What did you get in the mail for 2020/2021?

Really proud of this month’s haul since, aside from the G2, these were all the results of trades or bought with the money from BST sales :smiling_face:

G2 Respawn Proto V2, Grasshopper X, OG Orbital, Death Adder V2 brass, Decoy Brass, Freak, Mowl Surveillance, Patriot JP, Decoy SS

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This is always the best. Unfortunately I’ve run out of yo-yos I’m willing to sell at this point.

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Whats that little one on top of the box

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thats the G2 Respawn Proto V2, the colorway was made available only to Patreons iirc

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^^ this. It’s the new responsive from G2.

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It’s back! YYF replaced one of the two Wide Angles I was having issues with, and also sent me like 10 pads and a bearing for my inconvenience. This one is incredibly smooth.

Now I’m waiting to see what YYE says about the yo-yo I sent them which was worse than the one that YYF replaced. I also have a Retic Death Adder v2 coming soon.

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Does that bad boy turn silver when it spins?

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They’ll definitely get you a new one. Yoyoexpert is full of good peoples.

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Though I dislike most of their ridiculous splashes, let it be known that MonkeyfingeR knows how to package a product!

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Say wut?!?!?

MonkeyfingeR splashes are hawt!

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Gross. No focus on what actually works together well, just random combos.

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I like Dimension 51 (I think that’s the top-right in your case), and they are well executed, but I agree with @Durfee that the rest are disjointed color combos. I’d love to see the skill of application applied to more cohesive pallets. Went with black because the one splash I like from them is ALWAYS sold out first.

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Wow thats a nice little collection there!

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Define “work together well”
They all have unique colors that compliment each other in their own unique way. I dont really see what the deal is they look as good as any other ano

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Regardless of what you think about MonkeyfingeR color combos, their ano techniques and methods are head and shoulders above almost everyone else. Although they have gotten some competition as of late

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Color theory is used by artists when creating new pieces. They don’t just pick random colors they like. Complimentary colors, warm colors, cool colors, analogous colors etc… are all factors to consider when creating something with color.

It’s not as simple as I think these colors would look cool, I’m going to use them.

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I don’t understand why. The only ano type I’ve seen from any company that looks more difficult than others is swirls.

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Personally I’m just in the ‘less is more’ camp. Like 2 colors and a neutral like black grey or clear is almost too much imo.

Also the term ‘hella-90’s’ always pops into my head when I see MFD ano jobs. Like they should all be named after Rocket Power characters. Pic related.

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Basically the number of steps involved. There’s a lot that goes into them. I get where you’re coming from though, most of my yo-yos are solid, and I don’t usually care for busy colors, but I worked with anodizers at a previous employer (totally unrelated to yo-yos) and I can appreciate the work that goes into what they do

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Yeah not trying to be a jerk, I am legitimately asking because multicolor splashes have been a thing for a long time now.

Is it specifically the interwoven line work that makes it more complex?

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