# New Duncan Freehand One Colors! Releasing this Friday, 2/18!
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-duncan-freehand-one-colors-releasing-this-friday-2-18/352783
**Category:** YoYoExpert Releases and Restocks
**Created:** [February 17, 2022, 11:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-duncan-freehand-one-colors-releasing-this-friday-2-18/352783 "2022-02-17T23:23:20Z")
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### Author:  [@CaptainFoxxButt](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CaptainFoxxButt)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-duncan-freehand-one-colors-releasing-this-friday-2-18/352783/22 "2022-02-20T17:12:58Z")
Any plans for new freehand 1 AL colors? Id love to have it in some of the regular freehand al colors.
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### Author:  [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-duncan-freehand-one-colors-releasing-this-friday-2-18/352783/23 "2022-02-20T17:18:57Z")
> [@CaptainFoxxButt](#):
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> regular freehand al colors
There were already? Only caveat were the Yellow with Clear Caps, as those were stolen from Duncan and someone fire saled them on Ebay. These however looked more orange š than yellow IMO, same as with the A bearing FH1ALs looking more orange than yellow.
> **[Freehand One AL FH1](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/products/freehand-one-al-yoyo-by-duncan)**
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> From Duncan: An homage to the late great original Freehand 1, revered in the yo-yo community by merit of how cool it is alone: We are happy to present you with the Freehand 1 AL! We think of this yo-yo as more of a love letter to the original...
> **[Freehand One AL Small Bearing](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/products/freehand-one-al-small-bearing-yoyo-by-duncan)**
>
> From Duncan: We are going all-in with our Freehand line. We spent a lot of time debating whether to release it or not, but here we are, releasing it to the wild. Presenting the Freehand One AL ā Small Bearing. The release of the Freehand One AL with...
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### Author:  [@CaptainFoxxButt](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CaptainFoxxButt)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-duncan-freehand-one-colors-releasing-this-friday-2-18/352783/24 "2022-02-20T17:22:02Z")
To be more specific, I just want the fh1 AL in pink with silver caps, or blue with silver caps. Those colors are only with the freehand al atm
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### Author:  [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2022, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-duncan-freehand-one-colors-releasing-this-friday-2-18/352783/25 "2022-02-20T17:24:51Z")
You can swap caps, first drop of FH1AL there was a Blue and Clear BTW, and there are 18 in stock currently at YYE at the moment.
[https://www.instagram.com/p/CKO9Y5bBzRR/?utm\_medium=copy\_link](https://www.instagram.com/p/CKO9Y5bBzRR/?utm_medium=copy_link)
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### Author:  [@CaptainFoxxButt](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CaptainFoxxButt)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-duncan-freehand-one-colors-releasing-this-friday-2-18/352783/26 "2022-02-20T17:25:35Z")
Yeaaaa but, i dont wanna :joy:
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### Author:  [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-duncan-freehand-one-colors-releasing-this-friday-2-18/352783/27 "2022-02-20T18:51:56Z")
> [@crackout](#):
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> I wasnāt aware of the subtle differences, sorry about that.
They are very close for sure! I can see your point.
I personally love how theyāve matched it to the original so closely. Even the packaging is super close.
Old:
 
New:
 
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### Author:  [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2022, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-duncan-freehand-one-colors-releasing-this-friday-2-18/352783/28 "2022-02-20T19:05:03Z")
> [@bjardin](#):
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> This release for 2022 is special, because this might be the last classic clamshell release for collectors. We will then move to more economical version of packaging so we donāt have to do any price changes in the future.
Totally makes sense.
Thereās just something super fun and nostalgic seeing Duncan yoyos in retail clamshell packaging. Yoyos are toys after all and it brings me back to being a kid again!
I donāt know if Duncans are still sold at retail anymore. I live in a small town and the only big department store around (Walmart) stopped selling Duncans for quite a while now. They donāt even sell the basic Butterfly or Imperial anymore.
I miss that though. It was SO fun seeing a bunch of Duncan Pro Zās hanging there in the toy isle several years ago. Itās what brought me back into yoyoing again.
Iām glad Iāll have one of these new FH1ās to keep in the fun clamshell packaging to add to my collection. Iāll miss the Duncan retail packaging! ā¹
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### Author:  [@Mystik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mystik)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-duncan-freehand-one-colors-releasing-this-friday-2-18/352783/29 "2022-02-20T19:06:45Z")
> [@twitch77](#):
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> (Walmart) stopped selling Duncans for quite a while now. They donāt even sell the basic Butterfly or Imperial anymore.
Im having the same issue in South Texas. Whats going on with that @bjardin ?
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### Author:  [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-duncan-freehand-one-colors-releasing-this-friday-2-18/352783/30 "2022-02-20T19:13:56Z")
Hereās a questionā¦
Can the old response stickers that were used in the original FH1 be used in this new model? Iāve got a bunch of the old stickers sitting around.
