Post by Mzone on Mar 28, 2010 7:34:51 GMT -5
Since a lot of members may not no all of the Lego terms, here is a list of them and what they mean.
AFOL- An Adult Fan of Lego
ALE- Adult LEGO Enthusiast
ALH- Adult LEGO Hobbyist
Bandwagon- a popular building fad at a time
Bignette- a diorama bigger then a vignette
BURP- Big Ugly Rock Piece
Cheese Slope- A LEGO element with a 33° slope, 1 stud by 1 stud wide and two plates high
Clone Brand- A brand that is similar to Lego, but has a lower quality then Lego
Cracklink- A name to describe bricklink www.bricklink.com/index.asp
Custom- An item that is made to fit with Lego, like Brickforge, Brickarms, and Arealight
Dark Ages- A time when a builder has stopped building with Lego
FOL- Fan of Lego
Greebles- Fine details added to a MOC
KFOL- Kid Fan of Lego
MOC- My Own Creation, a creation designed by a builder
Purist- A Lego creation that contains no cutstom elements
SHIP- Significantly Huge Investment in Parts. A very large LEGO creation — particularly a LEGO space creation. As used in the LEGO space fan community, a SHIP is generally at least 100 studs long
Sigfig- The minifig version that is used to represent a Lego builder
SNOT-Studs Not On Top. This is when a build is sideways, upside down, or other ways that the studs aren't on top. Not to be confused with studless
TFOL- Teen Fan of Lego
TLC- The Lego Company
TLG- The Lego Group
UCS- Ultimate Collectors series
Vignette- A scene built on an 8 by 8 baseplate. Often called a vig
WIP- Work In Progress
AFOL- An Adult Fan of Lego
ALE- Adult LEGO Enthusiast
ALH- Adult LEGO Hobbyist
Bandwagon- a popular building fad at a time
Bignette- a diorama bigger then a vignette
BURP- Big Ugly Rock Piece
Cheese Slope- A LEGO element with a 33° slope, 1 stud by 1 stud wide and two plates high
Clone Brand- A brand that is similar to Lego, but has a lower quality then Lego
Cracklink- A name to describe bricklink www.bricklink.com/index.asp
Custom- An item that is made to fit with Lego, like Brickforge, Brickarms, and Arealight
Dark Ages- A time when a builder has stopped building with Lego
FOL- Fan of Lego
Greebles- Fine details added to a MOC
KFOL- Kid Fan of Lego
MOC- My Own Creation, a creation designed by a builder
Purist- A Lego creation that contains no cutstom elements
SHIP- Significantly Huge Investment in Parts. A very large LEGO creation — particularly a LEGO space creation. As used in the LEGO space fan community, a SHIP is generally at least 100 studs long
Sigfig- The minifig version that is used to represent a Lego builder
SNOT-Studs Not On Top. This is when a build is sideways, upside down, or other ways that the studs aren't on top. Not to be confused with studless
TFOL- Teen Fan of Lego
TLC- The Lego Company
TLG- The Lego Group
UCS- Ultimate Collectors series
Vignette- A scene built on an 8 by 8 baseplate. Often called a vig
WIP- Work In Progress