“There and Back Again; A Mystery Chunk Tale”

[kurtyboy]

Well done that man.

 

[thd9791]

Very very excited for this. A set of boots can help a lot of people. Lets be decent to eachother over this

 

[Mara Jade's Father]

The prong attachment method is the surprising part for me just because I was not aware of that option.

 

[6Speed]

So cool! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Cantina_Dude]

You can also keep an eye out for vintage Daiwa brand hip waders, which are also out of the UK and feature the same metal studs. It's great to see there are a few different brands that used these parts. Hopefully it'll make it easier for interested folks to find some by widening the search a bit.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[Trooper_trent]

Such a fun discovery. I never thought this random part would be discovered. Thanks to everyone involved.
I got a nice surprise in the mail the other day.
It’s very cool that you guys are handling it this way to keep prices down. This feels more like the old RPF I remember when people helped each other.

 

[Clutch]

200 dollars for an old pair of hip waders. SMH.

 

[Verity Cosplay]

200 dollars for an old pair of hip waders. SMH.

Presuming you can even get them. For some reason even before this news, these things fall into some weird boot collecting community and are sought after regardless... haha

 

[Clutch]

Well the next ones that pop up on fleaBay will probably be double that figure.

 

[AJTaliesen]

I consider this bittersweet. Until recently I was perfectly happy with my mystery chunk. Never bothered me in the slightest. But now that I know the real thing is out there I have to have one.

But I can't...not yet. I know I can't afford boots so I have to wait until one of you kind and brave souls gets a pair and starts selling the extras. Hope the price lands somewhere reasonable.

 

[Verity Cosplay]

So I do know that roygilsing is planning to put them back into production. They will be modern parts but made to the same standard.

Anakin Starkiller's new run of chunks will also be modeled after an original. Again, a replica but we'll all have a plethora of EXACTING modern replicas soon to choose from.

As for originals.... no word from the original company who manufactured them yet. That lead is prob fruitless which is why BRRogers went ahead and revealed.

 

[Clutch]

There's probably boxes full of them in some old warehouse. Lol!

 

[Verity Cosplay]

There's probably boxes full of them in some old warehouse. Lol!

That is EXACTLY the hope. But it is a long shot. The original factory facilities closed, the company was acquired multiple times since the original royal warrant this chunk manufacture fell under was issued and even information ABOUT the original chunk and products it was on probably all have fallen into the annals of history.

teecrooz and I both have been sleuthing for a while now JUST trying to put together the provenance.

 

[russellsch]

I'm not a sports guy, but I feel like my team just won the Super Bowl

 

[Gregatron]

This shall make a fine addition to Seth’s book!

 

[Verity Cosplay]

This shall make a fine addition to Seth’s book!

Yeah. Good fodder for SethS if nothing else.

 

[corliss1]

So was there someone that had some up for sale yet from one of the multi-piece boots?

 

[6Speed]

200 dollars for an old pair of hip waders. SMH.

I bet they go for 400 or more now.

 

[The 48th Ronin]

...JUST trying to put together the Providence.

*provenance

This is crazy and fascinating stuff. I never would have guessed...

 

[Verity Cosplay]

So was there someone that had some up for sale yet from one of the multi-piece boots?

No. No sales yet to my knowledge.