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### Author:  [@Mep](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mep)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2022, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-duncan-freehand-one-colors-releasing-this-friday-2-18/352783/31 "2022-02-20T19:59:13Z")
Those old stickers are a rare find these days!
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### Author:  [@Jovann1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jovann1)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2022, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-duncan-freehand-one-colors-releasing-this-friday-2-18/352783/32 "2022-02-23T15:02:41Z")
Limited collaborations?!
Is there a YoYoExpert FH1 on the horizon?!?
Iāll take 12ā¦
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### Author:  [@bjardin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bjardin)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-duncan-freehand-one-colors-releasing-this-friday-2-18/352783/33 "2022-02-23T15:23:36Z")
Non-Duncan player/brand collaboration for sure.
We have so many colors in the pipeline so donāt get too excited yet (Iām excited to release all at once though, ha ha). We donāt want to flood the market, so some colors will be released next year.
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### Author:  [@Mystik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mystik)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-duncan-freehand-one-colors-releasing-this-friday-2-18/352783/34 "2022-02-23T15:35:11Z")
Its been a exciting couple of Fridays in a row. Ive almost been able to keep up.
Almost.
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### Author:  [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-duncan-freehand-one-colors-releasing-this-friday-2-18/352783/35 "2022-02-26T16:11:43Z")
[Chris Makita](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/products/mkt-yoyo-by-duncan) always has helpful tips when it comes to Duncan products, this one shows how to save your clam shells. @bjardin there needs to be a MKT Freehand One Plastic Special Edition, he is always putting in the work.
[https://www.instagram.com/tv/CacfK\_apOtc/?utm\_medium=share\_sheet](https://www.instagram.com/tv/CacfK_apOtc/?utm_medium=share_sheet)
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### Author:  [@bheinz63](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bheinz63)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-duncan-freehand-one-colors-releasing-this-friday-2-18/352783/36 "2022-02-26T22:19:40Z")
thats an awesome tip, thanks for sharing!
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### Author:  [@evildipper](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/evildipper)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2022, 11:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-duncan-freehand-one-colors-releasing-this-friday-2-18/352783/37 "2022-02-26T23:41:37Z")
How about a Cap market or special release available direct or through retailers such as yye?
Custom caps, āreduxā caps, or even special edition mod caps(?) which would be used for both your models and of course fit other throws (free social advertising, low effort, utilize existing production, enhanced brand appreciationā¦)
As seen from other releases such as thesisā da capo, there was quite a lot of instant demand for customization which would likely not cut into individual unit color purchases but enhance sales as new purchases would be made by non-active existing consumer base in order to match a new cap.
I believe youād said previously you all are strict about the caps, but perhaps a short special event to test viability of this market segment would be warranted along with the new FH releases.
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### Author:  [@Exmime](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Exmime)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-duncan-freehand-one-colors-releasing-this-friday-2-18/352783/38 "2022-02-26T23:54:06Z")
> [@evildipper](#):
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> I believe youād said previously you all are strict about the caps,
> [@The Duncan FREEHAND is back!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-duncan-freehand-is-back/349196/42):
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> Not at the moment. Sorry. The policy for toys then and now are different. Duncan is treated as a toy company, so everything that gets out our factory needs to be tested. For caps customization ā the testing will cost more than making the caps itself for special projects. We canāt even sell blank caps anymore even we want to. The good news, we will have a lot of caps for sale in the future ā featuring world champions, Duncan Legends (older crew) and current team members.
@bjardin need to trun Freehand Caps into toys?
How about a POG style game set.
> **[Milk caps (game)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_caps_(game))**
>
> Milk caps is a children's game played with flat circular cardboard milk caps. Players make a stack of these caps, and take turns to drop a heavier "slammer" object onto it, causing the caps to be disrupted.
> Each player keeps any face-up caps and is to restack the face-down caps, repeating the process until none land face-down, at which point the player who collected the most caps wins the game of milk caps.
> The game is also known as Pogs, under which name it was sold commercially in the 1990s. ...
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### Author:  [@evildipper](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/evildipper)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2022, 12:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-duncan-freehand-one-colors-releasing-this-friday-2-18/352783/39 "2022-02-27T00:27:44Z")
Iāve honestly been surprised that nobody has stepped up to cafepress style do blanks. Unsure if those are somehow patented but I havenāt found it yet.
While weāre at it. Duncan made this patent (US3156068A) ā bring it back as the Whistle Tip. [Woo woo](https://youtu.be/C4QMffMAwAU)!
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### Author:  [@Mystik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mystik)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2022, 12:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-duncan-freehand-one-colors-releasing-this-friday-2-18/352783/40 "2022-02-27T00:41:59Z")
Das only for decorations
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### Author:  [@Jovann1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jovann1)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-duncan-freehand-one-colors-releasing-this-friday-2-18/352783/41 "2022-03-01T18:28:01Z")
Agreed! Would be really cool to see Makita get his own Freehand.
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