1/12 Storm Trooper ver. Zaku Gallery

Quick Resin tutorial + Start to finish Hazel head quick build

Many people familiar with gunpla start off building the bandai plastic models, but after a while the plastic builds become a bit monotonous, so sometimes builders will seek more challenging builds. be it in the way of modifying their kits, looking at different manufacturers for more challenging model kits, or perhaps dabbling in resin. Resin kits are a special material that you can find some very beautiful and detailed kits in, that may not be available or possible in plastic form. some resin kits even require a plastic frame from an existing kit, for improved posability!

I decided to do a quick runthrough of a typical resin build, start to finish, and touch on as many techniques and methods you'll encounter when working with resin. The build was fairly quick so quality isn't as great as if i'd taken more time, but it was simply for the purpose of teaching some basic resin prep. So, lets get started shall we?

SD Resin Zaku Completed Gallery

So, a few months ago, I asked my friend Jordan (aka ED) to do a build off with me, and that i would provide the kit. he accepted, and we began. I have really enjoyed these little SD Resin kits. they're fun quick little builds. and have nice amounts of little detail packed in, and have a really nicely styled design. it's a really good design all around. anyway. here's my half of our build off.