Books & Magazines

New tools, new inspiration! Plastic model tools are evolving fast. You may feel content with your current set--but one try of a new tool could c...

──WWII national camouflage painting techniques: How to conquer quirky camouflageIn the days when tank camouflage was only possible with visual and ...

Schools are a popular setting for illustrators and manga artists; however, current schools have changed dramatically from the time when they were s...

[Featured Article] Underwater? No, it's amphibious

[Front Feature] Let's talk about Tamiya.

[Front Feature] Have you watched Dragonar?

[Featured Article] Thank you for your continued support. GSI Creos 2

Featured FeatureMastering Water-Based Hobby Colors, the "Official Gunpla Paints"! GSI Creos' Water-Based Hobby Colors are one of the many water-bas...

Featured FeatureSpace Battleship Yamato: The Voyage of the Space Battleship Yamato In October 1974, the sensational TV animation "Space Battleship ...

Cover FeatureJurassic World For the first time in 32 years, since the August 1993 issue, dinosaurs are back in the cover feature of Monthly Hobby J...

Featured FeatureMastering Gunpla with Brush Painting This month's issue features "brush painting" for the first time in about a year!! But first, s...

More than 100 package illustrations are included! The "Super Dimension Fortress Macross", a milestone in science fiction anime, celebrated its 40th...

This is the official Traditional Chinese Version of the popular technique book from Maman!An introductory book for painting anime figures that are ...

Learning From Expert Mastering Metal Painting – Character Model Edition English Edition Enhance Your Enjoyment by Understanding the Mechanics of Me...

Gundam Archive is a book that compiles previously-published articles in the Model Graphix magazine and is a great collection for those who have not...

[Featured Article] Gundam Technology U.C.0083

Featured Article Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuX is a hot topic among fans of all kinds, from veterans to newcomers. Eve...

[Featured Article] Advanced Valkyrie Battroid Evolution

Featured Article: Gundam 45th Anniversary The Future of Gundam and the Evolution of Gunpla 2025 marks the 45th anniversary of the birth of Gunpla!!...

A comprehensive feature on Armored Trooper VOTOMS, including examples from HJ Mechanics, is included in the third edition of the perpetual preserva...

[Featured Article] For some reason, I can't paint properly with an airbrush!

"Low visibility camouflage" has become a standard for painting military aircraft and is indispensable for making airplane models. This book thoroug...

Featured article: How to choose model tools Following on from the airbrush feature in the previous issue, "Monthly Hobby Japan May Issue," this iss...

Once again! Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY This is the 17th issue of Gundam Forward, a Gundam-only magazine that delivers the latest Gundam inform...

[Feature] Tenpa-Kyouran! Mobile Fighter G Gundam

The second volume of "Votoms Archives" is now available, featuring a large collection of Armored Trooper (AT) models from "Armored Trooper Votoms" ...

●This book provides a thorough explanation of high-visibility and low-visibility painting and weathering techniques! ●The US Navy's carrier-based j...

From the exterior to the transformation gimmicks, this book not only introduces the product in detail, but also covers a variety of aspects, from a...

●Modeler Shuichi Hayashi has completely overturned the concept of weathering (dirty paint) to make airplane models look realistic, and has released...

Featured article: New common sense for airbrushes 2025 In the past few years, the number of people taking up model making as a hobby has increased ...

  Blue Comet SPT Layzner is a robot anime that was broadcast on TV by Sunrise in 1985. It has remained popular with fans ever since it was first b...

This is the fourth installment of the permanent archive series, which compiles feature articles including examples from "HJ Mechanics" into one vol...

Useful guide to the latest tools and paints "Update your model making knowledge to the latest version 2" Package size/weight: 29.8 x 21 x 0.6 cm / ...

●Front Feature: Everything You Need to Know! F-35 Lightning II●Package Size/Weight: 29.8 x 20.9 x 0.6 cm / 317g

●A close look at the VOTOMS model festival "VOTOMS Comprehensive Model Exercise 2024"●Package size/weight: 29.8 x 21.1 x 0.5 cm / 317g

Not only airbrush, but also spray can painting, and even brush painting Metallic color painting is one of the most skill-intensive painting tasks f...