Hey man, please make these color rings your signature thing. It’s simple, but looks amazing. We’ve seen the fades. We’ve seen the acid washes. We’ve seen the splashes. Now we’re at combinations of acid washes and splashes. It’s just getting ridiculous. But this, so simple and awesome.
I would love to see some more shapes from you with the galaxy ring. I watched the video on your FB and it looks phenomenal.
An organic shape next? I’m very excited to see what comes out of Slithering Hippo.
By the way, this thing plays like none other. I got my mans Shawn Renfroe cooking up another mind-blowing vid to show what this thing is made of. Prepare to be impressed.
Also, thanks for the props, I just gotta give credit where due: Landon Balk for CAD design, consulting and all-around being a ******. Alvin Rollins, the machinist, for knowing what’s up and for being a classy southern gent. Casey Schock for inventing and pulling off the one-of-a-kind looks and for assembling these. Mack Finley for recommending his friend Shawn Renfroe for the team, and of course Shawn. Terrapin X for making the bearings custom. Toxic for providing strings. Also there have been many others along the way to thank, too many to list here.
I will say this yoyo is totally awesome. I just can’t take all the credit for myself. Get one if you can!
Is there any risk of those rim decorations coming off with time? Vinyl stickers still risk chunking at the edges or peeling up, but I figure it should mostly be fine.
They’re rated to last six years in all-weather conditions, as they’re made by a shop that specializes in auto customization. If you want to peel them off you can, though they’ll stay put with care.
Also, I can always make more decals down the line if anyone finds the need for whatever reason.
Wow! That would be awesome if you sold decals that you could replace, so you could customize the coloring for whatever string you are using or for whatever your wearing, if you’re into color co-ordinating. I definitely could see a decent profit in selling the decals and giving the customer customization options on coloring. I think that would actually be a bonus to buying an already great throw! The decals could also be used as a great marketing tool, with the customization feature.
The AA7 looks totally stellar. Really wish it came in other colors besides black, but I’ll probably still look into getting one. Any chance for different colorways in the future?
As for other colorways, it is a distinct possibility. The black was just a choice to highlight the color rings. Black goes with everything, right? I don’t even particularly like black yoyos myself, it just seemed to “fit” in this case though.