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  • gothicgeek
    • Apr 2020
    • 162

    #1

    Model/Maker slang

    Interesting article on Boing Boing

    An example or two ..

    Eat the frog – As the saying goes: "If it's your job to eat a frog, it's best to do it first thing in the morning. And if it's your job to eat two frogs, it's best to eat the biggest one first." The idea being to get the most unpleasant/daunting tasks out of the way first thing. This saying is often attributed to Mark Twain, but it actually predates him.

    Grail [item] – An extremely hard-to-find object that you are forever looking for but unlikely to ever find. E.g., a grail book, or tool, or game.

    Makecation – Termed coined by Phil Torrone of Adafruit. A play on "staycation," where you take time off but don't go anywhere, and in this case, dedicate yourself to a special summer project (or two).

    I've done makations for years, very enjoyable
  • AlanG
    • Dec 2008
    • 6296

    #2
    Carpet Monster - A place where PE is lost forever

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    • Ian M
      Administrator
      • Dec 2008
      • 18272
      • Ian
      • Falster, Denmark

      #3
      We all know of the hairy stick.
      Bit of a risky one that is discouraged on here... Ping f**k the art of fireing small but important parts across the room with tweezers.
      Group builds

      Bismarck

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      • Mark1
        • Apr 2021
        • 4156

        #4
        Originally posted by Ian M
        We all know of the hairy stick.
        Bit of a risky one that is discouraged on here... Ping f**k the art of fireing small but important parts across the room with tweezers.
        I'm a big pingf##ker!

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        • The Smythe Meister
          • Jan 2019
          • 6248

          #5
          Originally posted by Mark1
          I'm a big pingf##ker!
          :tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy: Me too mate!!
          Andy

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          • Tim Marlow
            • Apr 2018
            • 18938
            • Tim
            • Somerset UK

            #6
            We all know “stash” but in the miniature figure world that’s known as “the lead mountain”, and in larger scale figure work that’s known as “the grey army”.

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            • AlanG
              • Dec 2008
              • 6296

              #7
              Rivet counter - someone who complains that a model is 0.00000000001mm out of scale and therefore the model is 'unbuildable'.

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              • Mark1
                • Apr 2021
                • 4156

                #8
                I'd be lucky to notice a wheel missing let alone a rivet!

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                • Tim Marlow
                  • Apr 2018
                  • 18938
                  • Tim
                  • Somerset UK

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Mark1
                  I'd be lucky to notice a wheel missing let alone a rivet!
                  So would most rivet counters…..they know more and more about less and less until they know everything about nothing.

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                  • Mini Me
                    • Jun 2018
                    • 10711

                    #10
                    "Scratchery"............the art of making something from raw materials.

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                    • Mini Me
                      • Jun 2018
                      • 10711

                      #11
                      Hissy Stick...........airbrush

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