Scale Modeling Glossary of Terms

[quadzero]

LMAO. wow, you guys sure came up with too many good ones so i really cant quote the whole thread. but im gonna print everyone of these out and hang it over my workbench.

[klutz_100]

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Nothing like being off work sick

Paint stand - Analogous to a paint run except in the other direction. This phenomenon is most commonly observed amongst newbie modelers from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Although specific to the southern hemisphere, a similar effect can be achieved by northern hemisphere modelers who prematurely invert their car bodies for drying in a vain attempt to avoid dust (see dust)

Dust - - This a generic term used to describe all particles, hairs, blobs, grit and bricks suspended in the atmosphere and which are highly charged with particularly negative vibes. It is a well known fact that dust particles are a low order life form, parasitic in nature whose preferred diet is a final wet coat.

Wet coat - A special application of paint applied to car bodies designed, indeed guaranteed, to attract all dust particles in the immediate vicinity and thus make the environment suitable for allergy sufferers.

[malscar]

Decals Colourful patterns printed on very thin clear film. Due to known breakage, non-conforming and bubble producing properties, caution must be used as will cause mental paranoia in operator.

Alcohol Ie rum, scotch etc. Has known calming properties for paranoia induced decal operators. Other uses as per operating manual supplied on container. In large quantities can cause lack of precision. Eventually a coma like state will occur. Has side effects such as pounding hammer behind eyes and frosty outlook from opposite sex.

Pain Tablets Can be used day after Alcohol. Repeated doses required.

Seatbelts(model) Optometrists best friend. Another head ache producing item. Modern day water torture.

Feather Duster Proven paranoia producing implement. Usually wielded by female of the species Homo Sapien.

Children Not neccesarily from loins of modeller. Natural selection has breed a need to collect plastic items from desk top for nesting purposes.

Aftermarket parts Items required to detail model. Normally cost 3 or 4 times original expenditure. See also Box Hogging

Addendum to Pet Cat. Has known fur properties. Does not understand "Get OFF you ##@**+%". Long hair an asset. Can influence paint drying and texture qualities.

[gbarrbr]

Very nice thread. Just what I needed to laugh and get my mind off the primer that turned my tamiya f50 body into a soft rubber shapeless toy...

Gus

[gionc]

men you're crazy fantasic thread
some italians definitions from modelling ecyclopedia:

ebay: empty bathroom abridge yet: yes our purses
OOB: one obscene clobber : I haven't saw really one
painting procedure: start compulsorily with a prayer, finish everytime with a curse
mill machine: help the newbe to feel himself a master, at least used as a cutter for bread, and the word said: Masters Ignore LOL later
lathe: word say: LOL At The Home Entertainment so is a basic attitude to enjoy home's joys like pudding, cake, newspaper gived from the dog, FAQing 1 night a week -the one w/o modelling-
decals: Dude, Every Crap At Local Store

[klutz_100]

Here are a couple of new ones based on this evening's work at the bench;

Attaching glass parts - A Modeling phrase and/or expression more commonly known outside the modeling community as "Trying to fit a square peg into a round hole"

Glass part - A square peg

Body part - A round hole

This thread needs to be a sticky!!!! It's VERY therapeutic!

[blueboost]

too many to quote for effect, they're all funny

tweezers and webcam killed me though!

Friends/Family (non-modelers)- (a.) provide explanations as to why you apparently are inadequate, childish, and generally a failure at life for modeling in adulthood. (b.) Provide explanations regarding how talented and artistic you are after eventually seeing your final works. (c.) Suppliers of snap-tite kits, metal body models, and other "beginner" modeling supplies you never would buy yourself, usually to make up for (a.)

[blubaja]

Noobs
n00bs
newbies
see here

[mike@af]

Shelving-Used to test the impact of a completed model from a desired height.

Suspension Subassemblies-Used to give your model an undesired stance, three wheel stance, or extreme camber.

Debonder-Used for ungluing your fingers or other limbs from a foreign object.

Tamiya/Fujimi Instructions-1. Quick way to learn Japanese, 2. Way to confuse Americans.

Filler Primer-A paint used to cover all detail, but still show all flaws in bodywork.

Acetone-Liquid used to convert plastic into a rubbery like puddle.

[Andy Jones]

Nice thread guys
White Glue - used to attach clear windshields etc - looses adhesive properties once body is mated to chassis.
Masking Tape - used to attach body to paint stand (usually aerosol can) again looses adhesive properties just as body inverted with resultant plunge into dustiest part of the floor.
Die-Cast Chassis - attempt by Mr Tamiya to inflate kit prices even further over & above p/e sets.
Automotive Paint - cheap way of returning to work on Monday with nail varnish (get ready to answer some searching questions into your private life).
White Primer - quickest way to bring out the natural beauty of red plastic.
Slammer - basically I can't be arsed how to figure out how to lower the suspension (guilty as charged)
Resin Kit - expensive way of perfecting your filling & sanding techiques (not true in all cases I know).

[klutz_100]

Originally Posted by GTmike400

Tamiya/Fujimi Instructions-1. Quick way to learn Japanese, 2. Way to confuse Americans.

Renaissance instructions - Way to confuse the world



just kidding Etienne (if you read this), although they could be a little clearer

[supra86]

Tamiya chrome:thick coating applied to parts for the purbase of preventing glue adhesion, and induceing the purchase and use of Oven cleaner.

brake cleaner:liquid commonly mistaken for brake fluid, excelent way of making liquid styrene.

Accurately replicated:Industry term used to descripe parts that are poorly detailed, out of scale, Misshapen And/or generaly incerect.

AMT/Etrl:model kits in which 90% of parts are Accurately replicated

[FreeLancer]

Tamiya Diecast Chassis: "for enhanced weight and realism"

[RallyFanatic]

Inspiration
Malicious state of mind which almost certainly results in depression.
Occurs when viewing an unbuilt model, someone else's model, or something you wish to model after.
Results in brainstorms which define how you are going to approach modeling your chosen subject and get your hopes up. This results in building an overly complicated model.
Then you gather references, to ensure when you look back at the references, you'll see that what you built or are building sucks.
Usually you buy a donor kit, lots of extra's, and generally spend way too much money.
At this point six options are available:

Option 1- You start the kit, run into a problem, and ditch the project.
Option 2- You start the kit, run into a problem, sort-of-solve the problem, run into at least 13 new problems directly caused by the solving of the last project, and ditch the project.
Option 3- Various iterations of option 2.
Option 4- Whilst building the project you get another brainwave on a much more interesting project, ditch the last project and start a new one. This continues until your room is full to the point where you have to wear a facemask to prevent choking on small parts.
Option 5- You finish the kit, and realise you did a crappy job. You start wondering what you've really accomplished, not only with your model, but with your life, get dissappointed at the result, quit your job, start drinking until you're in the gutter hoping that when you die of famine they won't put a picture of that wretched model on your tombstone.
Option 6- You finish it, like it, can't see anything wrong with it, pat yourself on the back, show others on the internet (who love it as well), and feel happy. Then you get more inspiration, which leads to you suffering from options 1 to 5.
In fact, the number of modellers that experiences option 6 with every project they did, is 9 (worldwide).
The chance that you will experience this (9:6000000000) is about the same chance of you winning the lottery everyday for six weeks in a row without even participating.

I am most definitely a number 4 subject.

[tonioseven]