# Mk1 Yoyos - Official News **URL:** \ **Category:** Manufacturer Official News\ **Created:** [October 30, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446 "2018-10-30T18:23:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 21
**Author:** ![Theolodger](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theolodger/32/65462_2.png) [@Theolodger](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Theolodger)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 4:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/404 "2020-08-01T04:27:13Z")
Wow, this has gone a long way! ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/405 "2020-09-11T17:32:44Z")
It really has! I got out one of each of my designs/releases so far, including prototypes, and it’s up to 7 yoyos 😳 Granted, this is someone elevated by the current rotation of 3 prototypes. After the Converge (with OPYOYOS!) there’s something new arriving, hopefully later this year: ![Head-Mk1-Exia-Square](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/1/4/514c3f5799842eb9ec61676e01aaf8335049e3cf.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Onefanatic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/onefanatic/32/101281_2.png) [@Onefanatic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Onefanatic)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/406 "2020-09-11T18:14:54Z")
just read this thread. the converge looks SICK. I LITARALLY CAN NOT WAIT!! how many of them do you plan on putting in stock? do you take holds? when is the desired release date? Edit: that proto looks sick : ) ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/407 "2020-09-11T18:16:41Z")
The Converge will be releasing here on YoyoExpert in a couple weeks. There will be about 30 of them available. ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/408 "2020-09-15T17:38:39Z")
![wireframe-only](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/5/4/e54f0589bf3b58c8470ebf838ae58e97de18382c.jpeg) Fusion360 + Photoshop. This is the Exia with all the parts exploded out. ---
**Author:** ![rnsy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rnsy/32/149132_2.png) [@rnsy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rnsy)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2020, 4:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/409 "2020-09-16T04:33:30Z")
this view is absolute fire ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/410 "2020-09-20T14:11:57Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/c/5/d/c5dacf6116ce46b48cb6f9f37e48eefcfaf75af9.jpeg "EOS44 - Mk1 Yoyos") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84H_5RT0jr4) Special news today! @EOS44 joined Mk1, more accurately months ago, but it took a long time for the mail to arrive. I’ve long looked up to him in the throwers community, and he’s the artist behind a lot of recent Mk1 logo and graphics work. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/411 "2020-09-20T14:23:42Z")
@EOS44 is the funk phenomenon! Not from this planet.🕶 ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/412 "2020-09-20T17:07:51Z")
I’m so excited to be working with him, for real. ---
**Author:** ![AKYOYOMIKE](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/akyoyomike/32/286732_2.png) [@AKYOYOMIKE](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AKYOYOMIKE)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/413 "2020-09-20T17:43:49Z")
Wow! Congrats this is really cool! ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/414 "2020-09-23T15:15:14Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/6/b/86b7f901ef6c8215100ea7107db18a39da7ce179.jpeg) There’s a lot of empty plastic containers awaiting their yoyos. The stickers came out really cool. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/f/c/6fc0bcf6a954ffdd011a94699d02b35ef67d87a1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![YoYoExpertGarrett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexpertgarrett/32/1543_2.png) [@YoYoExpertGarrett](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertGarrett)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/415 "2020-09-23T17:26:37Z")
I like the cross section incorporated in that logo. :+1: ---
**Author:** ![Onefanatic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/onefanatic/32/101281_2.png) [@Onefanatic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Onefanatic)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/416 "2020-09-23T17:30:17Z")
Ooo. I hadn’t seen that until you pointed it out. I agree. Very original and neat. ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/417 "2020-09-24T13:39:34Z")
@EOS44 came up with that while he was designing the logo. It’s so clever and it fits perfectly. ---
**Author:** ![Onefanatic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/onefanatic/32/101281_2.png) [@Onefanatic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Onefanatic)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/418 "2020-09-25T13:42:50Z")
But that isn’t the cross section of that particular throw, right? ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/419 "2020-09-25T14:51:04Z")
It’s the cross section of the prototype Exia, just with the bearing/response area glossed over. ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/420 "2020-09-25T16:39:02Z")
> [@New collaboration from OPYOYOS & MK1 - The CONVERGE!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-collaboration-from-opyoyos-mk1-the-converge/327527): > > [Converge-Header] OPYOYOS (@chaosgow) & Mk1 YoYos (@MarkD) are two boutique yoyo companies putting out some excellent designs and this time they’ve decided to join forces on a special collaboration. The Converge! [Converge-BlueFade-1\_1024x1024] [Converge-BlueFade-2\_1024x1024] The Converge draws inspiration from the competition geared bi-metals on the market with one goal in mind - Ultimate rim weight. It’s a super competitive bi-metal made from 7068 and stainless steel with 20 gram rings ma… Converge. Two special colorways. Dropping tomorrow here at YYE. Both are fades, picking up right where the Umbra/Diffraction left off. The blue is very subtle (my favorite iteration of the blue fade) and the red/(purple?) is a bit less subtle, depending on the light. ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/421 "2020-10-06T14:18:30Z")
**Mk1 Exia** Max (44.gundam), the main tutorial creator on Mk1, came up with the general idea for this yoyo when I was soliciting ideas from the team. The first working title was “Gundam”, which wasn’t going to work, of course, but luckily there’s a huge wealth of Gundam lore to draw on. The angular appearance of those really big robots informed the design, though the outer wing is rounded and smooth to keep things comfortable. It’s a bit like a bimetal version of the Diffraction, though a bit wider, a bit smaller in diameter, and considerably more powerful. It shouldn’t be a surprise that the Mk1 team has been favoring the Exia recently. More photos of this colorway here: [https://www.instagram.com/p/CGAJp9vh1jm/](https://www.instagram.com/p/CGAJp9vh1jm/) We’re very close to 1,000 followers. Super excited. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/9/9/399e7e638e93cb6654d1cc53d8163530d4c51315.jpeg) This is my “5a approved” personal copy. It’s seen some things but still going strong. Production Exias won’t have the dings or scratches. Also, yes, it’ll be coming to YoyoExpert! You can thank @YoYoExpertGarrett for recommending the Diffraction 2 to André all that time ago. Every time he takes a photo of one of my designs it’s like a present, for my eyes. ---
**Author:** ![100FatYoyoDads](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/100fatyoyodads/32/198123_2.png) [@100FatYoyoDads](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/100FatYoyoDads)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/422 "2020-10-06T14:53:26Z")
It looks awesome! I’ve really wanted to try a diffraction, but a bimetal diffraction will work perfectly for me haha. Is it 6061 or a 70 metal? ---
**Author:** ![MarkD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/markd/32/40845_2.png) [@MarkD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MarkD)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mk1-yoyos-official-news/294446/423 "2020-10-06T15:09:53Z")
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