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[xwingyoda]

Thanks Jon but I still don't get it, are SNOTs the square tiles??

[Mister Phes]

SNOT - Studs Not On Top

Example - http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=954520

Jon.

Excellent, I shall amend this to the glossary.

[jonfett]

Thanks Jon but I still don't get it, are SNOTs the square tiles??

SNOT (Studs not on Top) means that a surface of a model is smooth and can use tiles, so there are no studs showing. The box is a complete SNOT model as there are no studs on top anywhere.

Jon.

[Mister Phes]

Or that can more simply be called "Tiles"

[jonfett]

Well not really, SNOT refers to a smooth surface on a model. So a tile can be used for SNOT work but it is not necessarily SNOT by itself.

Jon.

[Mister Phes]

Ahhhhhhhh I see......

[sam89]

I thought SNOT meant using pieces sideways or upside down (so the studs aren't on the top) *wacko*

[Mister Phes]

Hmmmmmm and interesting twist...

[jonfett]

I thought SNOT meant using pieces sideways or upside down (so the studs aren't on the top) *wacko*

Again I will link you to this SNOT box - http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=954520

You can see that pieces have been stacked upwards to get the pattern on the side, this is SNOT work. But you can also see that the top is all tiles, which is also SNOT work. SNOT means that an area of the model has no studs, so it can be sideways or maybe upside down, but it is generally an area of the model and not just one piece (ie. a tile).

I hope I don't have to do any more explaining today.. my head hurts *wacko*

Jon.

[sam89]

Maybe it means both? I've heard people refer to pieces being sideays as SNOT lots of times :/

[Mister Phes]

And I've never heard it up until now.

[xwingyoda]

Thanks guys for these clarifications ;)

[The Middleman]

I've also heard it used as referring to sideways pieces.

[Mister Phes]

LEGO has its own language with different dialects!

[The Middleman]

LEGO has its own language with different dialects!

That's very dandy, but it's getting a bit confusing.

[Mister Phes]

And that's why I've created a glossary thread.

[The Middleman]

And that's why I've created a glossary thread.

Which is even more confusing.

[Mister Phes]

And how does it confuse you young lad?

[The Middleman]

And how does it confuse you young lad?

People arguing this way and that about what SNOT means and the quality of BURPs. *wacko*

[Mister Phes]

Its quite simple really. Just read my first post at the top and pay no attention to the debating below. Any word submitted in the thread will be updated in that first post so there's no need to read the entire thread.

And of course as I'm king I get to decide what makes the glossary and what doesn't. Hmmm... Why do I feel regicide coming on?

[The Middleman]

Well of course SNOT stands for stud-not-on-top but does that mean that it's FLAT on top or does that mean that the stud is on the side/bottom/whatever?

[xwingyoda]

Afraid of being edited are you mister_phes:-D

[The Middleman]

Afraid of being edited are you mister_phes:-D

I don't think he had that in mind at the time, and I don't think anyone's going to edit him just for being an egotist. ;)

[Mister Phes]

Now why on Earth would anyone want to edit me?

[xwingyoda]

Come on guys, this was again a funny joke, Why would I want to edit any of you (except when its really needed, that means probably never).

My sense of humour is really not passing through today :|

Why do you call me an egoist Bloody Jay?? I am FAR from being one ;)