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Monthly Hobby Japan
September 2022
On sale Monday, July 25, 2022
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[Cover Feature] GUNPLA Construction Techniques Taught by Pro Modelers 2022!
The cover feature of the September 2022 issue of Monthly Hobby Japan is GUNPLA Construction Techniques Taught by Pro Modelers 2022!
This feature highlights techniques by 8 modelers currently in the limelight and has them explain those techniques as they put them into practice. This updated story features some of the modelers that participated in the August 2020 feature as well as some additional new ones, all with beautiful, must-see techniques!

[Featured Techniques]
Making It Look More Like a Martial Arts Fighter By Changing the Proportions
Modeled using an HG 1/144 God Gundam
Pro Modeler: Seira Masuo

Use Brass Wires to Make the Model Even Sharper
Modeled using an HG 1/144 Gundam Gremory
Pro Modeler: Ryunz

Make a Model Look High End By Thoroughly Chiseling the Panel Lines
Modeled using an EG 1/144 Gunbarrel Striker Gundam
Pro Modeler: Kobo Panda

Adding Details with the Image of an Aircraft In Mind
Modeled using a FULL MECHANICS 1/100 Aile Calamity Gundam
Pro Modeler: Kain

Adding Extra Touches to Color Division Using the Panel Lines
Modeled using an MG 1/100 RX-78-3 G-3 Gundam
Pro Modeler: urahana3

The Tricks for Creating a Smooth Surface and Painting with Different Metallic Colors
Modeled using an MG 1/100 Gundam Astrea TYPE-F (Full Weapon Set)
Pro Modeler: nikh

Create a Kit that Doesn’t Exist By Combining Two Items
Modeled using an MG 1/100 RX-78-5 Gundam G05 (GUNDAM THE ORIGIN Ver.)
Pro Modeler: SSC

Intense Scratch Building to Create a Nostalgic Style
Modeled using an MG 1/100 Dom Tropen
Pro Modeler: Akushizu Tenchou

Created with a Sharp Impression by Giving It A Knight-like Look Based on the Original Model Sheet
This story features the HG 1/144 Sigrun, an original machine from the smartphone app Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans G!
By making the best of the Valkyrie Frame’s articulation while still sharpening each part, this model was created to have the charms similar to a knight.

HG 1/1444 Sigrun - Modeled by Keisuke Watanabe