What is that stuff called, anyway?
January 31, 2011 1:33 PM

Star Wars Nerdery: Once, an indeterminate time ago, I was reading something about the making of the original Star Wars models. They used a term (named for one of the model makers?) for a certain kind of detailing. More specifically, it was used to describe the horizontal trench running along the length of a Star Destroyer. What is this term?
posted by TeslaNick to Media & Arts (7 answers total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
Greebling?
posted by phoenixy at 1:37 PM on January 31, 2011


I'm pretty sure you're thinking of greebles.
posted by ook at 1:37 PM on January 31, 2011


Could it have been greebles, the little details added to the ship's exterior to make it more visually interesting?
posted by pmdboi at 1:38 PM on January 31, 2011


Kitbashing, maybe?
posted by utsutsu at 2:07 PM on January 31, 2011


Also called "nernies" by many.
posted by rlk at 2:27 PM on January 31, 2011


I have heard the term "Aztecing" used.
posted by sourwookie at 5:32 PM on January 31, 2011


This is kind of a tangent, but I was at my friend's house this weekend and he has this FANTASTIC hardcover huge book about the making of the models for all the Star Wars films. I don't recall the title but I'm sure you can find it on Amazon. It even has a glossary of terminology in the back!
posted by drjimmy11 at 6:16 PM on January 31, 2011


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