Abbreviations

G / g

G - (1) Generation (with numerical suffix; G1, G2 &etc)

G - (2) Good (condition, usually coin specific; see also: GC)

(G) - Green (colour, stamps, overprints and surcharges)

G1 / G2 [etc...] - Generation 1, Generation 2 [etc...] (of a toy line/range)

Galv. - Galvanized (metalwork)

GAP - Game Assistance Program (computing, war gaming)

Gasser. - Gasoline [engined] Runner (radio-control, US)

GB - (1) Galactic Binder (Star Wars website)

GB - (2) Go-Bots (Transformers - Japanese anime franchise)

GB - (3) Great Britain

GB - (4) Group Buy

GB - (5) Guderian's BlitzKrieg (board game)

GB II - Guderian's BlitzKrieg [version] Two (board game)

GBACW - Great Battles [of the] American Civil War (GMT game series)

GBH / GBoH - Great Battles of History (GMT game series, see also SGBoH)

GBP - Great Britain/British Pounds (Stirling, currency)

GC - (1) Good Condition (see also; G)

GC - (2) Grand Champion (Brayer horse collectors)

GCACW - Great Campaigns of the Civil War (Avalon Hill games series)

GCCC - Great Character Candy Company (capsule toy originator)

GCS - Galaxy Class Starship (Star Trek)

GD - Gum Disturbance (philately; of the obverse of postage stamps)

GDO - General Development Organisation (Transformers)

GDW - Games Designers Workshop (board games manufacturer)

Gen. - (1) General

Gen/s. - (2) Generation/s (of a toy line/range, of a franchise)

Gen-Fic - General Fiction (fan fiction type/genre)

GEQ / GEq. - Guard Equivalent (Games Workshop)

Ger. - German (origin)

Ges, Gesch. - Gesetzlich Geschützt (German; registered design)

GF - (1) Galaxy Force (Transformers)

GF - (2) Gold Filled (Jewellery, metalwork)

GF9 - Gale Force Nine (role-play and gaming manufacturer/importer)

GFFA - Galaxy Far, Far Away (Star Wars, galaxy as a whole)

GFY - (1) Go Fuck Yourself (slang; Internet, forums, online, see also (2) check context!)

GFY - (2) Good for You (Internet, forums, online, see also (1) check context!)

GFU - Grognards; Fuck You / Yourselves (slang; Internet, forums, online)

GG - (1) GeekGold (BoardGameGeek specific abbreviation)

GG - (2) General Grievous (Star Wars character)

GG - (3) Good Game (gaming, internet)

G2G - Got to go (Internet, forums, online, see also; GGBB and GTGB)

GGBB - Gotta Go; Bye Bye (Internet, forums, online, see also: G2G and GTGB)

GH - (1) Great Harlequin (Warhammer Harlequins)

GH - (2) Green Hornet (Superhero)

GHG / GH-Grip. - Gung-Ho Grip (GI Joe action-figure hand type)

GHQ - General Headquaters (also; war-gaming brand/maker)

GHz - Gigahertz (radio-control)

GIF or 'Giff' - Simple animation with .gif file extension (computing; pronounced with a hard 'g' as in gate, not jerk)

Gilt - Guilded (electroplated or plated with a layer of gold leaf)

GK - (1) Grail Knights (Warhammer and others)

GK - (2) Grey Knights (Warhammer Inquisition)

G&K - Greppert & Kelch (toy manufacturer)

GKGM - Grey Knight Grandmaster (Warhammer Inquisition)

GKM - Gebhard Kammerlander Modellbau (well known model shop and line of vessel kits)

GL - (1) George Lucas (movie director)

GL - (2) Good luck (Internet, forums, online)

GL - (3) Grenade Launcher (war gaming)

Gldn. - Golden (colour, stamps)

Glossy - [A] Glossed [paint finish] (on a toy or model)

GM - (1) Game/s Master / Moderator (war gaming)

