Back on some Butterfly retrospective. Today’s is this 2016 Reproduction Butterfly compared to a couple of the originals from the early sixties. The reproductions are three piece instead of one piece, so this one had to be re-glued at one point and its still holding together. Also notice its a bit smaller and rounder, more like the AL Butterflies with C bearings, there are no silver sparkles, the logo is bigger and centered, and there is also modern ARGHH manufacturing 5 letter stamp like you see on all contemporary Duncans these days. Still a good little 0A player in my book and can be still be found in dead stock in a few different colors.
Today I’m at the end of my Dunacn Butterfly collection retrospective. This one is a red contemporary Butterfly from 2018 made in China with an AQJRK manufacturing 5 letter stamp purchased from a Wal-Mart in Oklahoma while on a road trip. Out of all the Butterflys these are the hardest feeling plastic and this one weights in at 50 grams. This one hasn’t cracked yet, even after a hard rim hit on the tile floor, however I have cracked these around the axle hitting the ground a little to hard. These are still fun players and they are hard to beat on price. This one is also just laced with cheap bulk white poly.
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ive been loving reading about all the butterflys. I think im going to try and find one of the reslon coated ones from the late 80s lol
that yoyo/string combo looks amazing!
That’s a really nice Flying Camel, super sharp detail. Nice!
Thank you! Made the string myself. Managed to match the colors well, I think.
Been enjoying this all-maple PockeHt blank. Maple always feels like home. 
Influenced by @Lido this Friday and keeping it newly vintage ( ≥ 20 Years) with this 1999 BC What’s Next Black Bird No. 19 made in the USA from the height of the late nineties Yo-Yo Boom. This one weights in at 47 grams and is still rather mint with only a couple rim scuffs. A 3 piece design, but it still plays rather crisp but a little bit looser than today’s batches of Legend Wings. The paint job is what really makes these look fun and cool with the two tone red and black. Now if I could only go back in time with the 0A tricks I know now, I would be truly blowing minds out if front of the Yo-Yo cart in the mall and partying like its 1999.
I used that yoyo at the “1955 National Yoyo Contest” reboot they held at Worlds in 2010 or so emceed by Dale O and Bob Rule. We had to use period-appropriate technology so no take-apart lol. Pretty sure Dazzling Dave ended up winning an Mg.
Your moves are dope. You blow minds without a doubt.
