Mr. Hobby (GSI Creos)

Mr. Hobby is the hobby products brand of GSI Creos Corporation (previously known as Gunze Sangyo), covering paints, thinners, top coats, surfacers, cements, airbrushes and modeling tools. Its paint lines include Mr. Color, a solvent-based acrylic lacquer for plastic models with sub-series such as Mr. Color GX and Mr. Color Spray; Aqueous Hobby Color, an acrylic paint you can thin and clean up with water; and Acrysion, a water-based emulsion paint with a very low solvent content.

For Gunpla, GSI Creos makes Gundam Markers (for panel lining, for painting, and Gundam Marker EX) and Gundam Color bottle paints. P-Rex Hobby also carries Mr. Hobby weathering paints, Mr. Procon Boy airbrushes and spare parts, brushes and hobby tools. Other brands sit alongside them in Paints and Hobby Supplies.

P-Rex Hobby is a Bandai Recommended Hobby Store. US orders ship duties prepaid with no import fees.

Mr. Hobby product lines at P-Rex Hobby

P-Rex Hobby carries Mr. Hobby across the 33 lines below, all shipped from Canada. They are grouped the way GSI Creos groups them on its own product listing.

PAINT / THINNER / SPRAY

• Mr. Color — solvent-based acrylic lacquer, sold in C-numbered bottles across the widest colour range in the brand.
• Mr. Color GX — the pigment-rich sub-series of Mr. Color, covering GX clears and metals plus the GGX clear coats.
• Mr. Color Spray — the same lacquer in pre-thinned aerosol cans, using the S and SJ numbering.
• Aqueous Hobby Color — an acrylic paint that thins and cleans up with water, in numbered H bottles.
• Acrysion — a water-based emulsion paint with an extremely low solvent content, numbered in step with Mr. Color.
• Gundam Color — 10 ml bottle paints matched to specific mobile suit colours.
• Gundam Color Spray — the G Spray aerosols of those mobile suit colours.
• Gundam Marker — pen-type paint for panel lining and painting Gunpla, in colour, EX and Real Touch versions.
• Mr. Hobby Marker — the brand's own pen-type paint, including the metallic shades and the Shade Off marker.
• Collaboration Paint — colours made with other franchises, such as the Little Armory Color range.
• COLOR for SOFT PVC — water-based paint for soft vinyl figures rather than rigid plastic.
• Weathering / Decoration — weathering colours, filter liquids, pastels and water-based gouache for ageing a model.
• Thinners / Cleaners — Mr. Color Thinner, Aqueous Color Thinner, Acrysion Solvent R and the tool cleaners.

TOP COAT / SURFACER / PRIMER

• Top Coat / Varnish — gloss, semi-gloss and flat clear coats, including Mr. Super Clear UV Cut.
• Surfacer / Primer — base coats from Mr. Surfacer 500 to Finishing Surfacer 1500, plus Mr. Metal Primer.

CEMENT / PUTTY / MATERIAL

• Cement / Super Glue — Mr. Cement, Liquid Cement and the Limonene Pen, plus Mr. Just instant glues.
• Putty / Clay — White Putty, Dissolved Putty, Epoxy Putty and UV Curing Clear Putty.
• Casting Material — the materials for casting models; at P-Rex Hobby this line currently holds the Mr. Apron.
• LED Module — one-touch LED units, chip LEDs and a dimming module for lighting a model.

COMPRESSOR / AIRBRUSH / PAINTING TOOL

• Air Brush / Pro Spray — made-in-Japan Procon Boy airbrushes in double-action, single-action and trigger types.
• Compressor — the Linear Compressor L3, L5, L7 and L10, alone or in a set with an airbrush.
• Painting Booth — Mr. Super Booth and its filters, plus the Basic and Easy booths.
• Paint Assistance Tool — Almighty Clips, paint trays and the Mark Setter and Softer decal solutions.
• Brush — Mr. Brush rounds and flats, plus soft and hard weathering brushes.
• Masking Materials — masking tape from 6 mm to 50 mm, masking sol and masking clay.

TOOL

• Basic Hobby Tools — the entry-level nippers and tweezers, including the Mr. Basic Tool Set.
• Cutting / Engraving Tools — carving knives and the Mr. Line Chisel scribing blades.
• Electric Tools — the Mr. Modeling Saw range and Mr. Bend Scraper blades.
• Sanding & Filing Tools / Polishing Compound — sand paper, polishing cloth, Mr. Compound and the Kiwami files.
• Other Tools — cutting mats, tweezers, paint cups, droppers, pin vises and the Mr. Paint Station.
• Display / Storage — paint stands and racks for Mr. Color and Mr. Spray, and the Mr. Turn Table.

Not listed as a category by GSI Creos

• Spare Parts — replacement needles, nozzles and seals for the Procon Boy airbrush range.
• Life Style — licensed room and reed diffusers for Attack on Titan, Evangelion, Monster Hunter and Ace Attorney.

GSI Creos also lists a sixth top-level group, Classy'n Dressy, for hand-craft paints, tools and materials. P-Rex Hobby does not currently carry a Classy'n Dressy line.

What is Mr. Hobby?

Mr. Hobby is the hobby products brand of GSI Creos Corporation, previously known as Gunze Sangyo. The range covers model paints, top coats and surfacers, cements and putties, compressors and airbrushes, and modeling tools.

What is the difference between Mr. Hobby and Mr. Color?

Mr. Hobby is the brand; Mr. Color is one paint line inside it. GSI Creos describes Mr. Color as its standard solvent-based acrylic lacquer for plastic models, while Aqueous Hobby Color and Acrysion are its water-thinned acrylic and water-based emulsion lines.

What do the C, H and N codes mean?

The letter identifies the paint line: C is Mr. Color, H is Aqueous Hobby Color and N is Acrysion. The number after the letter is the individual color within that line.

Are Mr. Hobby airbrushes made in Japan?

Yes. GSI Creos describes its Mr. Procon Boy airbrush and Pro-Spray series as a made-in-Japan airbrush range, with double-action, single-action and trigger-type models.