# New video, new team members (pg 22)!! - Slithering Hippo **URL:** \ **Category:** Up & Coming Manufacturers\ **Created:** [August 24, 2012, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-video-new-team-members-pg-22-slithering-hippo/41838 "2012-08-24T07:24:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![arcuda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5daacb/32.png) [@arcuda](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/arcuda)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-video-new-team-members-pg-22-slithering-hippo/41838/21 "2012-08-25T14:26:36Z")
How much will the production run be? ---
**Author:** ![A\_Soviet\_Locust](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/a_soviet_locust/32/113687_2.png) [@A\_Soviet\_Locust](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/A_Soviet_Locust)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-video-new-team-members-pg-22-slithering-hippo/41838/22 "2012-08-25T14:29:53Z")
Will they be dyed or just plain acryllic? I love those undercuts. ---
**Author:** ![yomorrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/278dde/32.png) [@yomorrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yomorrow)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-video-new-team-members-pg-22-slithering-hippo/41838/23 "2012-08-25T14:33:37Z")
> [@arcuda](#): > > How much will the production run be? That’s still open to decision. I have a price-point in mind under $100, but it also depends on what the retailers advise. There is a misconception that delrin yoyos should be cheap. The reality is, because of the use of high-precision metal bearing seats (in fact, the bearing seats I’m using are machined by One Drop), the yoyo costs just as much or slightly more to make than a metal. For this very reason, many mainstream companies have shied away from making high-end delrin yoyos. They don’t think the profit margins will be high enough if they intend to sell them in mass quantities. On the other hand, I intend to make small batches of unique, well-designed yoyos and sell them at a reasonable price. To me, reasonable for a good delrin is the same as reasonable for a good metal. In the $100 range. ---
**Author:** ![yoyoavenger](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoavenger/32/884_2.png) [@yoyoavenger](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoavenger)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 2:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-video-new-team-members-pg-22-slithering-hippo/41838/24 "2012-08-25T14:34:43Z")
I love this thread… ---
**Author:** ![yomorrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/278dde/32.png) [@yomorrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yomorrow)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-video-new-team-members-pg-22-slithering-hippo/41838/25 "2012-08-25T15:00:37Z")
> [@yoyoavenger](#): > > I love this thread… If you love it so much, then why don’t you marry it? :-\* ---
**Author:** ![yomorrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/278dde/32.png) [@yomorrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yomorrow)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 3:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-video-new-team-members-pg-22-slithering-hippo/41838/26 "2012-08-25T15:13:53Z")
Just got a photo… the proto’s are now half-done, should be finished this coming week and I’ll post those pictures. Hopefully also sending one to HighSpeedYoYo’s Chris Rhoads to review. ---
**Author:** ![A\_Soviet\_Locust](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/a_soviet_locust/32/113687_2.png) [@A\_Soviet\_Locust](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/A_Soviet_Locust)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-video-new-team-members-pg-22-slithering-hippo/41838/27 "2012-08-25T15:43:16Z")
can’t wait for those pics… ---
**Author:** ![yomorrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/278dde/32.png) [@yomorrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yomorrow)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-video-new-team-members-pg-22-slithering-hippo/41838/28 "2012-08-25T15:44:45Z")
> [@A\_Soviet\_Locust](#): > > can’t wait for those pics… Thanks, I could show a pic of just the 1st operation done on the delrin, not much point in that though since it’s just not finished. I’m just as eagerly awaiting pictures as everyone else. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![arcuda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5daacb/32.png) [@arcuda](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/arcuda)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-video-new-team-members-pg-22-slithering-hippo/41838/29 "2012-08-25T19:41:29Z")
> [@yomorrow](#): > > > [@arcuda](#): > > > > How much will the production run be? > > There is a misconception that delrin yoyos should be cheap. The new yoyojam quest is supposed to be $140. ---
**Author:** ![PlasticWhip](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/plasticwhip/32/896_2.png) [@PlasticWhip](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PlasticWhip)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-video-new-team-members-pg-22-slithering-hippo/41838/30 "2012-08-25T20:30:52Z")
> [@yomorrow](#): > > > [@arcuda](#): > > > > How much will the production run be? > > That’s still open to decision. I have a price-point in mind under $100, but it also depends on what the retailers advise. > > There is a misconception that delrin yoyos should be cheap. The reality is, because of the use of high-precision metal bearing seats (in fact, the bearing seats I’m using are machined by One Drop), the yoyo costs just as much or slightly more to make than a metal. > > For this very reason, many mainstream companies have shied away from making high-end delrin yoyos. They don’t think the profit margins will be high enough if they intend to sell them in mass quantities. On the other hand, I intend to make small batches of unique, well-designed yoyos and sell them at a reasonable price. To me, reasonable for a good delrin is the same as reasonable for a good metal. In the $100 range. Compared to a raw aluminum yoyo, yes, they will be more expensive. Compared to an aluminum, blasted and splash ano’d yoyo, they will be cheaper. ---
**Author:** ![yomorrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/278dde/32.png) [@yomorrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yomorrow)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2012, 4:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-video-new-team-members-pg-22-slithering-hippo/41838/31 "2012-08-26T04:02:10Z")
> [@WildCat23](#): > > > [@yomorrow](#): > > > > > [@arcuda](#): > > > > > > How much will the production run be? > > > > That’s still open to decision. I have a price-point in mind under $100, but it also depends on what the retailers advise. > > > > There is a misconception that delrin yoyos should be cheap. The reality is, because of the use of high-precision metal bearing seats (in fact, the bearing seats I’m using are machined by One Drop), the yoyo costs just as much or slightly more to make than a metal. > > > > For this very reason, many mainstream companies have shied away from making high-end delrin yoyos. They don’t think the profit margins will be high enough if they intend to sell them in mass quantities. On the other hand, I intend to make small batches of unique, well-designed yoyos and sell them at a reasonable price. To me, reasonable for a good delrin is the same as reasonable for a good metal. In the $100 range. > > Compared to a raw aluminum yoyo, yes, they will be more expensive. Compared to an aluminum, blasted and splash ano’d yoyo, they will be cheaper. I am looking at having these delrins blasted too. ---
