sorry to dig this up, but I just got a "Gundam Valk" yesterday, it IS a "real" knock off of Bandai 1/65 VF-19kai, made in somewhere China.
it has many metal joints, the quality is better than usual 1/55 VF-1 bootlegs IMHO. although I never get a hand on the original Bandai VF-19, but this one is really tough and playable.
just my opinion for you who may happen to catch it on ebay/yahoo.
this picture is the one I have(taken by the seller), my DC is lend out, so I can't post other pics now.