The English Ebook Version of the GUNPLA WEATHERING TEXTBOOK is Available Now!

GUNPLA WEATHERING TEXTBOOK, the English e-book version of the plastic model kit magazine book of the same name that introduces GUNPLA painting techniques, is now available through Amazon in the US, UK, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands.

GUNPLA, plastic model kits of machines from Mobile Suit Gundam, celebrates its 45th anniversary, and this book focuses on weathering, one of the most popular finishing techniques. It offers a deep dive into weathering, a standard technique that all modelers should acquire, where you intentionally apply grime and battle damage while imagining how the machines are scuffed up on the battlefield. Read about the various old and new methods that match the situation and genre of you’re GUNPLA.

GUNPLA WEATHERING TEXTBOOK
Price: $20.81 (Amazon US)
ASIN（Amazon US）：B0F9Y7T9CV
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【Table of Contents】
■ Our Top Picks! The latest Gunpla weathering techniques

■ COLUMN Weathering terms: no more confusion! / Masahiro DOI

■ You’ve got this! Four tricks to get your Gunpla looking battle-hardened!

■ Recreating that iconic Sand Dom using spray cans and bare metal chipping / HGUC MS-09 Dom / Manabu KIMURA (From Monthly Hobby Japan, May 2018 issue)

■ Try the weathering style of the first Gunpla craze with RX-78-2 Gundam (REVIVAL Ver.)!

■ BEST MECHA COLLECTION RX-78-2 Gundam / Teppei HAYASHI

■ Get that old-school look by hand-painting markings / BEST MECHA COLLECTION RX-78-2 Gundam / FURITHUKU

■ Super easy & seriously impressive!! Rider Joe’s signature weathering techniques / MS-06S Zaku II Ver.2.0/ Rider Joe (From Monthly Hobby Japan, March 2024 issue)

■ COLUMN Before weathering your Gunpla, let’s check out some real-world grime! [Land edition]

■ Weathering a tank using water-based paints! (From Monthly Hobby Japan, March 2024 issue)

■ Brush painting a “Battlefield Gundam” with Aqueous Hobby Colors! / MG-RX-78-2 Gundam Ver.2.0 / Kei SHIMIZU (From Monthly Hobby Japan, March 2024 issue)

■ Ground combat inspired battle damage & weathering MG RX-78-02 Gundam (GUNDAM THE ORIGIN) / Hiroshi SARAI (From Monthly Hobby Japan, May 2018 issue)

■ Reproducing natural weathering by “wearing away” the paint / MS-06J Mass-produced Zaku II (GUNDAM THE ORIGIN IMAGE Ver.) / Katsuhiro MUKASA (From Monthly Hobby Japan, May 2018 issue)

■ Let’s try a fun “apply and peel” winter camouflage technique! / HG MSJ-06 II-A Tieren Ground Type / KENTAROU

■ Our top picks for weathering materials!

■ Easy Weathering for HG Doan's Zaku!! / HG MS-06F Cucuruz Doan’s Zaku II / Yoshitaka SAITO (From Monthly Hobby Japan, January 2023 issue)

■ COLUMN Before weathering your Gunpla, let’s check out some real-world grime! [Sky and Sea edition]

■ Using techniques from scale modeling to create realistic aviation weathering / MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam Ver.Ka / KENTAROU (From Monthly Hobby Japan, March 2023 issue)

■ How do amphibious mobile suits get weathered? / Mekong remnant army / KOJIMA DAITAICHO (From Monthly Hobby Japan, March 2024 issue)

■ Desert weathering techniques by the “King of Dioramas” / Withdrawal / Takuji YAMADA (From Monthly Hobby Japan, March 2024 issue)

■ Weathering after color modulation painting! / HGUC NZ-666 Kshatriya Repaired / Kyosuke OZAWA (From Monthly Hobby Japan, May 2018 issue)

■ What causes wear and tear in the harsh environment of space? / MG MS-09R Rick Dom / Katshuhiro MUKASA (From Monthly Hobby Japan, March 2024 issue)

■ COLUMN Before weathering your Gunpla, let’s check out some real-world grime!　[Space edition]

■ A professional modeler demonstrates the art of weathering the hero’s machine! / EG RX-93 ν Gundam / NAOKI (From Monthly Hobby Japan, March 2024 issue)

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