It was the first yoyo RCS made four years ago. One Drop machined it.
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Yeap it is. It wasn’t popular though. I’ve seen it in stock for a 2-3 years after it released.
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New print just popped of the build plate. It is very smooth for all the details it has.
Video:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CXL5ybos03z
https://www.instagram.com/p/CXL5ybos03z/?utm_medium=copy_link
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WoW! So great Ray! Love the design!
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My printer suffered a bit getting this printed 
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Bangarang with rims today. Only thing I can’t do with it that I normally do is grinds. The lightweight means it slows down too much.
So nice and light though.
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Just thought I would post my thoughts on this new yoyo from Hydrangea (lisianthus). It’s not a review just some general thoughts I have on the yoyo.
Just to start off I thought I would post a recent video of Naoya Takeuchi competing with it at Japan Nats.
I just did some quick comparisons with other hydrangea throws and my only other full sized steel yoyo. (Quercus, Magnolia, yoyobarista Geisha). Also to note I had a Laurus at one point and while it was good I just didn’t feel like it was worth keeping.
Starting off I think this most resembles the quercus because of the sharper lines and less rim weight. It has an even distribution of weight like the quercus but has a heavier feeling to it. The magnolia is more rim weighted and has softer edges so I wouldn’t even call these similar other than the fact it has the same bell type shape. The steel geisha plays a lot lighter and faster but you can tell it’s lacking rim weight and has a lot of center weight. The lisianthus has a lot more weight making it a little slower but it feels more stable and competitive. Just for reference I used some cheap calipers and the lisianthus has an outer rim thickness of about 2mm and my geisha comes in around 1.6mm.
I also wanted to mention I did a quick sleeper test and I got it to go for about 6min or so.
Even though this is a unique and different yoyo I would probably steer people away from it. While I do like it I think the magnolia and quercus have a better feel when playing.
If you have any questions let me know!
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Pv44
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I’ll be giving this Duncan Strix some love tonight. It’s been a while and they really did a good job on this thing.
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I have been throwing this all black joyride all week. Its my first new yoyo since ~2011. I must say I am really impressed with how much yoyos have improved. For such a low price too… its amazing
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It’s your oak table I’m eying off… That would make some good yoyos.
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From 2011ish until 2017, yoyoing was nothing more than a party trick of sorts for me. I would throw just a couple times a year if my days as a “professional yoyoer” came up in conversation at my house. But this same color Strix was my one and only yoyo I used (my old collection was in a closet at my parents house).
Got it at the Duncan kiosk at Disney. Still love it, definitely my favorite Duncan I’ve tried.
Edit: also a rather difficult yoyo to capture an image of on my phone, so very shiny.
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That’s beautiful and I went through a similar stretch so I can definitely relate. It’s now my daughter’s favorite yoyo.
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Cant wait for my Rebirth to come in 
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Mine is due Friday!
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If i were to buy a duplicate yoyo, it would be another Day Tripper in gun metal grey that I would dedicate to being my pocket yoyo.
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