Converting a model to represent an earlier version of the subject.
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Search our glossary of modeling terms by alphabetical index:
9 terms starting with ‘B‘:
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ballast
Weight hidden inside the nose of aircraft models with tricycle landing
gear to keep them from tipping backward onto their tails. Also called nose weight. -
BASSWOOD
Fine-grain, easy-to-carve wood often used for scratchbuilding or patternmaking.
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BMP
Boyevaya Mashina Pyekhota; Russian for Infantry Combat Vehicle.
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BOX SCALE
A model in a nonstandard scale. Early kits were scaled to fit existing boxes.
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braille scale
A nickname given to small-scale vehicle kits (1/72 and smaller), but doesn’t cover pre-assembled models.
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BUR
A rotary instrument made of steel or tungsten carbide held and revolved in a hand piece and powered by a dental electric motor or air. In modeling, it is attached to a pin vise to drill holes.
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BURN OUT
A dry-brushing technique used to make a model appear scorched by fire.
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Busy up
Adding detail to an area of model lacking it