Modeling Terminology

[Honoturtle]

There seem to have a lot of question on what certain terms mean, so here is a thread where we shall add what the meaning is to certain terms related to modeling and even the forum in general!

Add anything appropriate with a written definition.. I'll start by adding a few off the top of my head..

FLASH - Excess/unwanted plastic that is attached to parts/trees.

ORANGE PEEL - Paint condition where the surface resembles the skin of an orange.

LHS - acronym for Local Hobby Shop.

CURBSIDE - Model kit that has no engine detail besides what is shown on the underside/chassis.

IMO - acronym for In My Opinion.

FYI - acronym for For Your Information.

Go ahead and add or even add to/correct what I've/others will add!

[skypie]

Frosties - Fogging of cheap glue used in building kit

Well thats all i know...
oh yea im new here. i'll think about posting up my model cars.
Nissan: R34 Vspec ,White 32,Penzoil 34, Cedric (wide body & fat lips)
Mitsubishi : Evo VII
Mazda: RX7 R1
just tell me if you'd like to se them

[Ferrari TR]

RTFM: Read the "fine" instructions

[Honoturtle]

come on guys... I know everyone knows something that isn't included.. don't be afraid to share your knowledge..

[Sebstar]

pwned = owned
wet & dry paper = pretty much sand paper, abbrasives, whatever you might call them. I was quite confused when I first came here on what it meant...
GJ = good job
wtf = what the f***
pman shine = the shine you get when your models look as good as primera man's

[jeffsgotaciv98]

WIP=work in progress.

[deedlit]

SCRATCH: something that doesn't exist as a kit and that you are creating yourself

BMF: Bare Metal Foil

CF: Carbon fiber

[scaleracecars]

Originally Posted by Honoturtle

There seem to have a lot of question on what certain terms mean, so here is a thread where we shall add what the meaning is to certain terms related to modeling and even the forum in general!

Add anything appropriate with a written definition.. I'll start by adding a few off the top of my head..

FLASH - Excess/unwanted plastic that is attached to parts/trees.

ORANGE PEEL - Paint condition where the surface resembles the skin of an orange.

LHS - acronym for Local Hobby Shop.

CURBSIDE - Model kit that has no engine detail besides what is shown on the underside/chassis.

IMO - acronym for In My Opinion.

FYI - acronym for For Your Information.

Go ahead and add or even add to/correct what I've/others will add!

Curbside is as a car is seen on the "curb". As such there is not a requirement for any underside detail. An example are most 1/43 kits which have a flat chassis plate on the bottom and nothing but a tail pipe extension out the back. All doors, hood, trunk etc.. closed.

as soon as you open a door etc.. it is no longer curbside even if there is no engine.

[fujimituner235]

HBITS= HiroBoy is the SH*T

[Integra14]

btw: by the way
OMG: Oh my god
OMFGTIA: O my f****** god that is amazing!
rofl: rolling on the floor laughin
fart can: extremely large muffler

[CamaroSSBoy346]

non relevaint to model cars but

Teh= Ghetto for The (kinda like pwned = owned)

Owned = somehow mentally or physically abused that is found amusing by others

ROTFLMFAO= Rolling On Teh Floor Laughing My Fat (fucking) Ass Off

(Most of us know this except some n00bz)

Noobie/n00bz = new to AF
AF= Automotive Forums
FD3S=90'S RX-7
FC3S=80'S RX-7
R32=80'S Skyline
R33=90's Skyline
R34=Current Skyline
Drifting=Controlled sliding (I know someone else is going to say something about this)
Apexi; HKS; GReddy; C-West; Blitz etc.= 1:1 Car tuners
FMIC= Frount Mount Intercooler
TMIC= Top Mount Intercooler
WRC= World Rally Championship
ITR=Integra Type R

[Kasso]

flocking - using material to resemble a carpeted interior
hatch - car with a hatchback
fastback - rear styling that is on a 240SX

[Jumpman_Z]

Here's all the stuff I can think of right now

MIB- Mint in box
MISB- Mint in box

Car terms
BOV- Blow off valve
JZA80- 1993-1998 Supra, or MKIV Supra
S13- 1989-1993 Nissan 240SX/Silvia
S14- 1995-1998 Nissan 240SX/Silvia
S15- 1999-2002 Nissan 240SX/Silvia
Z31- First generation Nissan 300ZX
Z32- Second generation Nissan 300ZX
Z33- Nissan 350Z
ZED- Any Nissan Z car
AE86- 1985-1987 Toyota Corolla
Hachiroku- 1985-1987 Toyota Corolla

Other
AFALK

[DSM-Mark]

HLJ - Hobby Link Japan (www.hlj.com)
HS - HobbySearch (www.1999.co.jp)

Slammed/dropped - lowering a car's stance front and back, usually very low, with suspension modifications
Chopped - Lowering the height of the roof by shortening the A, B, C and sometimes D pillars
A pillar - post between the windshield and door window
B pillar - post between front door window and rear side window
C pillar - post between rear side window and back glass
D pillar - basically only used with station wagons
Channelled - Lowering a car's beltline by taking out a thin section of the body all around the car.
Sectioned - shortening a car by taking out a vertical section anywhere along the car.
Frenched - Recessing or flush-fitting something that normally sticks out.
Smoothed/shaved - Removing door handles, water drip rails, etc that stick out the side of the body.
etc., etc.

TS - Tamiya Spray. Tamiya's spray paints are designated with both a name and a number (eg "TS-30 Silver Leaf")
X - Designation for Tamiya bottles of paint, both acrylic and enamel (eg X - 1 Gloss Black)
XF - Similar to 'X', but for their flat paint lineup (eg XF-1 Flat Black)

Styrene - used to fabricate your own parts, basically bulk plastic. Can be bought at any hobby shop.

That's all for now........

[spoolin12]

OOP- out of production
HK- Hong Kong

Thats all i can think of lol :P