I like the parallel orientation because it is in harmony with the intrinsic radial nature of a yoyo body.
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You mention not wanting to be like TMBR. Fallen 44 has been doing the parallel SpectraPly now for a couple of years. There is even a YYE edition
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Fallen 44 have done it for a while, yes.
I really donāt like the look of theirs at all.
I donāt care for their aesthetic either, especially now that they engrave everything.
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In fact, I like nothing about their yoyos.
Wellā¦ I like that they use wood.
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Same here, Iāll go with the old adage āIf you canāt say anything nice, donāt say anything thing at allā and Iāll leave it at that.
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Iāll say that they are a unique offering in the fixed axle market. They have their own aesthetic and horror/ satanic theme. No-one else has that.
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One thing to consider is how the yo-yo appears when spinning. The horizontal ply colors will blur together when spinning while the parallel ply color will look the same. I donāt have a strong opinion either way, but i might be worth considering depending on what colors of SpectraPly are available, and what composite color they create when they blur together.
I noticed the blur happening in some of @edhaponikās videos when he uses his rainbow Spectra EH and blue/purple Spectra EH, and thatās what made me think about it.
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I prefer layers parallel in general, but Bloodcells look better when the layers of the spectra are horizontal, since the dimple desing makes such a unique presentation for it.
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The answer is both. Theyāre both great. I donāt think it should be either/or. If you must make only one, then horizontal is the traditional choiceā¦ but imo traditions were made to be broken!
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Horizontal (TMBR) orientation wins easily!
I think Iāll make my next Bloodcell like that one.
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I like this idea. Both look great, always good to have some variety.
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I like how horizontal looks on the sides, but overall prefer parallel.
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