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This is a Japanese-language book or magazine about science-fiction subjects related to anime and/or modeling.

The Hobby Japan Vintage Magazine Vol.12

Feature: Heavy Metal L-Gaim

The Hobby Japan Vintage series is a model-focused mook that revisits robot anime and plastic models of the early 1980s. It delves deeply into how character models evolved during that era, reexamining them in the context of the time.

Each issue showcases a wide variety of builds featuring out-of-production kits from the era, ranging from scale to character models. It also includes in-depth articles exploring Showa-era plastic models, which have been highly praised by readers.

The series is supervised and coordinated by model expert Hideki Kakinuma.

Volume 12 focuses on Heavy Metal L-Gaim, which marks its 40th anniversary since its broadcast debut in 1984. With its innovative concept of "internal structure" as a design value - distinct from traditional transformations or combinations - its groundbreaking mechanics remain timeless.

This issue explores how, 40 years ago, the series' unique style and mechanics were successfully translated into three-dimensional products.

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