Monogram's 1955 Lincoln Futura Concept Car: Finished

[David G.]

2 hours ago, XYHARRY said:

Great job on this truly iconic concept, in more ways than one. You need to do the Barris Batmobile next as those two models next to each other would look fantastic. Really well done David. 

Cheers, 

David M.??

Thank you very much for your kind comment David.

And I already do have a Polar Lights Batmobile that I built when they were first released back innnnn..... 2010?

 

In fact, I have a whole Batcave full of Batmobiles.

 

Yup, I'm a Bat-fan!

Thanks again for your comment David.

=D-

[slusher]

Impressive build David, enjoyed the build!

[carrucha]

Neat build.  Looks good in the pearl green.

[David G.]

20 hours ago, slusher said:

Impressive build David, enjoyed the build!

Thank you Carl, I'm glad you liked the show.

 

14 hours ago, carrucha said:

Neat build.  Looks good in the pearl green.

Thank you Hector, I appreciate that.

David G.

[David G.]

Hello Everybody!

Brace yourselves, it's time for the next Futura photo set.

(I promise, there's only a couple more after this one)   

Both the front and rear bumpers needed to be built up and reshaped where they join with the body. The rear was the worse of the two.

 

 

On the front bumper I had to smooth out ejector pin marks just to either side of the center grille. The kit designers tried to pass them off as the turn signal/parking lights. On the real car, those are actually in the outer corners of that center grille cove. Where I painted them in. 

 

 

Though they didn't give much relief to work with, I managed to paint the "Futura" script on the hood.

 

That's all for this round. Thanks for your patience and I hope you enjoy them.

David G. 

[spencer1984]

Seriously beautiful job on this, I know you put in a ton of work and it really paid off!

[Ken Car-Fanatic]

Very nice!  I've always been a fan of some of the futuristic concept cars & I have this kit so I know what you started with.  I'm impressed & inspired to see what some good fit & finish adjustments & good paint can make this kit look like.  I know this car was shown in white, a metallic green & bright red (in the 1959 Glenn Ford movie version), however after seeing yours, I think the metallic green version looks the best.  Very nice build.

[David G.]

19 hours ago, spencer1984 said:

Seriously beautiful job on this, I know you put in a ton of work and it really paid off!

Thank you Bill. Knowing the level of work you do, that means a lot to me.

 

15 hours ago, Ken Car-Fanatic said:

Very nice!  I've always been a fan of some of the futuristic concept cars & I have this kit so I know what you started with.  I'm impressed & inspired to see what some good fit & finish adjustments & good paint can make this kit look like.  I know this car was shown in white, a metallic green & bright red (in the 1959 Glenn Ford movie version), however after seeing yours, I think the metallic green version looks the best.  Very nice build.

Thank you Ken. When I bought this kit several years ago I had two colors in mind for it, either a pale icy blue pearl or a pale pearl green. I bought Tamiya's TS-60 Pearl Green for another project but ended up using something else instead. Having some extra pearl green I was looking in the stash for something to use it on and saw the Futura on the shelf. I'm quite pleased with the outcome.

Thanks again for your kind comment Ken.

David G.

[Mark W]

Stunning build! I can truly appreciate your skilled efforts as a Futura now sits in parts on my workbench. I can’t imagine how you turned these ill-fitting parts into such a beautiful build!

[David G.]

17 hours ago, Mark W said:

Stunning build! I can truly appreciate your skilled efforts as a Futura now sits in parts on my workbench. I can’t imagine how you turned these ill-fitting parts into such a beautiful build!

Thank you for your kind comment Mark. I wish you best of luck with your Futura build.

David G.

[Pierre Rivard]

A wonderful build David and the journey was not an easy one but taking a simple period kit and turning into this masterpiece must be very rewarding.

I knew the Batmobile was built off this car but never realized the extent of the modifications were made until I saw the pictures you posted of both cars. I think the original Futura is a much better design and I love your replica of it.

Well, well well done sir!

[ModelcarJR]

Looks great, David! I can't believe you spent only 52 hours on this one. It would take me a lifetime! Nice work! And I love the Pearl Green paint! ??

[David G.]

9 minutes ago, Pierre Rivard said:

A wonderful build David and the journey was not an easy one but taking a simple period kit and turning into this masterpiece must be very rewarding.

I knew the Batmobile was built off this car but never realized the extent of the modifications were made until I saw the pictures you posted of both cars. I think the original Futura is a much better design and I love your replica of it.

Well, well well done sir!

Thank you most kindly Pierre. I'm glad knowing that all the work I put into it was worth the effort.

I am quite pleased with the outcome.

Thank you.

 

1 minute ago, ModelcarJR said:

Looks great, David! I can't believe you spent only 52 hours on this one. It would take me a lifetime! Nice work! And I love the Pearl Green paint! ??

Thank you very much John. I too am surprised that I only invested 52 hours in this build, it felt like a lifetime while I was building it.

But I'm glad to have it done and I'm happy with the result.

Thank you. 

David G.

[David G.]

Hello Everybody!

Here's the next to the last photo set for the Futura.

I don't often paint figures but I usually will when they are included in the kit.

 

 

The figures are supposed to be glued in before the steering wheel is installed but I wanted the option of displaying the car without them. So with the use of a couple of 3mm magnets, I made the steering wheel removable.

 

 

Without the figures, the sparsely detailed interior can be viewed in all its underwhelming glory!  

There's just one more set after this one.

Thanks for your patience. 

David G.

 

[Tommy124]

Extra-cool! Great work!

[Ace-Garageguy]

Exceptionally nice build of a kit that defines "challenging".

The color is perfect too, much more attractive than the white pearl.  

[David G.]

21 hours ago, Tommy124 said:

Extra-cool! Great work!

Thank you Thomas.

 

21 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Exceptionally nice build of a kit that defines "challenging".

The color is perfect too, much more attractive than the white pearl.  

Thank you Bill.

I have to admit, opening the box for the first time and seeing what was in there I did have concerns. I knew I could build it and get... something. I'm glad I was able to get it to come together as well as I did.

Thanks again.

David G.

 

[David G.]

Hello Everybody!

I promise, this is the last set! 

Thank you all  for your patience.

Since the figures are removable I can do fun photos shoots like this!

 

 

Why let the fun stop there? Let's do one in "period correct" black & white.

 

 

And finally, my traditional Display Case photo.

 

And with that I'm finally calling this build completed!

Thanks to all of you who followed along during the build process of this challenging kit. Having your support and encouragement helped more than you could imagine.

Thanks.

David G.