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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 (25 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 (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.build)

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