At the risk of sounding like an idiot.....

what is a Greeblie?

taken from google.

"a term used by the production designers and artists for the films, a greeblie is any technological-looking detail added to a starship or vehicle .."

so in shorts it's the little things added to blasters, armor, ships, and the sort.

Thanks for clearing that up for me.....I just knew it was something highly secret and you guys were talking in code to keep us new guys in the dark.

Greeblies: see also Nurnies.

Greeblie......It's just such a cool word. Go on say it......Greeblie.....Nice

it's junk that would otherwise be thrown away but can be used to accept or create the illusion of a different part.

Like, bottle caps can look like knobs or buttons.

Or model kit pieces can look like functional switches/buttons/knobs etc. when added to a larger piece, especially mechanical.


On here...it's just a found part or item that is used on a costume (usually the found part has a completely different use) ex. model kit parts on the boba fett rifles

Originally Posted by CombatBaby

it's junk that would otherwise be thrown away but can be used to accept or create the illusion of a different part.

Sounds like you're talking about my old boss.

Can bad managers be greeblies?

I remember when I first joined, this term was completely alien to me. I couldn't find it on dictionary.com, Urban Dictionary or anything.

widgets is a cool word too LOL

If I recall, the term 'greeblie' was used to describe any and all parts on movie props that had no other name. Not sure if the term was coined by Lucas himself or someone else.

Does George Lucas get royalties when we use it?

Originally Posted by chibi fett

If I recall, the term 'greeblie' was used to describe any and all parts on movie props that had no other name. Not sure if the term was coined by Lucas himself or someone else.

Yeah I believe it was