The most user-friendly Gunpla guide book is back!
Ten Essential Techniques to Achieve Absolute Mastery of Gunpla: Strike Gundam Edition
This book will make Gunpla even more enjoyable. It's a Gunpla building guidebook featuring the ENTRY GRADE Strike Gundam, the new standard in Gunpla that anyone can easily assemble. Ten professional modelers active in Monthly Hobby Japan magazine participate, explaining Gunpla building techniques in a 10-step, step-up format. By using only the ENTRY GRADE Strike Gundam as the base, it's easy to compare each technique.
With this one book, you'll be able to build Gunpla better and have much more fun.
Not your typical sequel!
This book isn't simply an upgraded version of the previous guide. While the switch to the Strike Gundam as the main kit is the most notable change, the techniques and materials presented have also been updated to reflect the latest developments in the modeling scene. Best of all, the Strike Gundam is incredibly cool! You'll get to see iconic Strike Gundam scenes recreated by professional modelers and learn how to apply their techniques to your own builds!
Table of Contents
Ten Essential Techniques to Achieve Absolute Mastery of Gunpla: Strike Gundam Edition
・About the ENTRY GRADE Strike Gundam kit
・On the Strike Gundam
[ TRANSFORM YOUR GUNPLA WITH DIFFERENT PAINTING METHODS ]
・STEP 1 Recreate Deactive Mode with spray paint (by Teppei Hayashi)
・STEP 2 Basic painting techniques using an airbrush (by Kazuhiko Aikawa)
・STEP 3 Partial painting with Aqueous Hobby Color (by sannoji)
・STEP 4 Full painting with Aqueous Hobby Colors to create Strike Rouge (by FUMITESHI)
[ ELEVATE YOUR GUNPLA WITH DETAILED CUSTOMIZATION ]
・STEP 5 Improving precision by eliminating gaps (by JUN III)
・STEP 6 Detailing with thorough panel line engraving (by KOBOPANDA)
・STEP 7 Use scale model expressions for Gunpla (by Naoki Kimura)
[ ACHIEVE OPTIMAL FORM BY ALTERING THE SHAPE ]
・STEP 8 Recreate a series machine by mixing with an HG kit 1 (by SSC)
・STEP 9 Recreate a series machine by mixing with an HG kit 2 (by ikepon)
・STEP 10 Adapting to your preferred style by changing the shape (by marion)
・EXTRA Quick Build – No Paint, No Problem! (by Chika Minase)
・Editor's note
