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Model Making

Articulation the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made.
Cast / Casting mold: container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens.
CNC computer numerical controlled (CNC) machine tools that have revolutionized the design process.
Composite Materials are engineered materials made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties which remain separate and distinct on a macroscopic level within the finished structure.
Epoxy is a thermosetting polymer formed from reaction of an epoxide "resin" with polyamine "hardener”.
Fabricating the act of making something (a product) from raw materials.
Fiber glass is material made from extremely fine fibers of glass. It is used as a reinforcing agent for many polymer products; the resulting composite material.
Finish coating: a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance).
Foams a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture
Material Selection selection of the best material or materials.
Molding Molding or moulding is the process of manufacturing by shaping pliable raw material using a rigid frame or model called a pattern.
Plaster a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid.
Rapid Prototyping is the automatic construction of physical objects using additive manufacturing technology.
Resin is a hydrocarbon secretion of many plants, particularly coniferous trees. It is valued for its chemical constituents and uses, such as varnishes and adhesives, as an important source of raw materials for organic synthesis, or for incense and perfume.
Scale Model / Diorama is a representation or copy of an object that is larger or smaller than the actual size of the object .
Scratch building is the process of building a scale model from raw materials, rather than building it from a commercial kit, kitbashing or buying it pre-assembled.
Sculpting is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard and/or plastic material, sound, and/or text and or light.
Vacuum Forming is a simplified version of thermoforming, whereby a sheet of plastic is heated to a forming temperature, stretched onto or into a single-surface mold, and held against the mold by applying vacuum between the mold surface and the sheet.
Whirler A horizontal wheel or turntable used to rotate workpieces.
Zinc A hard white metal with a bluish tinge. Zinc base alloys are used extensively for diecasting.