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I'll make a dictionary of abbreviations and what not you may run across on this forum.

BMF-Bare Metal Foil

LHS-Local Hobby Shop

HL-Hobby Lobby

PE-Photoetched

OOB-Out Of Box

CA-cyanoacrylate

MEK-Methyl Ethyl Ketone

RMCoM-Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland

RoG-Revell of Germany

RM-Revell Monogram

RC-Radio Controlled

GSL-Greater Salt Lake Model Car Contest

MCM-You're there right now! :D

SA-Scale Auto Magazine

PM-Private Message

MCG-Model Car Garage

MM-Model Master

SELTD-Scale Equipment Limited

MCW-Model Car World Automotive Finishes

HoK-House Of Kolor

RGE-Ross Gibson Engines

AB-Airbrush

AC-Air Compressor

AC-Alternating Current

DC-Direct Current

SMS-Scale Motorsports

SS-Super Stock

FC-Funny Car

A/N-Army Navy fittings

CF-Carbon Fiber

IPMS-International Plastic Modelers Society

FPM-Flashpoint Motorsports

SMbC-Scale Modeling By Chris

F/S-Factory Sealed

OOP-Out Of Production

S/I-Sealed Inside

MFH-Model Factory Hiro

WIP-Work In Progress

S.A.-Styrene Addict

MCRC-Motor City Resin Casters

CC-Clear Coat

Please suggest more model-related abbreviations if you can!! :D

NOTE-This is NOT a list for Internet text talk.

Edited by Andy C.
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A few more abbreviations you'll see here from time to time:

PE=photoetched

OOB=out of box (box stock)

CA=cyanoacrylate (crazy glue)

MEK=methyl ethyl ketone, a solvent that can be used to glue styrene

RMCoM=Replicas and Miniatures Company of Maryland (aftermarket stuff)

RoG=Revell of Germany

RC=radio controlled

GSL=Greater Salt Lake Model Car Championship contest: http://www.gslchampionship.org/

NNL=Nameless National Luminaries (or National Nameless Luminaries)... the original "for show and not for competition" type model show created by a group of...well... nationally known model car builders. The format was created in response to a letter to the editor (Scale Auto) written by Mark Gustavson, blasting certain "nationally known luminaries who shall remain nameless" for not attending a contest he had created and promoted.

MCM=should be obvious... :P

SA=that "other" mag

OP=original post or original poster. The first post of a thread.

PM=private (or personal) message

RBI=runs batted in

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what's R&M ? I see that a lot

Depends on context - I would guess Replicas and Miniatures Company of Maryland if dealing with aftermarket.

Revell/Monogram if dealing with kits.

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Depends on context - I would guess Replicas and Miniatures Company of Maryland if dealing with aftermarket.

Revell/Monogram if dealing with kits.

R&MofMd Replicas & Miniatures of Maryland. RM Revell Monogram.

Art

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Bi-scale = 24th/25th scale.

:D Something like that?

No, I mean more of like abbreviations. :)

Updating it now.

Thanks for the suggestions guys, got it updated. :)

Edited by Andy C.
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I'll make a dictionary of abbreviations and what not you may run across on this forum.

BMF-Bare Metal Foil

LHS-Local Hobby Shop

HL-Hobby Lobby

PE-Photoetched

OOB-Out Of Box

CA-cyanoacrylate

MEK-Methyl Ethyl Ketone

RMCoM-Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland

RoG-RevelloGram, also Revell Monogram

RC-Radio Controlled

GSL-Greater Salt Lake Model Car Contest

MCM-You're there right now! :D

SA-Scale Auto Magazine

PM-Private Message

MCG-Model Car Garage

MM-Model Master

Please suggest more if you can!! :D

RoG is Revell of Germany, not Revell-Monogram. R-M is Revell-Monogram.

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RoG is Revell of Germany, not Revell-Monogram. R-M is Revell-Monogram.

Ah, I fail. Thanks for letting me know, I'll fix it.

And Jacen, sorry man but I still don't get it :lol:

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IPMS International Plastic Modellers Society

SMBC Scale Modeling by Chris

MCRC Motor City resin casters

FPM FlashPoint Motorsports

I'll stop now Andy!

Edited by Evil Appetite
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F/S - Factory Sealed

OOP - Out of Production

S/I - Sealed Inside

MFH - Model Factory Hiro

Promo - Promotional Kit that one used to get from 1:1 Dealers of current production vehicles

#11- Most commonly used X-Acto blade

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Never knew that. Thought it was something to do with aluminum or anodized.

From Wikipedia: The AN thread is a particular type of fitting used to connect flexible hoses and rigid metal tubing that carry fluid. It is a US military-derived specification that dates back to World War II and stems from a joint standard agreed upon by the Army and Navy, hence AN.

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