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Re: Funky stuff (Was: Max's Motorhome)
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Date: 
Wed, 16 Feb 2000 20:17:10 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
<snip>
> p.s.  What I want to know is what the props for step #4 is called.  Karim made
> a note that ILM model makers would add tons of little but meaningless details
> to all their space ships, bashing hundreds of automobile and rocket models to
> add finishing touches to, say, a Star Destroyer.  Is there a word for this?
<snip>

As I understand it, the word used by the model builders around the shops at the
time they were building all those cluttered ships was "greeblies". But this is
pretty much 3rd- or 4th-hadn information so believe it or don't, your choice.
:)

K.M.



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  Re: Funky stuff (Was: Max's Motorhome)
 
(...) I believe! (URL) like the term -- anyone second the nomination for Official LUGNET parlance? :-) - Mike (27 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.build)

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  Funky stuff (Was: Max's Motorhome)
 
(...) I get most of it from Karim Nassar. He has an excellent description of this "scuplting" style here: (URL) most important item (IMO) is #1 -- "Don't get caught up in the 'bumps-up' way of thinking." There are just too many shapes you can get (...) (27 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.build)

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