SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange of 1934



                         Date of Report November 3, 1997


                                    DCX, Inc.
              ----------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Colorado                          0-14273                       84-0868815
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(State of                       (Commission                    (IRS Employer
incorporation)                  File Number)                 Identification No.)



1597 Cole Boulevard, Suite 300B                                    80401
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(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)



        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (303) 274-8708





                                 Not Applicable
           -----------------------------------------------------------
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)




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Item 5, Other Events.

The  Company  reports  that  as a  result  of  the  Acquisition  Agreement  with
PlanGraphics,  Inc.  (filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K, dated September 22, 1997)
the  Company's  board of directors  was  increased  from four to seven  members.
Further,   the  Company's   board  of  directors  has  appointed  the  following
individuals to the board of directors of the Company effective November 3, 1997:

Mr. John C. Antenucci, 51, founder,  president and CEO of PlanGraphics,  Inc., a
company specializing in the design and implementation of geographic  information
systems, since 1979. Mr. Antenucci is a former president of AF/FM International,
a professional  association for the mapping industry. He is also a former member
of the  Academy  of  Sciences  on  National  Mapping,  an  advisor to Ohio State
University's  Center for Mapping and editor of the leading  textbook on GIS. Mr.
Antenucci  holds  an MS  in  Civil  Engineering/Water  Resources  from  Catholic
University of America in Washington, DC and a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from
the same institution.

Mr. J. Gary Reed, 49, Chief Operating Officer of PlanGraphics, Inc. Mr. Reed has
been employed  with  PlanGraphics  in several  capacities  since 1995.  Prior to
joining  PlanGraphics,  Mr.  Reed was  president  of Geonex  Corporation  of St.
Petersburg,  Florida, a data collection,  conversion and integration  company in
GIS from 1992 to 1994 and prior to that held executive level positions with that
company  during the  preceding  20 years.  Mr. Reed holds an MBA from the Keller
Graduate  School of  Management  in Chicago,  Illinois  and a BS in Biology from
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Mr. Raymund E. O'Mara,  56,  principal with Booz Allen & Hamilton,  consultants,
since  1996.  Prior to  joining  Booz  Allen &  Hamilton,  Mr.  O'Mara  was vice
president of Mason and Hanger  Company,  Lexington,  Kentucky from 1994 to 1996.
Mr.  O'Mara  retired  from the Untied  States Air Force in 1994 with the rank of
major  general;  from  1993 to 1994 he was  Director,  Defense  Mapping  Agency,
Bethesda,  Maryland  and prior to that was Vice  Commander  in  Chief,  Atlantic
Command,  Norfolk,  Virginia for two years.  Mr.  O'Mara holds an Master of Arts
from State  University  of New York at  Plattsburgh,  NY and a BS in  Electrical
Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology at Newark, NJ.

The new  directors  will  serve  until  the next  annual  shareholders  meeting,
presently scheduled for April 3, 1998.

The Company  anticipates  the  appointment  of a seventh  person to the board of
directors in the near future.

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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                             DCX, Inc.
                                           (Registrant)


November 18, 1997               /S/  Fred Beisser
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                            (Signature)
                                     Frederick G. Beisser
                                     Vice President - Finance & Administration,
                                     Secretary, Treasurer and
                                     Principal Accounting Officer


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange of 1934

                         Date of Report November 3, 1997

                                    DCX, Inc.
              ----------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Colorado                          0-14273                       84-0868815
--------                          -------                       ----------
(State of                       (Commission                    (IRS Employer
incorporation)                  File Number)                 Identification No.)

1597 Cole Boulevard, Suite 300B                                    80401
-------------------------------                                    -----
(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (303) 274-8708

                                 Not Applicable
           -----------------------------------------------------------
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5, Other Events.

The  Company  reports  that  as a  result  of  the  Acquisition  Agreement  with
PlanGraphics,  Inc.  (filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K, dated September 22, 1997)
the  Company's  board of directors  was  increased  from four to seven  members.
Further,   the  Company's   board  of  directors  has  appointed  the  following
individuals to the board of directors of the Company effective November 3, 1997:

Mr. John C. Antenucci, 51, founder,  president and CEO of PlanGraphics,  Inc., a
company specializing in the design and implementation of geographic  information
systems, since 1979. Mr. Antenucci is a former president of AF/FM International,
a professional  association for the mapping industry. He is also a former member
of the  Academy  of  Sciences  on  National  Mapping,  an  advisor to Ohio State
University's  Center for Mapping and editor of the leading  textbook on GIS. Mr.
Antenucci  holds  an MS  in  Civil  Engineering/Water  Resources  from  Catholic
University of America in Washington, DC and a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from
the same institution.

Mr. J. Gary Reed, 49, Chief Operating Officer of PlanGraphics, Inc. Mr. Reed has
been employed  with  PlanGraphics  in several  capacities  since 1995.  Prior to
joining  PlanGraphics,  Mr.  Reed was  president  of Geonex  Corporation  of St.
Petersburg,  Florida, a data collection,  conversion and integration  company in
GIS from 1992 to 1994 and prior to that held executive level positions with that
company  during the  preceding  20 years.  Mr. Reed holds an MBA from the Keller
Graduate  School of  Management  in Chicago,  Illinois  and a BS in Biology from
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Mr. Raymund E. O'Mara,  56,  principal with Booz Allen & Hamilton,  consultants,
since  1996.  Prior to  joining  Booz  Allen &  Hamilton,  Mr.  O'Mara  was vice
president of Mason and Hanger  Company,  Lexington,  Kentucky from 1994 to 1996.
Mr.  O'Mara  retired  from the Untied  States Air Force in 1994 with the rank of
major  general;  from  1993 to 1994 he was  Director,  Defense  Mapping  Agency,
Bethesda,  Maryland  and prior to that was Vice  Commander  in  Chief,  Atlantic
Command,  Norfolk,  Virginia for two years.  Mr.  O'Mara holds an Master of Arts
from State  University  of New York at  Plattsburgh,  NY and a BS in  Electrical
Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology at Newark, NJ.

The new  directors  will  serve  until  the next  annual  shareholders  meeting,
presently scheduled for April 3, 1998.

The Company  anticipates  the  appointment  of a seventh  person to the board of
directors in the near future.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                             DCX, Inc.
                                           (Registrant)

November 18, 1997               /S/  Fred Beisser
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                            (Signature)
                                     Frederick G. Beisser
                                     Vice President - Finance & Administration,
                                     Secretary, Treasurer and
                                     Principal Accounting Officer

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