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Guides: Choosing a kit to suit your modelling ability

Gallery: Ghost Rider - Horizon 1/6 Vinyl Model Kit

Glossary: A-Z of modelling terminology. 300+ entries!

Guides: Basic modelling techniques

Visits: Sandwell Historic Vehicle Show
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My name's Adam, I'm 30 and from the West Midlands region of England in the UK. I've been modelmaking and painting for around twenty years.Adam Bagley. Formerly Redditch, Worcestershire.
I remember becoming interested in the hobby by seeing my father's remote controlled Tamiya miltary models in action around the back garden. Add to this the heavy presence of models in films such as Star Wars and Jason and the Argonauts and TV series such as Doctor Who and Gerry Anderson's Captain Scarlet and it's easy to see why I got hooked.

I've come a long way since, learning through books, clubs and plenty of trial and error. I'm always happy to share my knowledge with others and I'm still as keen as ever to learn new things and to see how others approach their work. It's because of this that the HobbyShed modelling resource has been created with sharing in mind.

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Glossary

Below is a list of words with definitions that are relevant to the modelling and wargaming hobbies. If you think a word should be included in the glossary, let me know what it is!

Indent
To make an impression in a surface.

Indirect Fire
A wargaming weapon capable of firing at something which it cannot see.

Injection Moulded
See Choosing a kit to suit your modelling ability.

Ink
A pigmented liquid or paste used especially for washing models, to enhance depth and aid highlighting.

Instant Glue
Super glue. More correctly known as cyanoacrylate.

Jewellers Screwdrivers
See Choosing advanced modelling tools.

Kink
a) An unintended crease.
b) A very sharp bend in a thread or wire caused by contact over a sharp edge or pulling out of a coiled form. The kink may result in a permanent deformation and loss of strength.

Kit
Multiple unassembled separate parts that make up a model.

Kitbash
A unique model made from pieces taken from other model kits.

Knead
To work clay or model putty, usually with the hands, until it is a smooth, pliable mass.

Knife
See Choosing basic modelling tools.

Lathe
A machine for shaping a piece of material, such as wood or metal, by rotating it rapidly along its axis while pressing against a fixed cutting or abrading tool.

Layering
A painting method where layers are painted one over another to create the illusion of a gradient.

Layout
Term used to describe the set-up of a model railway.

LED
Abbreviation: Light Emitting Diode. A type of diode that emits light when current passes through it.

Lightfastness
The stability of a colour, determined experimentally under UV light. Coloured pigments can fade due to attack by UV rays from the sun, which causes a chemical reaction within the pigment and a change in its structure which appears as gradual fading over a period of time.

Light Gathering Rod
Works in a similar way to fibre optic lighting. The end of the rod glows very, very brightly when natural or artificial light passes through it.

Limited Run
A process where kits are cast in moulds with a shorter life span. Kits are usually of comparable quality, although sprue gates may be heavier.

Loaded
A term describing a paintbrush charged to its full capacity with paint.

LOF
Abbreviation: Line Of Fire. In some wargame rules systems, one unit is considered to be able to fire upon another if can establish a clear line of fire.

LOS
Abbreviation: Line Of Sight. In some wargame rules systems, one unit is considered to be able to fire upon another if can establish a clear line of sight.

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