The workmanship of the metal ``giant ax'' made by a manufacturing company that is a hot topic on SNS is amazing

God Death Gear Metallization Project

Toda, CEO of Castem, saw a photo of the plastic God Death Gear posted on Takumi Kogei's SNS and was impressed by its sophisticated design. I thought. When I sent a message to Takumi Kogei, the person in charge immediately brought the God Death Gear and came to Castem. The two companies, who have a passion for manufacturing, immediately hit it off, and at the end of 2020, TAKUMIARMORY (Takumi Kogei's fantasy weapon modeling brand) started a weapon metalization project.

Takumi Kogei/Castem visit

God Death Gear is a giant ax over 2m in length. The tough ax blade is about 1m. Thickness is 5.5cm. It is an original design that is particular about craftsmanship, with countless gears (gears) inside the ax blade. At Castem, in making this giant ax metal, we didn't just duplicate it, but made it more realistic, practical, and playful. While maintaining the power of the giant ax blade, we designed and developed it to be lightweight so that it can be held as a weapon even if it is metalized, and it can be disassembled into four parts so that it can be easily carried to exhibition events. In addition, the gear part, which was only a decoration in the design, was made to move with a clicking and metallic sound when the handle attached to the handle is turned. More than 40 drawings and more than 200 parts were designed for this purpose. Each one is elaborately manufactured using Castem precision casting technology and assembled accurately to complete a metal God Death Gear with a total length of about 2.3m and a weight of 31kg. It has become a masterpiece that brings together the collective strength of Castem, who seriously enjoys manufacturing.

Metal God Death Gear Blueprint/Assembly Drawing

Metal God Death Gear Finished Product

Castem Canteen chef lifting God Death Gear (weight 31kg)

Metal God Death Gear will be exhibited at various events and exhibitions where Takumi Kogei and Castem will be present. At the Takumi Kogei event, we are planning to implement a lift-up challenge for the metal God Death Gear. By all means, please actually see and touch it and experience the dignity, brilliance, sound, and weight that are unique to metal. For the latest event information details, please check Takumi Crafts Twitter (https://twitter.com/takumikougei).​

Takumi Kogei exhibition event

Takumi Kogei and Castem hope to continue to be the power of “people who create things”. By doing our best to create each and every product, we can make as many people happy as possible, even if it is only for a short period of time. That's our motto. Please feel free to contact us for any request, no matter how trivial.

Ceremony to present the completed metal God Death Gear (Left: Takumi Kogei CEO Takumi Orii Right: Castem CEO Takuo Toda)

Ceremony to present the completed metal God Death Gear (left: Castem Ooshige, right: Takumi Kogei Momoi)

[About Takumi Kogei Co., Ltd.] Our main business is plastic processing using NC routers, and the production of signboards, display cases, stage art props, and more. We are good at helping you to give shape to your feelings that you are about to give up, such as products that you don't know where to order, or frustration that you can't bring up in the drawings. In 2015, he launched the fantasy weapon modeling brand TAKUMIARMORY with the idea of ​​“fantasy in everyday life”. In order to spread excitement all over the world, we are doing event exhibition, operation of real weapon shop, online shop, etc. In addition, we also accept requests for stage art production, one-of-a-kind productions that give shape to your thoughts, and complex modeling requests, and we will also make one-of-a-kind weapons in the world. (https://takumikougei6.co.jp/)

[About Castem Co., Ltd.] Using lost-wax precision casting and metal injection (MIM) technology, we mainly manufacture and sell precision parts for various industries such as trains, machine tools, and medical equipment. Utilizing that technology, we started planning, manufacturing, and selling products for individual customers in 2017. We have created a series of unprecedented anime, manga, and sports-related goods such as metal objects in the shape of the hands of famous athletes and idols, monster ball insect baskets, etc., and are now receiving a lot of attention. In addition, we are constantly challenging manufacturing that is not bound by common sense, such as paper planes, Koma Taisen, manufacturing space (Kyoto Saiin), Panipani Farm (Miyakojima). (https://www.castem.co.jp/)

[Inquiries regarding this matter] Castem Co., Ltd. Contact: Ishida TEL: 084-955-2221 E-mail: koho@castem.co.jp