trick using Varya Ringbearer
Ringbearer probably top 3 best mk1 yoyos ever.
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I love working on yoyo packaging, and the Ring-Bearer carton went through a much longer process than most I’ve worked on.
My earliest concept was to use a gold on black box using the hexagon shape that most of my yoyos release in.
There’s also a print of the Hobbit with some cool green/blue/black/white art on it that I like a lot:
I shared this with Mag, they doodled up a cool concept:
Later, they had this brainstorm:
(Sketch by Mag)
I couldn’t fathom how to engineer that so we tried some more shape ideas.
(Sketch by Mag)
I mocked it up in paper.
Some test cuts.
Later I realized that this couldn’t fold flat after the one glue tab is set.
New idea, with mathematically allowable folding:
First test cut with packing tape window!
We decided that flipping it over the other way looked better.
Here’s how it looks in FreeCAD.
Improving the insert:
Here is Mag’s super important and lovely concept:
An early draft sliced up in Blender:
I learned how to “rig” a cardboard box via youtube tutorials.
I also bought some acetate sheet to cut test inserts out of:
A really cool infographic about the plants from NZ near where they filmed the LotR trilogy:
(By Mag)
These plants appear on the final box artwork!
The details that changed got smaller and smaller as time went on, until this finally went to print. I only made one major mistake! I hope you can find it on the box, haha!
One final photo, a stack of flat cartons:
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This is the only yo-yo box I’ve ever kept. And I will do my best to keep it as long as it will last.
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Cool cool! A lot of work went into that little box. 
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YOINK.
Going right up to the Archive.
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crazy work
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I really enjoyed seeing some of the behind the scenes work involved with such a cool release. Thank you for sharing!
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Quick updates:
Plasm has shipped to me at last.
Asterisk is almost ready
More “One Ring” Ring-bearers are on order, these do not have serial numbers.
Friend of the team @Rageharvest_44 will be vending for MK1 at PNWR this weekend.
I will personally be at cal states, as will @caralisc in a couple weeks.
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Yay Plasm!
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Let’s goo! I should be there!
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I’m not jealous! Your jelly. But seriously those look awesome.
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Will these go up for sale in the near future?
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That looks cool! Is it an MR85?
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Yes it is.
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- I will buy some
- I will throw them
- I will buy some more
- Repeat
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I’m running behind on preparing them for sale, so likely 3-4 weeks after cal states.
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