# Duncan Butterfly AL & Imperial AL 2023 Versions **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [December 23, 2022, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-butterfly-al-imperial-al-2023-versions/367413 "2022-12-23T18:04:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bheinz63](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bheinz63/32/137310_2.png) [@bheinz63](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bheinz63)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-butterfly-al-imperial-al-2023-versions/367413/1 "2022-12-23T18:04:31Z")
Duncan is killing it with these releases!! HOLY COW!! check duncan social media for info, but this new a-bearing butterfly AL sounds like its going to fix every complaint I had with the original butterfly AL. they even changed the profile to match more of the modern butterfly \<3 @bjardin, it is described as having “thin pads”. what are they? are these the standard small bearing red pads or the new friction sticker style pads that come with the new freehand one release? ---
**Author:** ![Exmime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/exmime/32/40143_2.png) [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-butterfly-al-imperial-al-2023-versions/367413/2 "2022-12-23T19:49:58Z")
@bjardin now you have to do a Butterfly-Ti ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-butterfly-al-imperial-al-2023-versions/367413/3 "2022-12-23T20:02:50Z")
These look awesome. I love that the butterfly comes with 2 pairs of stickers. ---
**Author:** ![Mystik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mystik/32/83294_2.png) [@Mystik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mystik)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 11:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-butterfly-al-imperial-al-2023-versions/367413/4 "2022-12-23T23:18:44Z")
Now you just have to figure out how to perfectly allign them without losing your mind ---
**Author:** ![bheinz63](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bheinz63/32/137310_2.png) [@bheinz63](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bheinz63)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 11:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-butterfly-al-imperial-al-2023-versions/367413/5 "2022-12-23T23:25:07Z")
Measure diam of cap, and diam of sticker. Mark caps with difference in the cardinal locations and drop sticker aligned as close as possible to marks would be my method lol ---
**Author:** ![bheinz63](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bheinz63/32/137310_2.png) [@bheinz63](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bheinz63)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-butterfly-al-imperial-al-2023-versions/367413/6 "2022-12-23T23:27:17Z")
I bought a green/pink for a watermelon halfswap. Will be gifting the other to my buddy for a birthday/Christmas present ---
**Author:** ![aluminumb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b19c9b/32.png) [@aluminumb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/aluminumb)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-butterfly-al-imperial-al-2023-versions/367413/7 "2022-12-23T23:47:30Z")
Big fan of the Butterfly AL and the new mold plastics so I’m looking forward to this. Holding off for now incase an Unknown version is in the works but a purple with purple pysch stickers is very tempting. ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2022, 12:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-butterfly-al-imperial-al-2023-versions/367413/8 "2022-12-24T00:50:21Z")
I love the idea of this swap but they’re a bit spendy for a pair. ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2022, 12:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-butterfly-al-imperial-al-2023-versions/367413/9 "2022-12-24T00:51:11Z")
Black on black delrin caps would be awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Mooky](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mooky/32/231674_2.png) [@Mooky](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mooky)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 5:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-butterfly-al-imperial-al-2023-versions/367413/10 "2022-12-26T05:54:23Z")
Happy cake day Keith! I second the black on black. I’m hoping the cap size is the same as the plastics so I can put some pink caps in the green I have in the mail! ---
**Author:** ![TommyBwell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/tommybwell/32/304464_2.png) [@TommyBwell](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TommyBwell)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 6:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-butterfly-al-imperial-al-2023-versions/367413/11 "2023-03-31T06:58:33Z")
Did anyone else hook up on the Midnight Special Imperial AL? I got both colors. ---
**Author:** ![TryCatchThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trycatchthrow/32/171307_2.png) [@TryCatchThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TryCatchThrow)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-butterfly-al-imperial-al-2023-versions/367413/12 "2023-03-31T10:36:29Z")
I’m super interested but frankly can’t get over my sticker shock. I’ve been waiting to see if any of the Imperial ALs land on the BST and how they get priced but I haven’t seen one yet. Edit: also, I play plastic Imperials as loopers and don’t want to buy 2 😅 ---
**Author:** ![TommyBwell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/tommybwell/32/304464_2.png) [@TommyBwell](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TommyBwell)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-butterfly-al-imperial-al-2023-versions/367413/13 "2023-03-31T15:10:49Z")
The 10% off when they first came out helped but they are indeed steep. That said if you’re wanting to build up your looping muscles this is how you do it. It is work to keep them looping. I enjoy looping with plastic Imperials too. Its fun going old school.