We are so pleased with how the 2011 Void turned out, we want to celebrate its greatness with a special edition! This SE Void comes in a beautiful black Candodize coating with a lasered artwort by the great Clayton V. and an exclusive Graou “black metal” string. So much win in a single package! Only 26 of these were made. Available soon at selected retailers.
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Saint Eel 2011 done!
Final 2011 Eels will be finished and shipped to selected retailers next week. These feature a slightly satined finish to further improve grinding abilities. Also, we made room for a 2mm longer axle which provides stability and strength.
2WEI PreProduction run #2
Our second preproduction run of the 2WEI is done and heading to YoYoExpert. The purple colour on these came out a little lighter than expected, that’s why they will drop at a discount price!
The Trvth is out there!
Dominik loves his SB2 so much, so we decided to work on a classic shape yoyo, a tribute to Tom Kuhn’s classic. We finally came up with nothing but the Trvth.
At this point, there have been two iterations. The first prototype featured an absolutely straight gap profile. But we found it very hard to play with it, cause of the tiny catch zone. So, to increase the playablity just a bit by maintaining an uncompromising design, at least by today’s standards regarding 1A yoyos, we decided to make the profile slightly wing-shaped. Actually the SB2 was slightly wing-shaped as well.
Now, for our second prototype the catch zone is like double the size of the first version. We also increased the overall diameter just a bit to give it more rim weight and spin time.
Comparison picture: Version 1 – Version 2:
The second prototype features full, state of the art engravings. As you can see, we are kind of going a metal theme here. Its a darkyoyo, which leads us to “black metal” of course. Also, you can think of the name and the term “trve metal”. The style of the engraving goes along with the heavy metal theme as well. Artwork by Clayton V.
The final release will also be candodized, just like the prototypes. The engraving is not final at this point, we might tweak it a bit here and there. As a goodie, the final version will come with a special Graou string made just for us.
We are aiming for a release during second half of 2011.
There is also a short teaser video, that features the prototype version 1:
Saint Eel 2011 slithering around
Saint Eel, the best mini yoyo out there got its revamp. Longer horns, more rimweight and a generally optimized weight. Finish is yet to be announced, but nine Eels will be available in the pictured raw finish at Yo-Shop.
Filling the Void in 2011
The 2011 version of our low price yoyo Void is finally finished. Coming in two bright Candodize colours and with a new designed horn for easier matador play.
Soon at our retailers!
Void: New horn
Last year we released the Void, our first low price throw. It features a basic but timeless design and performs like a full price yoyo. Its horn was intended for matador playstyle but the diameter wasn’t large enough, so it became a real challenge. This is over now. As you can see in the picture, we increased the size of the dramatically. All you matadors out there, get ready for the Void 2011!
This batch will come in two different colours (red and blue), candodized for even more popping eye candy. Shipping end of May.
General Yo vs. ILYY Torrent II
Ernie of General Yo sent us ten Torrent II. We applied our famous CandyBlast and our brand new top notch laser engravings.
Art by Clayton V.
Few will be available at Yo-Shop.
Enigma is here!
Finally, our small bearing version of the Enigma is ready! It features refined rims and our famous CandyBlast finish!
On sale now at our retailers!
General Yo meets ILYY
Check out this beauty: General Yo’s brand new Torrent II with ILYY’s famous CandyBlast finish! But that’s not all. For the first time, these will feature our awesome new state of the art laser engravings! Only 10 will be made! More information soon!