Still new to the hobby. The idea which first got me into watch building were automatic watches and NH35 parts availability, but I jumped on the research train right on the beginning of the steep hill the prices are going up... And since I have more watches in rotation and don't always like the hustle with time (especially date) setting the VH31 was the "most logical" road to go...
Here is my VH31 King Samurai mod, with black enamel "milgauss" dial, skeleton black hour/minute sword hands and silver seconds hand to enoy the "sweep" and complement the steel case which is dominant (would have gone with silver/black/orange combo for seconds but selection for vh31 is terrible). Really like the bold tool/weapon case style of the Samurai, and the finishing on this one with sapphire and ceramic bezel is great.
Enjoyed the overall build, tips from Reddit and YT helped a lot, no sacrifice of seconds hands was made (though I have a pack of 100 :D )
All parts sourced from AliEx, overall build cost about 70Eur + tools (which are gonna se more usage for sure).