**Author:** ![yomorrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/278dde/32.png) [@yomorrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yomorrow)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-video-new-team-members-pg-22-slithering-hippo/41838/32 "2012-08-28T18:29:21Z")
* * * [b]Head Chef and Wielder of the Yo, Shawn Renfroe[/b] Slithering Hippo is welcoming to the team… Shawn Renfroe, filling the role of Head Chef and Wielder of the Yo. That said, let’s see the video… [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjOv_M9sVKQ) And that’s his OLD material… so get ready to see what this Ninja Dude can do with the world’s best equipment, from your friends at Slithering Hippo… that’s coming soon. Sorry to all the fools who never got around to offering this talented and creative player a sponsorship. Because now he’s in the belly of the Slithering Hippo. Ewww. Gross. Lol!.. Think he’s going to be OK? ---
**Author:** ![Hippo\_Samurai](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hippo_samurai/32/1058_2.png) [@Hippo\_Samurai](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hippo_Samurai)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-video-new-team-members-pg-22-slithering-hippo/41838/33 "2012-08-28T19:07:09Z")
Wow. That dude wasn’t sponsored!?! Nice! I’d love to see what he can do with a Slithering Hippo. ---
**Author:** ![yomorrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/278dde/32.png) [@yomorrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yomorrow)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-video-new-team-members-pg-22-slithering-hippo/41838/34 "2012-08-28T20:22:11Z")
We’re prepared to defy the laws of physics, in the name of making the best yoyos. Shawn can fly and teleport, and I have x-ray vision and improbable good looks. When our powers combine, we summon Captain Planet to fight pollution. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![yomorrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/278dde/32.png) [@yomorrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yomorrow)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-video-new-team-members-pg-22-slithering-hippo/41838/35 "2012-08-28T22:40:22Z")
A t-shirt design is under way by a talent illustrator. It’s going to be wearable wherever. ---
**Author:** ![Hippo\_Samurai](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hippo_samurai/32/1058_2.png) [@Hippo\_Samurai](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hippo_Samurai)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 11:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-video-new-team-members-pg-22-slithering-hippo/41838/36 "2012-08-28T23:20:19Z")
> [@yomorrow](#): > > A t-shirt design is under way by a talent illustrator. It’s going to be wearable wherever. by that you mean I can wear it on my legs? Count me in. ---
**Author:** ![DEADLY\_SpINS](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/deadly_spins/32/1136_2.png) [@DEADLY\_SpINS](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DEADLY_SpINS)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2012, 12:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-video-new-team-members-pg-22-slithering-hippo/41838/37 "2012-08-29T00:18:35Z")
> [@yomorrow](#): > > We’re prepared to defy the laws of physics, in the name of making the best yoyos. Shawn can fly and teleport, and I have x-ray vision and improbable good looks. When our powers combine, we summon Captain Planet to fight pollution. Thanks. That’s awesome. I was just singing captain planet today! You seem to be a lil insane…I like it. Going to any contests soon? I would like to meet you. ---
**Author:** ![DEADLY\_SpINS](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/deadly_spins/32/1136_2.png) [@DEADLY\_SpINS](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DEADLY_SpINS)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2012, 12:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-video-new-team-members-pg-22-slithering-hippo/41838/38 "2012-08-29T00:24:10Z")
> [@WildCat23](#): > > > [@yomorrow](#): > > > > > [@arcuda](#): > > > > > > How much will the production run be? > > > > That’s still open to decision. I have a price-point in mind under $100, but it also depends on what the retailers advise. > > > > There is a misconception that delrin yoyos should be cheap. The reality is, because of the use of high-precision metal bearing seats (in fact, the bearing seats I’m using are machined by One Drop), the yoyo costs just as much or slightly more to make than a metal. > > > > For this very reason, many mainstream companies have shied away from making high-end delrin yoyos. They don’t think the profit margins will be high enough if they intend to sell them in mass quantities. On the other hand, I intend to make small batches of unique, well-designed yoyos and sell them at a reasonable price. To me, reasonable for a good delrin is the same as reasonable for a good metal. In the $100 range. > > Compared to a raw aluminum yoyo, yes, they will be more expensive. Compared to an aluminum, blasted and splash ano’d yoyo, they will be cheaper. That is absolutely correct! What most people also forget is that manufacturers give it to stores at least 35% off the retail price. ---
**Author:** ![Nemyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nemyo/32/14407_2.png) [@Nemyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nemyo)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-video-new-team-members-pg-22-slithering-hippo/41838/39 "2012-08-29T01:19:49Z")
This will probably end up being my first delrin EDIT: Also, I think another moto you guys could use would be “In the belly of the slithering hippopotamus” ---
**Author:** ![yoyomaverick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyomaverick/32/641_2.png) [@yoyomaverick](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyomaverick)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2012, 7:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-video-new-team-members-pg-22-slithering-hippo/41838/40 "2012-08-29T07:04:14Z")
They won’t sell for as much because people simply prefer metal to plastic. Also it seems a little weird to sponsor people before you even have a prototype? [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-video-new-team-members-pg-22-slithering-hippo/41838.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-video-new-team-members-pg-22-slithering-hippo/41838.md?page=3)