and forth between Dayton and Columbus on a weekly basis.

This is going to be one heck of a nice looking Futura, no doubt about it. Your fab skills and choice of aftermarket parts is setting the pace for a stellar model. I will be watching this with great interest (and desire to afford RB Motion gear....I will have to fumble through with making my own stuff from styrene and pins though, as my real cars need the money more than their scale renditions do!).

Very sexy mr.Cranky, and a good use for Chevy sheetmetal too I might add! (no offense to the Chevy-loving crowd, all in good fun!) Just one question; why the cylinder bores up through THE HEADS? I might be crazy here, but i believe it would be physically impossible for any form of internal combustion to stay internal or combusted with no real place to contain it or a place for the valvetrain to sit to control it .

As a sidenote to the 1/72nd aircraft scale.........it was the size of the enemy aircraft in your maximum effective range of guns during WWII as well. Many fighter academies used 1/72nd scale models to acustom their pilots to the 'look' of an enemy fighter that could be shot at effectively.

Sounds a lot like SwitchBlade Symphony to me........been listening to them for years. I like the sound.

The KW123 is back out? Oh man, gotta call up my local hobby shop to see when/if they are getting any. Dads last rig was a super-sleeper version of the K123 with the Cat3408 in it! I would love to build a scale model of his rig. Now, AMT needs to re-issue the 40' Reefer and I am golden.

The Buckeye Scale Auto Classic show info can be found here: www.bsacohio.com under the contest info plate!

So, with the coming re-release from Revell of the Monogram 1/24th 1985 SVO in modern White plastic; how many do I forsee being picked up and built? All will be welcomed here (as many fear the original Red plastic and its leaching effect through lighter colors). I will pick up one or two for myself, as a few of the colors I have planned would not work well with the Red plastic.

Dads rail has one...it was built in 1964 by Logghe Chassis using a Chassis Research roll cage/cockpit.

I know your feelings Scott. I work aviation and my schedule goes all over the board. 40 hour weeks are a start and even though I have a set schedule, that is merely a jumping-off point as it is subject to change due to aircraft failure! Details is the killer, and to someone who can go lay their hands on the prototype and has a real love for their subject, that is what will dictate the time it takes to finish something. I have 4 1:1 FOX Mustangs ranging from 1983-1991, so when I do build a model of one, I want it RIGHT. Others may not know the differences, but I do and I want it correct. I know your pain. Thank you for keeping at this for such a long time and getting this to fruition....it has not been for naught as your own satisfaction as well as others desire to own a copy should bolster and offset all of the setbacks and mixed-feelings you have had along this build. Keep us posted; I for one am very eager to see how this Futura turns out Scott.

I too have ordered from the ModelHaus sight-unseen. I have NO reservations about ordering anything from him again, as what I recieved was crisply molded with no bubbles, flash, or marring. Great product (and I am VERY picky on my stuff).

You are MOST CERTAINLY welcome to join in! I have been watching (and waiting) for progress on this for years. When you get this to a point of mass-casting, I will take one or two and I know one or two of the guys at foureyedpride will as well. I stated 3 years or so ago (when I first saw these efforts starting) that I wanted one when ready; that want has not diminished! Thank you for coming over and playing in our sandbox.

That is very cool indeed; and looks like something the factory could have done had OPEC/Insurance agencies not killed off the MuscleCars!

They all look good! You going to bring them to the Buckeye Scale Auto Classic in late March? (held in Columbus).

Looking good Jason. I have played with the idea of making this an open-ended build timeline. I know SAE has one that has been going for several years now and it is slowly being added to (same with their MustangII CBP thread). I just have so many FOX kits and so little build time that I am afraid I will never finish any!

Got it and replied to Kris........thanks.

Are you leaving the scoops white or shooting them body color? The interior reminds me of the Kodachrome Cobras (2004).

I need to get off my tail and get some more work done/pics up. You guys are making me feel bad!

Any plans to offer it beyond the E-Bay realm?

Darn it! As it is a 1/32nd scale....it kills what I would do with it. Dad had a real 1968 D200 Camper Special that this would have been right for!

The one on N.O.B Norfolk is closing? I remember going there 14 years ago as an Airman Apprentice when I lived in the Barracks. That will suck, as it was a very nice place; well stocked and with knowledgable people running the place.

Definately a good looking build Harold!

So Chuck; what you are telling us is that Trumpeter employs aircraft/aviation/aerospace engineers to design their kits? God knows none of them talk to one another during the design/parts fit phase of aircraft developement!

Looking good Jeff.........I love the Pace Car version of the 4eye FOXes. Venom97 (Jason): Welcome to the MCM family and to the FOX insanity. I myself currently own 4 FOXes (owned a 5th but old lady syndrome killed it) and over 40 kits. My real FOX rides are a 1983 Mustang GLX convertible (3.8L/auto), a 1984 Mustang GT Turbo (turbocharged 4cyl/5spd), a 1986 Mustang GT TTop (5.0/5spd), and a 1991 Mustang GT (base model.....no options) with the 5.0/5spd. I drive the 1991 most of the time, and it has 271,000 original miles on the car with NO rebuild done. All 4 of them are 5lug swapped, and 3 of the 4 have been rear disc swapped as well. Anyway, welcome to the FOX build.......post as many as you want. The vert is looking good so far!