Check out our Preferred Seller Shopee Storefront for our latest releases. We have already been producing some amazing wheels, figures, and other accessories to cater to 1:64 scale diecast and resin cars, SIEG ZEON!

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If you have been trying to place an order here on our website and you are not receiving any communications from us, please do not hesitate to send us at message through our Zaku Cebu X Unbox Cebu FB Messenger or via SMS at +63 929 844 9222.

For the time being for our Nationwide customers, please check out our real time inventory at our Preferred Seller Shopee Storefront at https://shope.ee/4V4zd5zIau.

But for our local customers based in Metro Cebu, please do not hesitate to visit our physical storefront at Zaku Cebu X Unbox Cebu, SIEG ZEON!

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But one thing is for sure, we are battle tested. We have endured. We are here to stay. And hopefully, maybe in a few years, we can open up a full blown shop with our very own cafe, workshop, and expand our business to more lines of hobbies. Be a benchmark not only for Cebuano entrepreneurship, but also have our colleagues from the other regions of the country take cues from us here. Nevertheless, welcome to the world Zaku Cebu X Unbox Cebu as our very first physical storefront! SIEG ZEON!

Zaku Cebu X Unbox Cebu Location & Business Hours

Address:
Unbox Cebu, 3rd Flr., Ayala Malls Central Bloc
I. Villa St., Apas
Cebu City, Cebu 6000
Philippines
Contact Numbers:
+63 971 512 8000 (Unbox Cebu Front Desk)
+63 929 844 9222 (Zaku Cebu SMS Only)
Business Hours:
Sunday to Monday 10:00AM – 9:30PM

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We decided to compose this blog so that this would serve as a guide to why Resin kits are much more expensive than regular Plamo kits, and why you would need advanced skills in building a project with Resin pieces. Plus, we did need to get more efficient in educating our client on what to expect. We went ahead and used previously uploaded Youtube videos to serve as reference.

What is Resin anyway?

More commonly termed as a “Garage Kit,” a Resin kit is an assembly scale model kit most commonly casted using polyurethane resin. Unlike its Plamo counter parts that are injection molded using polystyrene in steel casts, these kits are molded with silicone. With silicone being more flexible than steel, the molds have more freedom in casting allowing the resin to retain more intricate detailing. This is the main reason why they look more meticulous and extremely detail oriented than regular plastic model kits. End result, they look more badass. But because of this flexibility, the casting permits excess flashing. Because of the excess material from the flashing, it requires more skill and patience in cutting, shaving, and sanding this excess material off so that fitment is precise and ultimately be able to have smoother panels prior to finishing touches. Rescribing panel lines is also expected to be done after your sanding sessions. Use of brass/copper rods and mini neodymium magnets are also to be considered to give the heavy resin pieces more rigidity to hold the weight of a scale model’s posture. Once all of this is settled, then you can now proceed to masking and painting your model kit.

For a more in depth introduction to Resin, please watch this video produced by Tatsu Hobby. Alex and his team has some great stuff they pointed out here.

Why are Resin kits so expensive?

Going back to the origins of the term “Garage Kit,” these kits are originally designed and built by highly skilled modeling enthusiasts in the comfort of their home’s garages. Not backed up by big spending corporations, acquiring raw materials in small quantities get very expensive. All the more, these garages only produce a small quantity at a time causing the expenditure-profit ratio to be high. On top of that when a silicon casting tool wears down, they wear down much faster than steel cast. So maintenance costs in tooling becomes much more expensive than steel casts. Furthermore, polyurethane resin as a raw material is more expensive than your regular polystyrene plastic.

More so, some of these small fronts are required to get licensing for commercial sales from the likes of Bandai. These license owners allow these garage companies limited time licensing. The Tokyo Wonder Festival also known as Wonfes is a semi-annual event held in Chiba, Japan. It is here where you see initial Resin prototypes with said licensing. Now not everyone can just jump on a plane to head to Japan. So scalpers come into play, buy these kits at the event and sell it for a premium online. This leads us to the next question.

What is the difference between Original Casted and Recast Resin kits?

As mentioned earlier, Original resin kits go through a tedious process from design to distribution causing mark ups on a limited run kit to go really high. Two main movements came into fruition to try to lessen the cost.

First was the B-Club brand was given birth by Bandai Namco Entertainment. With the backing of this big corporation spending, tooling and manufacturing, costing was lower. But since B-Club’s most recent release was back in 2013, these kits have gone up in pricing due to rarity and demand. And with Bandai’s leniency in allowing garage kits be sold without consequence at events like Chara Hobby, this has given out two important signals. Bandai doesn’t mind unlicensed garage kits since majority of these are conversion kits, which require a modeler to purchase mandatory base Plamo kits produced by Bandai. Also, this has given insight for opportunists to copy and recast these resin kits with lower costs in China.

To avoid any political or ethical debates, we try our best to be impartial to this gray area in the industry.

This second movement though where recast companies come into play have somewhat brought down the pricing availability of these kits because they are able to avoid design and lessen engineering costs by copying previously released original casted resin kits and because they have the factories to mass-produce these kits. But please keep in mind, these casts are still silicone based. Thus, the reason why recast kits have more flashing and excess material because the heat produced when molding has caused these casts to deteriorate faster.

This is why we always recommend getting into Original casted kits if you are just starting, and we then consider recommending getting recasts if you are more versed in the Resin scene.

In the end though, you truly get what you pay for.

