I'm not sure if anyone has posted this link, it's a ton of info on using Future in model making (including mixing it with Flat Base).
http://www.swannysmodels.com/TheCompleteFuture.html
July 15 addition - Ken, I don`t know how I missed it, but I did not see that you posted this link above. Just noticed today. Sorry, didn`t mean to come across as a jerk.
JMac