Greeble Explained

Greebles, also greeblies (singular: greebly),^[1] or "nurnies", are parts harvested from plastic modeling kits to be applied to an original model as a detail element. The practice of using parts in this manner is called "kitbashing".^[2]

Etymology

The term "greeblies" was first used by effects artists at Industrial Light & Magic in the 1970s to refer to small details added to models. According to model designer and fabricator Adam Savage, George Lucas, Industrial Light & Magic's founder, coined the term "greeblies".^[3]

Ron Thornton is widely believed to have coined the term "nurnies" referring to CGI technical detail that his company Foundation Imaging produced for the Babylon 5 series,^[2] while the model-making team of 2001: A Space Odyssey referred to them as "wiggets".^[4]

See also

• Bump mapping
• Diapering
• Fractal art
• Horror vacui
• Kitbashing

References

1. http://www.partsofsw.com/v8parts.htm Visible V8 Opersting Engine Model
2. Web site: Interview: Charles Adams. Fronczek, Steve. Future-past.com. en. January 20, 2008. September 8, 2022. September 9, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090909215543/http://future-past.com/interview/charlesadams.php.
3. Web site: Adam Savage's One Day Builds: Kit-Bashing and Scratch-Building! . Fameli. Joey. YouTube. Adam Savage's Tested. 6 September 2018. video. 9 December 2022.
4. Web site: What Are Nurnies . LEde Designs . One FX group in the UK who built the space ship for '2001: A Space Odyssey' called them wiggets..

External links

• Staffan Norling's comments about greebling