How much would gold plating cost? That would be sickk
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I’m really not sure on the pricing - or even if the future shop I choose will be able to do Gold plating.
The gold one above had an amount of vibe that even me, someone who plays with vibey old yoyojams couldn’t look past.
Ideally, I’d like to get Asora in as many finishes/coatings/colors as possible. I just think that’s part of the fun of a good yoyo design. A bit of plating can drastically change how it feels or performs to add another layer of flavor.
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I was just assuming the process is pretty similar, but there must be a reason we don’t see it too often? Could just be not very durable.
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I think all of the plating I recieved was extremely durable, but I think that also lies in the fact the plating was far too thick/not uniform enough, which increased vibe enough to make it unplayable, and certainly not something I could sell unless you wanted a trophy.
The process for gold is one extra step from my understanding. I believe you can plate both copper and nickel directly to Aluminum, but you need a layer of Nickel / Zinc before you can gold plate onto aluminum. This in my mind, would increase the chance for vibe. So I think the reason we don’t see it very often is because of that extra layer which can probably induce more vibe than allowable.
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Nickel would be fire!!!
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So. Much. Dreamcraft!
More detailed pics coming to the Archive in the next few days, as well as a write up of how the Asora 03 plays!
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@suspense did you ever fill up those ss preorders and/or were there any spots open ? 
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I got a change to take a look at the Asora and its prototypes.
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Thank you so much for taking the time to do a write up on the throws!
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The pre-orders ended in April and I received them / sent them out in September - so they’re out in the wild now.
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Reviews coming out of Japan 
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anyone that got the sagane protos have thoughts to share? or are they not alowed to say yet 
that thing looks sleek af!
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its not a proto afaik. it was a pre-order plain and simple.
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big fan, very unique yoyo in my collection. definitely plays super heavy on the string, more than the weight would suggest, but I find myself enjoying the slow pace it offers since it doesn’t feel fatiguing to use. I wouldn’t recommend it to people who only play like <65g yoyos or have a very aggressive playstyle with lots of hops, but if you like heavier yoyos and like to use the momentum of the yoyo to carry you through tricks this is a great one.
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I can’t remember. Wil there be more pink at some point? I ask because I want a v3 but would rather pink
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@suspense said at some point pink would be rerun but the other colors would prob be swapped out
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Pink will return, there’s no ETA on it since I’d like to be able to sell the current stock or at least most of it before I make an order for Pink.
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Are those micro caps?
How much inventory are you still sitting on?
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either that or ULs with a sticker on em, @suspense could probably tell you for sure (they were stock with the sagene)