Custom Futra-Repost

[customsrus]

Posted 05 December 2014 - 07:11 AM

Since I have not been able to build anything lately, I thought I might post a few of my older builds to get some encouragement to start building again. Hope you enjoy the blast from my past. This was an Revell Futura with a Studebaker top added. Window frame is an 56 Corvette as is the interior. Engine and chassis also Studebaker. Front bumper is a narrowed Thunderbird unit. Will post more past builds later..

[customsrus]

I tried Russell C's and Lunajammer 's idea on how to repost lost topics and it seemed to work on this build. Thanks Russell and Mike

Edited December 12, 2014 by customsrus

[Danno]

Stunning styling and excellent execution!

[72 Charger]

Thats realy slick Kind of how a prodution futura would of looked like

[slusher]

Man, that's a gorgeous model. Love it

[DeeCee]

What a beautiful version of the Futura, great imagination and execution , SUPERB RESULT. (I added a corvette roof to mine. )

[geetee66]

That paint has a mile-deep shine!

Fantastic build. The interior looks like it was made for it.

[thatz4u]

WOW, Bruce Wayne's daily driver, way kewl

[Dominik]

A W E S O M E ...

[Danny Lectro]

That looks great, John!

[David G.]

Nicely Done!

David G.

[customsrus]

Thanks everyone for your comments....

[carrucha]

Cool build. Good idea to make it a hardtop.

[hobbybobby]

One can only wonder now, why this did not exist in real life...

An absolutely great concept and execution, hat off!

[Russell C]

I tried Russell C's and Lunajammer 's idea on how to repost lost topics and it seemed to work on this build. Thanks Russell and Mike

First, glad to be of help here. Don't know how I missed this one a couple of years ago, must've been one of those days when I needed to get my eyes checked.

But the reason I'm here now is because I'd surfed across a photo of a Lincoln Futura earlier this afternoon and had wondered to myself what it would look like with a regular roof and more factory stock-ish basic details, perhaps with '57 T-bird headlights and somewhat knocked over taillights & fins. But knowing that there is a better than average chance that someone has already done something similar, I dropped the Futura name into a search here, and whadayaknow - John has done basically the factory stock idea I had in mind.

(btw, John's other custom mix 'n matches are right after my own heart as well)

[misterNNL]

This a great kit bashed custom.You did a masterful job of mating these kits into a believable car!Congratulations on a beautiful model.

[carman1]

Very neat,  excellent choice of parts,  they all seem to work together,  awesome build !

[DumpyDan]

As Russell said,  how did I miss this.  Impressive work really would like to see pictures on assembly and body work.  It is a beauty

[vintagercr]

Wow what an awesome build!  What else are you hiding from us?

[Ace-Garageguy]

I missed this one first time around. Great concept, looks like first-rate execution.  

[Jonathan]

That is cool!