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Should Volks School Heads have the plate on their headcap?

Oct 13, 2005

    1. I just got my School Head A today :D :D :D (All thanks to the wonderful Masamichi!) I'm completely in love, but just wondering...should he have one of the Volks metal plates on the back of his headcap?? There's a place for one...but it's either missing or was never there in the first place. The seller didn't say anything about it being missing in the auction on Y!J...and I don't see why they would've removed it.

      Thanks ^^

      ~Megan
       
      #1 verilens, Oct 13, 2005
    2. Mine didn't have one, either.

      I'm guessing that the plates just aren't included with School heads.
       
      #2 Valentine, Oct 13, 2005
    3. Schulze comes with a head tag - he's basically a mini kit version School-only.
       
      #3 Fyredancer, Oct 13, 2005
    4. Hmmm...well, I guess he simply didn't come with one. Seems odd that they'd take the time to make a place for one and then not use it, though...

      ~Megan
       
      #4 verilens, Oct 13, 2005
    5. *nods* I found the same thing with my School B. She has the big gaping hole but she came with no tag even though she was mint in the plastic in the box...
       
      #5 nettness, Oct 15, 2005
    6. Yeah, my B is the same way. Mint in the plastic in her little box with no plate. But I have a theory!! lol Perhaps they hand out plates at the end of the painting...thing, and since some of our heads were obviously never opened, they have no plates? What a theory right? lol Maybe someone that's been to one of the painting classes can tell us.
       
      #6 Sakhmet, Oct 16, 2005
    7. I've just bought a school A head, and it was my first head from volks ever. I didnt really noticed anything though but when i've got my okita (which is like after i did the face up for the head) i saw an SD label on the groove on the headcap.

      But for the school head, i didnt see the gold label for it.

      the head came with the volks box and well packed, i've bought it from ebay

      I'm just wondering if i bought the fake head or something? :o

      I'm a little horrified if i bought the fake one, cos when i painted the face, i noticed that the eyes are slightly different, too!! (like the left eye is tiny bit bigger than the right) :(:(:(

      havent got the pics though but thought you'd imagine the head without a label

      Oh! and also, the headcap is quite loose and does not have the magnet thing attach to the head part like my other volks does.




      Thanks!
       
      #7 xakarias, Apr 9, 2008
    8. No worries -- I think you've got a legit School A. If I'm correct, Volks usually attach the gold tags to dolls that have a specific release date. The tag indicates the date and which Dolpa the doll was released at. Since the School heads are available at almost all the Volks events, I don't believe they ever came with a tag.

      I understand that Volks sculpts tend to have slightly asymmetrical features -- to convey realism.

      Hope this answers your question! Here's a link, -- it doesn't pertain specifically to School heads, but it might be of some help. :daisy
       
      #8 Skye, Apr 9, 2008
    9. School heads don't come with a headplate - they have the indentation for it, but no plate - at least last I heard. This is most likely due to the fact that they have no real release date.

      Older SDs - in the region of up to 1,5 ago - didn't have magnetic headcaps. You fastened the cap to the S-hook in the neck from a hole in the headcap bridge via some trusty rubber band.

      Either your SchA isn't brand new, or school heads haven't been upgraded to the magnetic fastening.

      Noteworthy is also that Volks sculpts traditonally are organically asymmetrical, so there is no cause for concern if the eyes are uneven.

      All in all it does not sound like a fake.

      What does it say inside the head and headcap? Does the resin feel genuine?
       
      #9 Quiet Queen, Apr 9, 2008
    10. aww thanks for all the answers!!! now that i'm really happy :):):):D
       
      #10 xakarias, Apr 9, 2008
    11. And if you still have doubts, PM me. I should have my sch A head in a few days- bought it from a friend of mine who got it at a Dolpa, so I know it's legit. I could take pictures for you.
       
      #11 ZombChan, Apr 9, 2008
    12. School heads have never come with magnets or headplates as far as I know. I had extra magnets, so I glued in a magnet myself. :)
       
      #12 Neon Addiction, Apr 9, 2008
    13. When I got a School Head during Dolpa LA, it didn't came with a headplate. So old or new, they just don't come with them.
       
      #13 Midori, Apr 9, 2008
    14. Actually, my School C head was NRFB, and the head did come with magnets in place! No headplate though! :)
       
      #14 Jme, Apr 11, 2008
    15. Sch C is a newer sculpt though, so having magnets makes sense. I have a sch a sleepy head purchased new from NY dolpa 2 and he does not have either a headplate or magnets.
       
      #15 Lyrajean, Apr 11, 2008
    16. My school head B also did not come with a head plate. I was a little worried, but after reading this thread it now makes since why it was missing. Still, it would be nice if they added one with the year it was cast. It would be nice to know how old my head is since the previous owner I bought it from was it's second owner and she had no idea herself.
       
      #16 Red Inkwell, Jan 30, 2012