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Does anybody ever sell custom valks?


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I was looking through the custom gallery on my lunch at all the beautiful custom valks and it just occured to me, does anybody sell any of these? I would think you could make a ton of money on them.

Just curious...if this is the wrong forum, I apologize.

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it's hit or miss, i'm asking for well under what it cost me and it's not selling. but i cant afford to take more of a loss than what i'm asking, so if it doesnt sell, i'll save it and give it to my 2 month old when he gets older.

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I actually have 7 custom 1/55 valks (6 by Jung Chao, and 1 by Rick Kim) that I am considering selling...all fully loaded with custom parts.....heads, nosecones, hips, feet, hands with articulated fingers, verniers, custom gunpods...weathered paint jobs, all with Super and/or Strike armor (the latter with custom Strike cannons).

I don't have any pictures, as I haven't quite made up my mind yet, but I think you all know the quality of Jung's work...

Funny story. A few years back (I want to say circa summer 2001), I had commissioned Jung to make a Super VF-1J in TV Miriya paint scheme, that I would then pay for and pick up at the MW Convention in Los Angeles. When I met up with him at the convention, he told me there had been a "Change in plans, sorry..." because he'd run into Shoji Kawamori at AnimeExpo in San Diego (happening concurrently), and that he'd autographed my Miriya custom! Too much greatness to give away, so he promised to make me another one. He went on to enter the custom in the MW Convention custom toy contest and, as usual, won hands down. (Those pics used to be hosted somewhere on the web, but don't think so anymore.)

Anyway, a few weeks later, I received the Miriya, as well as a TV 1J Max to go along with her, which he assured was "even better than the Miriya." These two promptly went onto the shelf next to the DYRL Strike VF-1S Trio (Roy, Hikaru, Max) that Jerry Tsai (VF1X) once proudly owned and showed off on his old website. And a VF-1D with Super armor as well.

Long story short...all beautfiful, one-of-a-kind stuff, with interesting history, crafted by the OG master customizer. Potentially all for sale, unfortunately for me. So just trying to gauge interest....thanks!

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I am out of town at the moment, but will snap some pics next weekend if there's enough genuine interest. I have no delusions of recouping what I paid for each of these (including the cost of the Jetfires, plus all custom parts, plus labor) at the market prices prevailing before the advent of the Yamato 1/48 valk, so if I sell these the pricing will be fair. :)

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The DYRL Super Kakizaki is definitely for sale. Among other custom paint and features, it's got Kotobukiya verniers on the Super armor, custom heatshield, and Fulcy's custom hips and feet for an enhanced "A" stance in battroid and gerwalk mode. By Rick the Hunter, one of the OG member of these boards, back in the day. Asking $125 for that one.

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The DYRL Super Kakizaki is definitely for sale. Among other custom paint and features, it's got Kotobukiya verniers on the Super armor, custom heatshield, and Fulcy's custom hips and feet for an enhanced "A" stance in battroid and gerwalk mode. By Rick the Hunter, one of the OG member of these boards, back in the day. Asking $125 for that one.

you got pm

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Due to popular demand, all the dirt on the Kakizaki:

1) Jetfire body, with Takatoku VF-1J nosecone and Takatoku VF-1A head with extended head laser

2) Jetfire FAST packs with Kotobukiya vernier boosters added

3) Robert Fuch's super poseable hip and knee joints

4) Jason Pi's ankle mechanism

5) Rob Beer's custom crystal clear canopy

6) Portions of a Hasegawa weapons set

7) Richard Kim's custom heatshield and retractable tri-barrel GU-11 gunpod

All parts disassembled, soaked in warm soapy water, cleaned, dried, primed, painted, detailed, and clear-coated.

By the way, I completely brain-farted when trying to recall not only all the features in this custom, but also how much I paid for all the parts and labor. I was able to track down an old file that I maintained precisely in the event of such brain-farting, hence the new details above. It also reminded me that I paid exactly $480 for the custom. As such, I unfortunately need to raise my asking price to $275, which basically covers just the parts that went into this....Thanks for all the inquiries!

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Hey Emerson,

I give you mad props for considering to sell your custom 1/55's. I've purchased quite a few back on the old forum and I know the cost to purchase custom 1/55's from Jung, VFX1, KIDK, and RTH. If you really look back (Pre-Bandi Reissue) i'm sure you'll find that the cost for custom 1/55's back then actually cost way more then custom 1/48's today. I know this for a fact since I own several of the customs posted on the gallery. I wish you the best of luck on your sell and hope you get atleast half of what you paid for them. Can't wait to see the VFX1 trio! I purchased the Hikaru and Roy set the Jung made for Jerry too. Man those were the day!!!

Cheers,

Gene

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Hey, Gene. Yea, I remember you buying up tons of customs back in the day!

Most of these customs were from the pre-Bandai-reissue days, except the Max & Miriya which were done the year the reissues came out....back when just getting a dirty Jetfire on eBay to ship to a customizer for their conversion cost about $150. Crazy times. I love all the new Macross stuff being released these days, but there is some loss of the charm that characterized our cozy, little hobby back in the day.

It was something special to see pics of one of Jung's one-of-a-kind customs, or some pristine vintage Taka someone dug up in a Mandarake. It felt a bit more, well, "underground" haha. I don't exactly get psyched seeing pics of someone's 1/48....I mean, who here doesn't have at least 1, or 10?

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