Hobby Japan 55th × Gundam 45th Double ANNIVERSARY Special: 45 Years of GUNPLA Technology! Monthly Hobby Japan December 2024 Issue Goes on Sale Today!

Monthly Hobby Japan
December 2024 issue
Going on sale on Friday, October 25, 2024
Special price: 2,200 JPY (tax incl.)

Gundam 45th Anniversary x Hobby Japan 55th Anniversary W (Double) ANNIVERSARY!
The theme of the special feature of this year’s Monthly Hobby Japan December Issue is 45 Years of GUNPLA Techniques! GUNPLA building history featuring techniques invented and shared on Monthly Hobby Japan has been reproduced using modern technology and materials! These techniques will be introduced once again in a how-to format with the cooperation of active professional modelers.

・RX-78-2 Gundam / Crafted by Takuji Yamada
・RMS-108 Marasai / Crafted by MAX Watanabe, with the cooperation of Tetsuya Nihei, Takashi Suzuki, and Keisuke Tsutsumi

Popular articles from the 1990s and 2000s are back in high resolution!
The December issue of Monthly Hobby Japan comes with a special collector's edition Hobby Japan Memorial 1990s-2000s booklet! High-resolution scans of popular articles from Monthly Hobby Japan from the 1990s to the 2000s have been compiled!
This booklet is over 200 pages and includes topics such as Super GUNPLA Painting Courses, the All Japan Ora-Zaku Championship, and even titles such as Mobile Police Patlabor, and Neon Genesis Evangelion!

Re-carving Molds to Enhance Features!
Professional modeler Kazuhisa Tamura has crafted the HG 1/144 Gundam Burn Lapius from Mobile Suit Gundam W Dual Story G-UNIT. All of the kit's details have been re-carved by hand, and paint and panel-lining has been applied to enhance its features.

[Crafting Example]
・OZ-10VMSX-2 Gundam Burn Lapius / Crafted by Kazuhisa Tamura