Hobby Japan December 2012 available now!

＜Cover story＞
No more brushes! Autumn Airbrushing Awakening



This month, we bring you a feature on airbrush painting. From basic techniques to manufacturer's recommendations, we've got it all! Pros teach pearl finished, gradients, camo patterns, and more vital airbrush tips.

＜Feature 2＞
"Space Battleship Yamato 2199" / Naval Battle at Pluto



With volume 3 "Hateshinaki Kokai" and Bandai's "1/1999 U.N. Space Navy Combined Space Fleet Set 1" on shelves, we take a close look at Space Battleship Yamato 2199!

＜Feature 3＞
LBX's ultimate villain, the LBX Zeus, descends!



Little Battlers eXperience W speeds up with the introduction of the Icarus Zero and Icarus Force. But standing in their path, the LBX Zeus descends to Earth! We dig into thhe Zeus and find out what makes it tick!

＜Feature 4＞
GUNHED
Go ahead GUNHED BATTALION!!



We dive back into GUNHED, starting with this month's kit! See our kit review, howto, and interview with Masahiro Takashima, who played the hero Brooklyn in the movie!


＜HJ Presents＞
Magical☆Girls through Figures



With Magical Girl Lyrica Nanoha the Movie 2nd A's already a hit, and both parts of Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie now screening nation wide, magical girl fever is at a peak! Our article brings you the latest from the figure scene.

＜Special bonus＞
Puella Magi Madoka Magica Online in-game item serial codes!



Get two S-rare cards in the hit game Puella Magi Madoka Magica Online!

＜Special pinup＞
・ "Z.A.F.T." (Bandai 1/100) / Miyuki Uehara, Masaki Tanaka, JUNIII, Mitsu.Nagata
・ Ka. signature MSA-005K Guncannon DT (MSV ver.) / Hajime Katoki

＜New columns＞
・ Nomoken: Kenichi Nomoto Modeling Kenkyujo act. 1: Take on vacuum-forming! / Kenichi Nomoto
・ JUNIII's Gunpla Seisaku Kogi: "Part 1: Sculpt your own parts!" / JUNIII

＜Series＞
Mobile Suit Gundam AGE Unknown Soldiers
・AGE-FX Gundam AGE-FX (equipped with A-Funnels) / Kanetake Ebikawa
・Kio Asuno AGE-17 / Ippo Hyodo
・AGE-FX Gundam AGE-FX (equipped with A-Funnels) (Bandai 1/144) / JUNIII

Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt Mechanics
・ Big Gun (1/100) / Takehito Chiba



＜Gundam＞
・ GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam (1/100) / Masaki Tanaka
・ MBF-P02KAI Gundam Astray Red Frame Kai (Bandai 1/100) / Miyuki Uehara
・ Gunpla Love GAT-X252 Forbidden Gundam [Bandai 1/144] / Masuo Seira
・ xvm-fzc Gundam Legilis (Bandai 1/144) / Masaki Suzuki
・ SD Gundam Retsuden Command Gundam / Ryo Matsuda
・ Gunpla New Kit Review
・ Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Figure Re:Master PHASE-04 (Megahouse)
・ Gundam Express
・ Mobile Suit Gundam AGE Lineart
・ Building the Ultimate Tallgeese #Final: "MG Tallgeese, January 2013!"
・ Gundam Fix Figuration


© Toho, Sunrise
© 2012 Space Battleship Yamato 2199 Production Committee
© L5/PDS・TX
© Magica Quartet/Aniplex, Madoka Partners, MBS