I’d like to suggest adding plans and drawings. Plans are a sequence of actions to build something and may or may not include drawings. Instructions is a synonym.
Scale drawings are representations of the prototype object, such as three-view drawings.
When someone says they are looking for plans for some project it is often unclear whether they are looking for the instruction sheet that comes with a kit, or for scale drawings to use for detailing a model.
I am glad this thred came up. I’m so lost with these abreviated terms, not even a road map would help.
So many terms, too much abreviations for me.
You can’t forget,
SNAFU, Situation Normal All…err…um…Never mind[6].
Doc.
RAAMC (Ret)
What about POS
Thats what my models turn out like when I trick myself into cutting corners!
FSM went great lengths to provide a glossary of modeling terminology… Hold your cursor over the “How To” block at the top of the page, and the drop-down menu will appear… Then click on “Glossary”… If you know a modeling-related term that needs to be added, then send it in to FSM…
Here’s the link:
Very helpful .
Thanks
What does PITA mean?
I’m thinking: Pain In The ^*$ <----last word is another word for donkey
Grokking: where a scale modeler takes a new kit home, removes the wrapping and opens his/her new kit. Next 20 minutes (or more) spent examining the instructions, the various part trees, the box art, and the decals. Optional actions can include retrieving “The Perfect Set of Decals” from the decal stash and/or a dusty accessories set and stuffing them into the kit box for when you (really!) get around to building it. Final step is to carefully install said kit in proper place in stash and forget about it. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/grokking
So I must be a GROKER!!!
Les.61, it’s with two k’s but yup you are!