Modelling uses hundreds of acronyms and abbreviations, and to beginners and newcomers, they can often be very ill-conceived and often amusing.

This is a little competition to find the Best Confused Acronym relating to scale modelling. A panel of judges will choose their favourite and then fiercely debate for the winner. (If Grumpy and Shaun Keenan wouldn't mind judging with me).

The winner will recieve.... recognition for winning!

To start it off. When I first began on the site, I thought:

SBS (step by step) was to do with the TV station, SBS. I thought that if you made a feature article, you could go on the news and explain it!

A classic: WIP (Work-in-Progress) I thought everyone were being gentlemen, saying 'With Pleasure". For example: My new diorama, with pleasure!

Never understood why the acronym for Heat Stretched Sprue was HSP

David

SBS (step by step)
Heat Stretched Sprue was HSP

Wow, never even heard of those lol.

My fav is: SWMBO => She Who Must Be Obeyed

Darryl

We use one at work that covers them all - we are plauged with T.L.A.

Tree Letter Abbrevations

Cheers

But TLA dosen't cover those like SWMBO - thats an XTLA

eXtended Three Letter Acronym.

Backronyms are even better

Andy

I first thought IIRC was some sort of Roman numeral thing.
Shaun
/Really...

ROTFLMAO !!!!

Andy

You mean it isn't??? lol

Darryl

I stil don't know what IIRC means!

Keep the confusion coming guys!

I can't quite recall it either

Andy

Take your pick:

Acronym Definition
IIRC If I Recall/Remember Correctly
IIRC If I Read Correctly
IIRC If I Really Cared
IIRC If It Really Counts
IIRC Image and Identity Research Collective
IIRC Immunity and Infection Research Centre
IIRC Impedance Imaging Research Center (Korea)
IIRC Inactive Item Review Code (US DoD)
IIRC Information Integrity Research Centre (UK)
IIRC Interactive Illinois Report Card
IIRC International Inter-Society Research Committee (on Nuclear Codes and Standards)
IIRC International Interdisciplinary Research Colloquium
IIRC International Internet Recruiting Consultants, Inc.
IIRC International Interpretation Resource Center
IIRC Internet Information Research Center
IIRC Interstate Insurance Receivership Compact
IIRC Iraqi Islamic Reconciliation Conference
IIRC Isn't It Really Cool
IIRC IVF & Infertilty Research Centre (Calcutta, India)

I wonder who thinks them up

All you want to know can be found at http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com

cheers
David

My AMS was acting up so I decided to build one OOTB, but after a trip to the LHS came home with a ton of new PE and AM parts.
I did manage to avoid any new DML,RPM, RM, or AFV Club kits. There was an AA resin conversion I almost bought.
I did get a new needle for my AB. Since I've switched to CO2 my painting is really much easier.

I was also looking for some BMF, but the price seemed high.

I went home and was going at ask about the MSRP on RMS, but wow!!, that's a trip in the wayback machine

I surfed HS, ML, PMMS and ARC.
Then I got distracted looking at MMiR looking at all the options..
From there I tried to get to the VLS site, but the were closed and everything is handled by SMO.

After all that, my kit wont be ready for either AMPS or the IPMS show and I am SOL.

I'm going back to legos..

Mike

WTB-WTT and of course What the heck!!
GTL the auto censer actually it was for Want To Find.......

My absolute favorite non-modeling acronym: W T F W J D

I need a T-shirt that says that.

Brilliant - if you find a supplier can you let me know if they do them in FB size (XXL)

Andy