The May 2023 Issue of Monthly Hobby Japan Is Out Today, Featuring Example Builds of HG Gundam Aerial Rebuild and Gundam Lfrith Ur!

Monthly Hobby Japan
May 2023 Issue
On sale from Saturday, March 25, 2023
Special price: 1,320 JPY (tax included)

This issue’s special feature is See It All! The Airbrushing Textbook
In a detailed how-to guide, we explain the airbrush’s fundamental knowledge and the basics of how to use and maintain it, as well as the many techniques that employ the tool.
Moreover, we introduce the airbrushes most used by pro modelers. We interview a Volks/Zoukei Mura professional finisher and list up our staff’s recommended items. Find out all about how amazing airbrushing is!
Enjoy it alongside the enclosed pamphlet, Airbrush Catalogue 2023!

【Example Builds】
・HGUC 1/144 RX-78-2 Gundam, built by Yoshitaka Saito
・SDW HEROES Superior Strike F Dragon, built by urahana3

【Content of the Feature】
●Learn About the Three Top-tier Tools for Your Airbrushing System
●Learn About the Types of Handpieces and Compressors
●The Three Rules of Airbrush Painting
●Use Masking to Level Up the Expressivity of Your Airbrush Painting
●Airbrush’s Patented Gradation Painting Will Multiply Your Enjoyment of Plastic Model Painting by a Hundred Times
●Master the Art of Airbrush Painting with Water-based Hobby Colors
●Try your Hand at Airbrush Painting with Almost Odorless Water Emulsion Paint
●Look at Plastic Models Airbrush-painted with Water-based Colors
●Paint Up Gundam with Color Modulation Painting
●Even just Smoldering a Model in Metallic Colors Will Give It Depth
●Enjoy the Cream of the Crop in Airbrush Painting: Metallic Paint
●Give Depth to Your Palettes With Candy Painting
●Kentaro Teaches Us All About Handpiece Maintenance
●We Asked 15 Professional Modelers What Airbrush They Use
●Paint Your GUNPLA in the Handsome Colors Developed by Tamiya
●Airbrush Painting Gets Even More Fun Using Techniques Modelers Often Employ
●Thinking About the ABC of a Good Painting Environment
●A Professional Finisher at Volks/Zoukei Mura Tells Us About What They Strive For
●Have Your Airbrush Painting With Cordless Airbrush PRO
●The HJ Staff Recommends Airbrush Sets and Painting Booths

Introducing Mobile Suit Gundam THE WITCH FROM MERCURY Example Builds!
Find some example builds from Mobile Suit Gundam THE WITCH FROM MERCURY, whose second season started airing on Sunday, April 9th!
We will introduce example builds of the HG Gundam Aerial Rebuild and the HG Gundam Lfrith Ur. See those builds by professional modelers Kazuhiko Aikawa and DOOVA down to their finest details.

【Example Builds】
・HG 1/144 Gundam Aerial Rebuild, built by Kazuhiko Aikawa
・HG 1/144 Gundam Lfrith Ur, built by DOOVA

A 54-page, B5-sized, Full Color Pamphlet Chock-full of Airbrush Items!
In the Special Bonus Pamphlet Airbrush Catalogue 2023, you’ll find plenty of airbrush-related items sold by several brands, complete with pictures. We analyze handpieces, compressors, and other peripheral items in detail.
It’s connected to the special feature See It All! The Airbrushing Textbook, so we hope it will serve you as a reference for your airbrushing life!

See the special bonus pamphlet for the June 2023 issue of Monthly Hobby Japan in advance, starting on Tuesday, April 25th!
We’re giving you a special sneak peek at the bonus pamphlet that comes with the next issue, A Guide to All the MG Ver.Ka Kits!
Save this collector’s edition kit guide, featuring photos and analyses of all the MG Ver.Ka GUNPLA released so far.
This comes alongside the cover of the June issue, which will feature the MG Ver.Ka 20th ANNIVERSARY celebration for the MG Ver.Ka’s twentieth anniversary. Look forward to this issue!