Butterfly Hype-Beasts Thread 🦋 - More colours and special editions?

[Yodaddyo (Seth McNeeley)]

It do kinda be feelin that way tho ngl

[Snoopy (Evan Danielson)]

Do regular butterfly caps fit on the psychedelic butterfly? I may do some half swaps if they do…

[Exmime]

Sleeper80's Butterfied Butterfly Mods, and more

Hey Everybody, Since the new generation of Duncan Butterfly yoyos were released I have been a little obsessed. Such a humble but iconic toy that was never particularly special, but still was always available to be played to its limits and sparked interest for generations. This was what 5 to 10 year old me knew was a good yoyo and imperials and butterfly’s have always been there since the beginning. I like to tinker and I was never a modder in the late 90’s to mid 2000’s when i was really in…

[Snoopy (Evan Danielson)]

Thanks!

[rkalajian (Berv Throwington (He/They))]

I snagged one, but now feel like I should get a couple more…

[theyoyoarchive]

Would anyone from this thread be willing to write-up a history of the Butterfly for the Archive, and gather images of as many colorways as they can?

[Exmime]

Fixed Axle Friday Throws

This is my first stab at listing a chronological order off the top of my head, and will probably need to become its own thread. Weights and plastic hardness and /or softness are also a variable between all the editions. Detailed pictures and descriptions can be found throughout this thread for most of these models. Others with more knowledge please feel free to add. 1958-1966 1st Wooden 1 piece Butterflys typically with sparkle paint and solid colors. 1962- Special Edition 1 piece wooden Butte…

[pyrotechnic (Kris Pyrotechnic Team Throw-Yo)]

[AaronW (aaron warren)]

Found an odd “Butterfly” on ebay the other day. Pink Sparkle, couldn’t resist. We’ll see what it actually is when it arrives.

@bjardin have there been any samples like this made in the past that you know of? What is Augie’s handle here, maybe he’d know?

Pink Sparkles Butterfly Yo Yo | eBay

[Xanadu (Alex 🍁)]

@AaronW

What is Augie’s handle here, maybe he’d know?

@Augie

[Captrogers (Brandon Rogers)]

Yeah we need a re release of that one… asap

[AaronW (aaron warren)]

Never seen a pink sparkle, makes me wonder if it’s a Chinese knockoff

[Exmime]

@AaronW

Chinese knockoff

No stamps make it sus

[AaronW (aaron warren)]

I’ve seen a few without stamps before, I believe they were samples. We’ll see when it arrives in a couple days.

[TommyBwell (Tommy Blackwell)]

I only got one of these and already regret it. I should have at least gotten one to show and one to throw.

[AaronW (aaron warren)]

One of the 4 that ai bought will stay in the packaging. I LOVE that they let Bryan design the packaging too, and not just the yoyo. I’ll open one and it’ll be my new player butterfly, the other two will go in my backup box.

[AaronW (aaron warren)]

Does anyone know all the places that Butterfly’s have been made? Maybe another @Augie or @bjardin question.

Reason I ask is the pink sparkle Butterfly I bought on eBay just arrived (see my post above about it). It doesn’t match up to any of my current, or previous, generation butterfly’s. BUT, comparing it to my made in Mexico Butterfly, it’s right on. So I’m wondering if that factory made some sparkle samples, or if they make “Butterfly’s” and Duncan just had them stamp some for them, and this is one of the unstamped yoyos they made? The actual plastic feels just like my favorite gold sparkle butterfly, I mean exact. This pink one is an amazing player, glad I found it and took the chance on it. $2 well spent

[Augie]

Hey there!

Steve B or Brandon Jackson would be a better source on Butterfly history than me. I think Drew Tetz may know too.

[SlowThrow (Kyle M)]

Had to do it to em!

One to play, one to keep nice!

[SlowThrow (Kyle M)]

I can’t seem to find an answer, and I’m sure it’s pretty mundane, but what does the “AYEHY” stamping mean on Duncans? Is it a model/color designation? I see that there is variation to this letter combo on different models now that I look closer into it.