Model Building
Byggsats, plastmodell, airbrush — Swedish for scale models and the patience they take.
Model building, sprue to showcase: the anatomy (byggsats, gjutram, klippa loss, putsa bort gjutgraden), the adhesive comedy (plastlim, snabblim — limma ihop fingrarna), the finishing science (flera tunna lager, the dekal that silvrar sig without its gloss coat, lavering, torrpensel, väderslitage), the hobby's true shapes (the stash bought faster than built, the H0 layout som aldrig blir färdig, the tiny part found by the vacuum) — closing on the confession: tålamod är hela hobbyn. Och skälet till den.
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en byggsats
a model kit
Tip: lit. the same.
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en plastmodell
a plastic model
Tip: lit. the same.
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en skalmodell
a scale model
Tip: lit. the same.
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i skala 1:72
in 1:72 scale
Tip: lit. the same.
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en gjutram
a sprue
Tip: lit. the same — the frame the parts hang on.
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klippa loss en detalj
to cut a part free
Tip: lit. the same.
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en avbitare
a sprue cutter
Tip: lit. the same.
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en modellkniv
a hobby knife
Tip: lit. the same.
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putsa bort gjutgraden
to trim the flash
Tip: lit. the same.
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en delningslinje
a mould line
Tip: lit. the same — sand it or it shows.
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plastlim
plastic cement
Tip: lit. the same.
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snabblim
superglue
Tip: lit. the same.
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limma ihop fingrarna
to glue your fingers together
Tip: lit. the same — a rite of passage.
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spackel
filler
Tip: lit. the same.
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en glipa mellan delarna
a gap between parts
Tip: lit. the same.
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slipa den slät
to sand it smooth
Tip: lit. the same.
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ett grundfärgslager
a primer coat
Tip: lit. the same.
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en airbrush
an airbrush
Tip: lit. the same — the loan word won.
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en sprayburk
a spray can
Tip: lit. the same.
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ett tunt lager
a thin coat
Tip: lit. the same.
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flera tunna lager
several thin coats
Tip: lit. the same — never one thick.
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maskeringstejp
masking tape
Tip: lit. the same.
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ett kamouflagemönster
a camouflage pattern
Tip: lit. the same.
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en dekal
a decal
Tip: lit. the same.
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blötlägga den
to soak it in water
Tip: lit. the same.
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skjuta den på plats
to slide it into place
Tip: lit. the same.
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en dekal som silvrar sig
a silvering decal
Tip: lit. the same — the classic failure.
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ett blankt lager först
a gloss coat first
Tip: lit. the same — which prevents it.
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en lavering
a wash
Tip: lit. the same — thinned paint into the panel lines.
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panellinjer
panel lines
Tip: lit. the same.
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torrpenselteknik
dry brushing
Tip: lit. the same.
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väderslitage
weathering
Tip: lit. the same — making it look used.
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rost och avgasfläckar
rust and exhaust stains
Tip: lit. the same.
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en matt lack till sist
a matt varnish to finish
Tip: lit. the same.
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ett diorama
a diorama
Tip: lit. the same.
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en bas med terräng
a base with scenery
Tip: lit. the same.
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figurer i skala
scale figures
Tip: lit. the same.
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en modelljärnväg
a model railway
Tip: lit. the same.
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i H0-skala
in H0 scale
Tip: lit. the same — the common one.
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en anläggning i källaren
a layout in the cellar
Tip: lit. the same.
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som aldrig blir färdig
that is never finished
Tip: lit. the same — by definition.
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en hög obyggda satser
a stash of unbuilt kits
Tip: lit. the same.
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köpta fortare än de byggs
bought faster than built
Tip: lit. the same.
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en kväll vid bordet
an evening at the desk
Tip: lit. the same.
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bra ljus och en lupp
good light and a magnifier
Tip: lit. the same — and the eyes get worse.
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tappa bort en pytteliten del
to lose a tiny part
Tip: lit. the same.
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den ligger alltid på golvet
it is always on the floor
Tip: lit. the same.
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och hittas alltid av dammsugaren
and always found by the vacuum
Tip: lit. the same.
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tålamod är hela hobbyn
patience is the whole hobby
Tip: lit. the same.
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och skälet till den
and the reason for it
Tip: lit. the same.