{"id":3034,"date":"2026-04-20T07:42:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T22:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/?p=3034"},"modified":"2026-04-20T07:42:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T22:42:52","slug":"old-hobby-japan-magazine-scans-from-1983","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/old-hobby-japan-magazine-scans-from-1983\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Hobby Japan magazine scans from 1983"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e5f629543b3&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"568\" height=\"783\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hobby-Japan-1983-Star-Trek.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3035\" style=\"width:410px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hobby-Japan-1983-Star-Trek.jpg 568w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hobby-Japan-1983-Star-Trek-218x300.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"384\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hobby-Japan-1983-Star-Wars.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3036\" style=\"width:411px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hobby-Japan-1983-Star-Wars.jpg 384w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hobby-Japan-1983-Star-Wars-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Star Trek and Star Wars kits by AMT on the covers of Hobby Japan magazines in 1983. Neat stuff! I found these scans on Pinterest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Star Trek and Star Wars kits by AMT on the covers of Hobby Japan magazines in 1983. Neat stuff! I found these scans on Pinterest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[380,47,106],"class_list":["post-3034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-modeling","category-science-fiction","tag-hobby-japan","tag-star-trek","tag-star-wars"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2427,"url":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2025\/08\/28\/andys-hobby-headquarters-in-glendale-az\/","url_meta":{"origin":3034,"position":0},"title":"Andy&#8217;s Hobby Headquarters in Glendale, AZ","date":"2025-08-28","format":false,"excerpt":"Many years ago, I wrote an essay on my history of the plastic model hobby. 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