GM - (2) Georges Munckle (toy manufacturer)

GM - (3) Geschmackmuster (German; protected patent)

GM - (4) Grand [chess] Master (replaced IGM)

gm. - Gram (weight)

GMAFB - Give Me a Fucking Break (Internet, forums, online)

GMM - (1) Gallery Mint Museum (reproduction coin makers, 1992-2007)

GMM - (2) Gold Medal Models (retailer)

GMS - Gebrauchs Muster Schutz (German; protected patent)

GMT - GMT Games (Gene [Billingsley], Mike [Crane], and Terry [Shrum]'s Games Company; manufacturer)

GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike (Internet, forums, online)

Golliwoggs - Ghuls Working on Government Service (led to; WOGS, a now extremely derogatory nickname for Egyptian natives employed on British government service in the 1800's)

GOF - Galaxy of Fear (Star Wars junior novel series)

GoS - Goblet of Spite (Warhammer Dark Eldar)

GOSO - Gotz [and] Sohn (toy manufacturers)

GotW - Geek of the Week (BoardGameGeek specific abbreviation)

GP - (1) Gold Plate (metalwork)

GP - (2) Grand Prix (French, Great/Top Prize, slot racing, representation of the high-performance races)

GP - (3) Gustavo Puceiro (toy manufacturer)

GPO - General Post Office (UK; forerunner of Post Office Counters, US; type of post office, see also HPO, MPO)

GR / Gr. - (1) Grade

GR - (2) Grail Reliquae (Warhammer)

GR - (3) Grot Riggers (Warhammer Orks)

Grafar - Graham Farish (toy maker)

Grysh. - Grayish (colour hue, stamps)

Grn. - Green (colour, stamps)

Grnsh. - Greenish (colour hue, stamps)

Grot - Grotesque (Warhammer Dark Eldar)

GS - Genestealer (Games Workshop)

GSP - Gold Sterling Plate (metalwork, gold-plate on sterling silver)

G-Store - Gasoline [company controlled convenience] Store

GT - (1) Genetronic Translink (Transformers, see; GTS)

GT - (2) Grand Tournament (gaming)

GT - (3) Gran Turismo (Italian, Grand Tourer, slot racing, representation of the endurance race series)

GT 1 - Grand Tourer Class One (slot racing, endurance race classification)

GT 2 - Grand Tourer Class Two (slot racing, endurance race classification)

GT 3 - Grand Tourer Class Three (slot racing, endurance race classification)

GTGB - Got to Go; Bye (Internet, forums, online, see also: G2G and GGBB)

GTJ - Go to Jail (Monopoly)

GTS - Genetronic Translink System (Transformers)

GU - Gently Used (condition, some light wear from use, in reality: sellers fluffy-bullshit)

GUC - Good Used Condition

GUO - Great Unclean One (Warhammer Chaos daemon)

GUID - Globally Unique Identifier (radio-control, transmitter's own identity)

GUR - Graphical User Representation (computing, geek's avatar)

GW - (1) Games Workshop (manufacturer, parent of Citadel Miniatures)

GW - (2) Gently Worn (condition, light wear from use, in reality: significant wear or seller's fluffy-bullshit)

GW - (3) Great Weapon (Warhammer)

GWP - Gift With Purchase (marketing, on-line auctions; freebie included if you buy)

GWR - Great Western Railway

Gyro. - Gyroscope (radio-controlled helicopters)

H / h

H - Handling (see also; S&H)

H2H - Hand-to-Hand [combat] (war gaming, see also HTH)

H2O - [A water tanker] (model railways, US)

HA - (1) Horsing Around (Brayer horse collectors)

HA - (2) Human Alliance (Transformers)

HAD - Hungarian Armour Decals (manufacturer)

Haemie. - Haemonculus (Warhammer Dark Eldar)

HAND - Have a Nice Day (Internet, forums, online)

Hano. - Hanoverian ([Horse] - model animal collectors, or Napoleonic troop type - war-gamers)

Hanov. - Hanoverian ([Horse] - model animal collectors, or Napoleonic troop type - war-gamers)

HAS / Has. / Hasb. - Hassenfeldt Brothers (commonly; Hasbro. manufacturer)

Hasbro. - Hassenfeldt Brothers (manufacturer, also; HAS or Hasb.)

