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ガンプラの塗装テクニックを解説した模型ムック「ガンプラウェザリングの教科書」の英語版電子書籍「GUNPLA WEATHERING TEXTBOOK」が、アメリカ、イギリス、カナダ、ドイツ、フランス、イタリア、スペイン、オランダのAmazonで好評販売中だ。

誕生から45年の歴史を誇る「機動戦士ガンダムのプラモデル＝ガンプラ」において、その黎明期から現在まで人気であり続ける模型の仕上げ方のひとつ、ウェザリング仕上げ。本書では、戦場の汚れやダメージを想像しながら模型を“汚す”テクニックであり、モデラーならばぜひ覚えておきたい定番の技法ともいえる「ウェザリング」について徹底的に深掘りしている。様々なガンプラのシチュエーション、ジャンルに合わせた古今東西の汚し方を丁寧に紹介した一冊。

GUNPLA WEATHERING TEXTBOOK
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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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