What to expect when building these Resin kits?

With the introduction stuff out of the way, do you now understand why they’re expensive? Do you now believe the value in them? Do you now want to take the challenge in leveling up your modeling skills? If your answer to all these questions is Yes, then please take a look at the videos below to see how the building process works.

Henry McClellan’s tutorial to building Full Resin kits

Out of all the videos we’ve bumped into on Youtube, Henry McClellan‘s uploads are the most straight to the point and least confusing. Better have an hour of extra time since these two videos are jam packed with information.

Curioventura’s approach to building Resin Conversion kits

Now Curio Ventura is the modeler that essentially convinced us to get into the business of Gunpla. Samples of his work are littered all over UrAvgConsumer‘s Gamer’s Paradise Setup. With our background in tech, we just got intrigued!

Moving forward, let’s see Curio’s approach to building Resin Conversion kits.

Fin.

Hope this guide helped you in your research in Resin kits. Yes, it was lengthy, but we tried our best to make sure all the bases were covered. Regardless if you want to get into Resin projects or not, happy building! Sieg Zeon!

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Good morning ZUKIS! With our country’s resin enthusiasts community growing, Zaku Cebu is all about making sure you guys get the best of what the international market can provide. We’re proud to announce that we have been granted the honor to be Aok Silveroaks‘ OFFICIAL PHILIPPINES DISTRIBUTOR! AOK Silveroaks is a design studio known for its simple yet edgy renditions of the Barbatos Lupus and Dynames. And to get the party started, we introduce their line up to you guys with a 10% introductory discount to the first 20 customers who opt to purchase the kits with the Full Deposit Discount Price option!

AOK Silveroaks Full Product Line Up’s pricing and stockage can be found in the category here on the website:

AOK Silveroaks Resin and other Detailing Parts

Pre order now and be one of the first Filipinos to get on this new production! For interested resellers, email us at zakucebu@gmail.com for wholesaling opportunities! SIEG ZEON!!!

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And it’s OFFICIAL!!! Zaku Cebu is the Philippines’ OFFICIAL ANCHORET STUDIOS X YUJIAOLAND DISTRIBUTOR!!! Truly an honor, Mr. Anchoret Yao for having us part of the AnchoreT Studios Family! On that note, expect our prices on their kits and accessories to drop drastically! If we’re saving, we’ll pass on the savings to our Zukis too! 😀

Let it be known that AnchoreT Studios’ resin designs, paint sets, decals, metal parts, etching upgrades, and tools are now manufactured and sold by Yujiao Land. AnchoreT Studios provides the design and photography to Yujiao Land. Expect AnchoreT Studios x Yujiao Land’s products to have the same high end quality as it was in the past with the previous manufacturing/sales partner Infinite Dimensions.

Now for those with pending Anchoret Studio Resin transactions prior to this announcement, please let it be known that those orders have been in process. Your deposits have been processed through our previous broker. Please do not expect updated pricing to reflect on our previous transactions.

On that note, we will discontinue selling recasted resin kits that resemble the designs of AnchoreT Studios. We’ve gone ahead and removed those products from the website in respect to our agreement with AnchoreT Studios being their official distributor for the Philippines 😉. But of course, those with pending recast orders, they will still be honored.

AnchoreT Studios x Yujiao Land Full Product Line Up’s pricing and stockage can now be found in the following categories here on the website:

AnchoreT Studios X Yujiao Land Resin and other Detailing Parts
AnchoreT Studios X Yujiao Land Paint Sets

Pre order now and be one of the first Filipinos to get on this new production! For interested resellers, email us at zakucebu@gmail.com for wholesaling opportunities! SIEG ZEON!!!

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• Zaku Cebu Customs 1/10 Zaku II Head Helmet
https://zakucebu.com/product/pre-order-zaku-cebu-customs-1-10-zaku-ii-head-helmet/
Production Time Duration: 30-45 Days upon Payment Received
Pre Order Price: ₱7,000.00
Minimum Deposit Required: ₱3,000.00
Full Deposit Discounted Price: ₱6,750.00

Helmet Features:
• 1:10 Scaled Zaku II Wearable Headbust (costume purpose only, not intended for safety gear)
• BTS and DOT approved motorcycle passenger helmet base with D-ring fastener removed
• Materials Used – Armored Komodo Plaplate, 3M Auto 35% Tint, ABS/Resin, Plastic Conduit, Extra Soft Cheek and Temporal Plush
• Large Helmet Size Only (22 1/8″ – 23″ Head Circumference in Inches, 56.2 – 58.4 cm Metric Head Circumference). If you don’t fit the measurements, yes you can email us the possibility of having your own helmet done by us!
• Paint Used – Armored Komodo

Choose from the following Zaku II Head Helmet Options!
• MS-06S Char’s Zaku II
• MS-06F/J Zaku II (Green)
• MS-06R High Mobility Type J. Ridden’s Zaku II
• MS-06R-1A Black Tri-Star Zaku II High Mobility Type

ORDER NOW! SIEG ZEON!

*Down Payment is non-refundable and non-transferrable to other items on www.zakucebu.com.

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Finally Lalamove is serving Metro Cebu! And of course, Zaku Cebu wants you guys to have local COD!!! Yahoo!!! Can’t wait also when they expand their coverage area for the whole Mactan Island, Consolacion, and Talisay City! Anyway, just give me a few days to get this delivery option coded onto the website hehe! SIEG ZEON!

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