HB - (1) Hard Backed/Bound (books, publishing; inc: albums, portfolios &etc., see also HC)

HB - (2) Hardbacked Book (books, publishing, see also HC)

HB - (3) Heavy Bolter (Warhammer)

HC - (1) Hard Contact (Star Wars novel)

HC - (2) Hard Cover (books, publishing, see also HB)

HC - (3) Hors d'Commerce (salesman's/dealers proof, books, posters, prints, see also; AP, EA, PP and TP)

HC - (4) Hui Cheng (Huicheng Toys Co. Ltd., Chinese rack toy maker and/or shipper)

H/C - Hurt-Comfort (fan fiction type)

HC DJ - Hardcover Book [with] Dust Jacket (books, publishing)

HCF - HC Ford [& Sons] (toy importer)

HCM - High Complete Models (toy line)

HCTS - Here Comes the Stork (eBay - and - other platforms - seller group)

HD - (1) Heavy Duty (craft-knife blade, electrical wiring, radio-control battery etc...)

HD - (2) Hard Disc (computing, main drive in PC or laptop)

HDWD - Hardwood Floors (dolls houses)

HE - (1) High Elves (war gaming and role-playing)

HE - (2) Holgar Erikson (base marking on metal figures)

Hel. - Heliotrope (colour, stamps)

HEX / Hex. - Hexagon / Hexagonal Box (gaming)

HF - (1) Heavy Flamer (Warhammer Space-Marines)

HF - (2) Holo Field (Warhammer Eldar / Harlequins)

HFG - Hand Foot Gun (Transformers, also Handfootgun or Hand/Foot/Gun)

HEI - Happiness Express International (rack toy manufacturer/commissioner-importer)

HFTD / HftD - Hunt For The Decepticons (Transformers)

HG - (1) Harett-Gilmar [Toys] (play-set maker, flourished 1980's)

HG - (2) Hive Guard (Warhammer Tyranids)

HGE - Heavy Gold Electroplate (material)

HGL - H Grossmann Limited (UK importer of rack toys)

HH - (1) Heading Hold [servo] (radio-controlled helicopters, also; AVCS, see also; Non-HH)

HH - (2) Heavily Hinged (philately, condition)

HH - (3) Hammerhead (Warhammer Tyranids, although also a craft in the Star Wars 'expanded universe')

HH - (4) Hands High (Breyer horses)

HH - (5) Happy Holidays (Christmas Barbie)

HH - (6) Hard Hands (dolls, or see; HH (7))

HH - (7) Hard Head (dolls, or see; HH (6))

HI - Honorifica Imperialus (Warhammer Imperial Guard)

HI Ceils. - High Ceilings (dolls houses)

HIC - Hole in Cover (condition, books, albums, portfolios &etc.)

Hilco / Hill / Hill & Co. - [John] Hill and Company (hollow-cast and plastics manufacturer, see also; Johillco)

HIM - Honorifica Imperialus Mundanus (Warhammer Imperial Guard)

Hippo. - Hippogryp (Warhammer)

HIS - Here I Stand (board game)

HK - Hong Kong (company or product origin)

HLG - Hand Launched Glider (radio-control and non-powered flying models)

HLJ - Hobby Link Japan (store and on-line portal)

HM - (1) Hand Made (item/toy)

HM - (2) Headmaster (Transformers character)

HM - (3) Hero Mashers (Transformers)

HM - (4) Huron Miniatures (figure manufacturer, Orion trade mark, see also; DDS)

HMGS - Historical Miniatures Gaming Society (organisation)

