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| Subject: | A Few Practical Terms |  |
| Date: | Jul 3, 2006 |
| From: | Eric Scurlock | |
I just spent the weekend detailing a Panther G. As I was working on it, it occurred to me that we modelers speak a unique language that the uninitiated does not understand. To help bridge this language barrier I’ve come up with a few working definitions of words used in the unique context of model building. Not in alphabetical order, they are:
PE: A) Photo Etch. After market accessory kits made from photo etched sheets of brass or other workable metal alloy. B) Piece of Excrement. What PE is referred to as it shoots off into the void. This is a common occurrence when one attempts to cut a piece of PE from a fret or while holding it with a set of fine tipped tweezers. A four letter synonym for excrement is frequently used in the heat of the moment for brevity’s sake. When you’re three year old granddaughter walks into the room during one of these episodes it is further shortened to PE, i.e. “You piece of sh... uh PE piece of junk!” Don’t ask me how to explain to three year old what a “sh.. uh PE piece of junk” is. You’re on your own.
Fret: A) The PE equivalent of a sprue. B) A common form of stress amongst users of PE, especially when a piece of it just shot off into the void.
Void: The unsearchable abyss that PE all too frequently shoots into when attempting to cut it from a fret, or glue it in place using fine tipped needle nose pliers. Occasionally PE will return from the void, but only after you’ve figured out why you don’t really need it anyway.
Crazy talk: A) What the prudent modeler calls those PE instructions that call for gluing multiple parts together, each of which is no bigger than the head of a pin. B) The incomprehensible mumbling of a modeler who just spent the last eight hours attempting to assemble tiny bits of PE no larger than the head of a pin.
I hope this helps. If nothing else I feel better having written it ;-) |
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