HM - Heavy Metal (sci-fi/fantasy graphic periodical/comic, English language franchise of French Metal Hurlant)

HMW - Heavy Metal War (Transformers generation)

Hn. - Henna (colour, stamps)

HO - Half O-gauge (scale/size/ratio)

HOC / HoC - (1) Heroes of Cybertron (Transformers)

HOC / HoC - (2) Hordes of Chaos (Warhammer)

HOF / HoF - Hall of Fame (American thing; general - moveable feast, usually referring to an arbitrary list of 'notable' things or people; Comic Artists HoF, Plastics [Manufacturers] HoF, Toy Manufacturers HoF,) very subjective! Specific -  Hasbro GI Joe toy lines 1990's model,

Holo's. - Holofields - Holograph Fields (Warhammer)

HOPE - Help Optimus Prime Escape (Transformers)

HOPRA - HO [gauge] Professional Racing Association (slot racing)

HORN - HO [gauge] Racing News (slot racing newsletter)

'Horn. - Servo-horn (radio-controlled helicopters)

Horz. - Horizontal

HotE - Hand of the Emperor (Warhammer Inquisition)

HOTT - Hordes of the Things (free gaming system)

HP - (1) Hand Painted (item/toy)

HP - (2) Hans Postler (German rack-toy importer)

HP - (3) Hard Plastic (polymer material, various plastics have this moniker dependant on hobby)

HP - (4) Hewlett Packard (computer manufacturer)

HP - (5) Hit Points (war gaming, card games &etc)

HP - (6) HobbyPlast (Spanish sobre manufacturer, Montaplex trademark)

HP - (7) Home page  (Internet, forums, online, main page, jumping-off point for all other sections of a blog or website)

HPC - [The] Happy Puzzle Company (games manufacturer)

HPF - Home Page Featured (computing, Internet, marketing)

HPO - Highway Post Office (US Postal Service, type of post office, see also GPO, MPO)

HR - (1) Harry Reynolds [Productions] (British toy soldier caster)

HR - (2) Henri Roger (French toy soldier caster)

HR - (3) Hinge Remnant (philately, condition)

HR - (4) Homemade Ribbon/s (Breyer horses, show-ring abbreviations)

HR - (5) Hot Rod (Transformers character)

HS - (1) Hand Stamp (philately, postage stamps; frank type)

HS - (2) Han Solo (Star Wars character)

HS - (3) Heavy support (Warhammer)

HS - (4) High School (fan fiction type)

HS - (5) Home Shopping (purchasing from TV shopping channels or the Internet for home delivery via carrier)

HS - (6) Hyperspace (sci-fi gaming and Star Wars fan club)

HSN - Home Shopping Network (specific 'HS' channel on US TV)

HSO -Heroic Senior Officer (Warhammer Imperial Guard)

HT - (1) Hang Tang (toy manufacture)

Ht - (1) Height

HT - (2) Hive Tyrant (Warhammer Tyranids)

HTC - Hishimo Toy Company (Japanese manufacturer)

HTF - Hard to Find (item or toy status)

HTH / HtH - (1) Hand-to-Hand [combat] (war gaming)

HTH - (2) Hope This Helps (Internet, forums, online)

HTI - Halsall Toys International (British rack-toy importer)

HTML - Hyper-Text Mark-up Language (computing, the code 'language' used to create web content and web pages)

HTS - Hasbro Toy Shop (on-line portal for major toy manufacturer/marketer)

HTTE - Heir To The Empire (Star Wars novel)

Huck - (1) Huckleberry Bey (model horse collectors)

Huck - (2) Huckleberry Finn (character from popular literature)

HUKI - Hubert Kienberger (German toy manufacturer)

HV - High Voltage [electricity] (model railways, radio-control, slot racing etc...)

HVC - Heavy Venom Cannon (Warhammer Tyranids)

HW - (1) Hardwired (Warhammer Tau)

HW - (2) Hot Water (modelling, philately, restoration)

HW - (3) Hotwheels / Hot Wheels (long standing Mattel toy range, primarily 1:64th scale, 1967-present))

Hz - Hertz (radio-control)

I / i

=I= - Inquisition (Warhammer, see also; =][=)

i - [The] Internet - (computing)

IA - Index Astartes (Warhammer, Games Workshop compilation of Space Marine articles)

IAC - In Any Case (Internet, forums, online)

IAE - In Any Event (Internet, forums, online)

IATTAR - Interplanetary Association [of] Tracked [and] Thrust Assisted Racing [vehicles] (Lego)

IBC - Inside Back Cover (books, magazines, publishing)

ibid. - Ibidem (Latin, in the same place..., as the last work cited; immediately preceding this reference)

IBL - Itty Bitty Lines (model railway manufacturer)

IC - (1) Independent Character (Games Workshop, usually an HQ figure)

IC - (2) Integrated Circuit ('chips' in toys)

IC - (3) Internal Combustion [engine] (radio-control, as opposed to EP)

IC - (4) Imperial Character (Warhammer)

IC - (5) In Character (role-playing, costume play, fan fiction)

ICC - Interstate Commerce Commission

ICCA - International Correspondence Chess Association (replaced by ICCF in 1991)

ICCF - International Correspondence Chess Federation (1951, replaced the ICCA)

ICG - Independent Coin Grading (Coins)

LCL - Less [that a] Car Load (model railways, US)

ICOM - International Council of Museums (organisation)

ICS - (1) Incredible Cross Sections (Star Wars book series)

ICS - (2) Internet Chess Server

ICYMI - In Case You Missed It (Internet, forums, online)

ID - (1) Irish Draught (model horse collectors)

ID - (2) Iron Discipline (Warhammer Imperial Guard)

IDK - I Don't Know (Internet, forums, online)

IDW - Idea [and] Design Works [Publishing LLC]

IE - Internet Explorer (proprietary search-engine, Microsoft)

i.e. - Id Est (Latin, in other words / such as / that is...)

IFAIK - As Far as I Know (Internet, forums, online)

IFC - Inside Front Cover (books, magazines, publishing)

IFFS - International Flat Figure Society (see also; BFFS)

IG - Imperial Guard (Warhammer see also; Imp. Gd.)

LGB - Lehmann Gross Bahn (model train manufacturer)

IGM - International Grand [chess] Master (now just Grand Master - GM)

IGO/UGO - I Go [then] You Go (gaming, simplest form of play sequence - 'turn-based' play)

IH - (1) Iron Halo (Warhammer Space-Marines)

IH - (2) Iron Hands (Warhammer Space-Marines)

IHC - International Hobby Corporation (model railroad and kit manufacturer, previously AHM)

III - Intelligence [and] Information Institute (Transformers - 'Triple-i')

IIRC - If I Recall / Recollect / Remember Correctly (Internet, forums, online)

IJ - I, Jedi (Star Wars novel)

IKE - International Kit Exchange

ILM - Industrial Light [and] Magic (movie special effects company)

ILU - I love you (Internet, forums, online)

IM - (1) Injection Moulders Ltd. (British importer of Thomas Toys products)

IM - (2) Instant Message/ing (Internet, forums, online)

IM - (3) International [chess] Master (step below IGM / GM)

IMA - International Models Asia

I-Mag. / iMag. - Internet Magazine (online 'magazine' or bulletin-board, see also E-Mag.)

IMC - Injection Moulding Code

IMCA - International Model Car Association

IMFAR - International Federation [of] Model Auto Racing

IMG / Img. - Image

IMHO - In My Honest / Humble Opinion (Internet, forums, online)

IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion (Internet, forums, online)

IMO - In My Opinion (Internet, forums, online)

Imperf. - Imperforate (philately, postage stamps)

Imp. - Imperforate (philately, postage stamps)Impt. - Imprint (books, philately, prints, publishing)

Imp. - Imperial (...Germany, ...Guard, ...Measurement, ...Rome &etc)

Imp. Gd. - Imperial Guard (war gaming, Napoleonic, see also; IG)

in - Inch (unit of measurement)

INALB - I'm Not a Lawyer But (Internet, forums, online)

Inc. - (1) Included

INC - (2) Incomplete (on-line auction listings)

Ind. - (1) Indian (toy figures)

Ind. - (2) Indigo (colour, stamps)

IND ARGE - Industria Argentina (Hispanic - Made in Argentina)

IND BRAS - Industria Brasilia (Hispanic - Made in Brazil)

INGAP - Industria Nazionale Giocattoli Automatica Padova (Italian toy manufacturer)

Init. - Initial [present] / Initialled (provenance)

Inits. - Initials (Internet, forums, online)

INR - Item Not Received (forums, Internet, online auction status, disputes)

INS - Insiders (Micro Machines)

Int. - Intense (colour hue/brightness, stamps)

Intl. - International

Invtd. - Inverted (page, postage stamp, print, stamp/frank, watermark)

Instr. - Instructions

IoCG - Icon of Chaos Glory (Warhammer)

IOH - I'm Out'ta Here (Internet, forums, online)

IoK - Icon of Khorne (Warhammer)

IoN - Icon of Nurgle (Warhammer)

IoS - Icon of Slaanesh (Warhammer)

IoT - Icon of Tzeentch (Warhammer)

IOW - In Other Words (Internet, forums, online)

IP - (1) Intellectual Property

IP - (2) Interplay (toy manufacturer)

IPA - Isopropyl Alcohol (solvent)

IPCA - International Petroliana Collectors' Association (collectables)

IPMS - International Plastic Modellers' Society (modelling)

IPMS-UK - International Plastic Modellers' Society, United Kingdom [branch] (modelling)

IQP - Isolated Queen Pawn (chess - the d-file pawn if not covered by an adjacent pawn of the same colour)

IR - (1) Infra-Red (modelling, photography, Radio-control, war gaming)

IR - (2) In Register (modelling, transfers)

IR - (3) International Rescue (fictional organisation, Thunderbirds franchise)

ISBN - International Standard Book Number/ing (researching)

IRC - (1) Infra-Red Control (modelling, photography, Radio-control, war gaming)

IRC - (2) International Red Cross [association]

IRC - (3) International Reply Coupon (usually for postage but sometimes as money)

IRC - (4) Internet Relay Chat (Internet, pre-web 'chat-rooms')

IRL - In Real Life ((1) [away from] internet, forums, online and (2) face-to-face gaming)

ISA - Industria Soppramobile Artistici (Italian plastics manufacturer)

ISD - Imperial Star Destroyer (Star Wars spaceship)

ISD1 - Imperial Star Destroyer [Imperator-class] I (Star Wars)

ISD2 - Imperial Star Destroyer [Imperator-class] II (Star Wars)

ISH - Ideal Stock Horse (Peter Stone creation)

ISH / Ish. - Issue (books, magazines, toy lines)

ISL - I'm Still Laughing (Internet, forums, online)

ISO - (1) In Search Of (online sales sites, 'wants' lists)

ISO - (2) International Standards Organization (international organization for standardization in industry and commerce)

Iso. Chassis - Isometric Chassis (slot racing)

ISP - Internet Service Provider (company that provides access/a platform to access to the Internet)

ISTM - It Seems To Me (Internet, forums, online)

IT - Information Technology (computing)

ITA - International Training Aids

ITC - Ideal Toy Company (general toy manufacturer)

ITF - Impossible to Find (forums, Internet, online auctions, rarity status of item/toy)

ITT - Innovative Train Technology (railway manufacturer)

ITUS - I Told You So (Internet, forums, online)

ITYF - I Think You'll Find (Internet, forums, online)

IW - Iron Warriors, (Warhammer, Chaos Marines)

IWF - International Wargames Federation