# YoyoFactory Northstar (Aurora Borealis) **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [June 23, 2014, 5:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyofactory-northstar-aurora-borealis/67262 "2014-06-23T05:16:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![qpwoei12](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/qpwoei12/32/396_2.png) [@qpwoei12](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/qpwoei12)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2014, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyofactory-northstar-aurora-borealis/67262/41 "2014-07-06T13:38:58Z")
Gonna want spinning pics from you TA! ---
**Author:** ![Totalartist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/totalartist/32/1054_2.png) [@Totalartist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Totalartist)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2014, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyofactory-northstar-aurora-borealis/67262/42 "2014-07-06T13:43:56Z")
> [@qpwoei12](#): > > Gonna want spinning pics from you TA! I shall oblige.  ;)  I wish they would have released on the 4th.  I would have added one to my order, for sure. Check out the video, Fact’ryBen is in there too! I like it when he is in the promo videos. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/e/f/eefc936edc2efa4b85336025a07216d8abbb22b5.jpeg "YoYoFactory Northstar Aurora Borealis \*at work mix\*") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsINjeOXylA) ---
**Author:** ![NoHydraNo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nohydrano/32/1547_2.png) [@NoHydraNo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NoHydraNo)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2014, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyofactory-northstar-aurora-borealis/67262/43 "2014-07-06T19:10:48Z")
Such a cool colorway. Looks like it still isn’t very grind friendly, though, due to the smooth inner walls. Granted Tyler pulls off that one finger grind that would never work on my protostar, so maybe the material is slightly different? ??? ---
**Author:** ![Carsonel88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5a626/32.png) [@Carsonel88](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Carsonel88)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyofactory-northstar-aurora-borealis/67262/44 "2014-07-08T09:24:17Z")
> [@Yoyo](#): > > Nope its a northstar. It has a flat hub. I stand corrected, it is infact a Northstar! Im sorry! I thought when they were released they said they were the same as the PROTOstar, but I was wrong! Ill admit it =). ---
**Author:** ![NoHydraNo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nohydrano/32/1547_2.png) [@NoHydraNo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NoHydraNo)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyofactory-northstar-aurora-borealis/67262/45 "2014-07-11T17:10:26Z")
Mine arrived yesterday. First thing I noticed after unboxing it is how nice the swirl is. Very trippy. Second thing is the weight - I already knew I loved heavy throws due to my Counter Attack, but the Northstar just feels great on the string. I feel like my tricks are more consistent and deliberate with some heft. Placebo? Possibly, but I like it. The material isn’t any different from previous YYF releases, but I didn’t expect it to be (even if I secretly wish it was.) YYF - Make more Delrin throws! The Severe isn’t enough. ;D Pictures? You got it! [](https://i.imgur.com/H6nvC2Z.jpg) [](https://i.imgur.com/SCTs2FC.jpg) [](https://i.imgur.com/3W8Cg2D.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Totalartist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/totalartist/32/1054_2.png) [@Totalartist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Totalartist)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 2:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyofactory-northstar-aurora-borealis/67262/46 "2014-07-26T02:16:36Z")
I finally got a new Northstar. It’s a perfect yo-yo model too. [https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5589/14745809405\_6d68ece2a9\_c.jpg](https://flic.kr/p/ot38pc)[NorthstarAurora](https://flic.kr/p/ot38pc) by [The TotalArtist](https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr [https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3907/14745808935\_afc1f16958\_c.jpg](https://flic.kr/p/ot38g6)[NorthstarAurorab](https://flic.kr/p/ot38g6) by [The TotalArtist](https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr I took some cool photos of my Aurora Borealis Northstar spinning: [https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3855/14722736056\_c6dcbec033\_c.jpg](https://flic.kr/p/oqZSuQ)[Northstarspin4](https://flic.kr/p/oqZSuQ) by [The TotalArtist](https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr [https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2932/14745442862\_ae7e653eb3\_c.jpg](https://flic.kr/p/ot1fru)[Northstarspin15](https://flic.kr/p/ot1fru) by [The TotalArtist](https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr [https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5571/14559099569\_00eb3f578a\_c.jpg](https://flic.kr/p/obxc56)[Northstarspin8](https://flic.kr/p/obxc56) by [The TotalArtist](https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr [https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5560/14745450062\_136cb4b25e\_c.jpg](https://flic.kr/p/ot1hzC)[Northstarspin7](https://flic.kr/p/ot1hzC) by [The TotalArtist](https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr [https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3911/14742559751\_becd74501f\_c.jpg](https://flic.kr/p/osKtoF)[Northstarspin12](https://flic.kr/p/osKtoF) by [The TotalArtist](https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr [https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3864/14743372394\_34fdf92e91\_c.jpg](https://flic.kr/p/osPCXL)[Northstarspin23](https://flic.kr/p/osPCXL) by [The TotalArtist](https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr ---
**Author:** ![NoHydraNo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nohydrano/32/1547_2.png) [@NoHydraNo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NoHydraNo)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyofactory-northstar-aurora-borealis/67262/47 "2014-07-26T19:36:38Z")
They’re very photogenic. ---
**Author:** ![DrAwesome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/drawesome/32/1139_2.png) [@DrAwesome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DrAwesome)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyofactory-northstar-aurora-borealis/67262/48 "2014-07-26T20:56:17Z")
Still ugly to me. Glad y’all like it though. ---
**Author:** ![Sheep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sheep/32/1492_2.png) [@Sheep](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sheep)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyofactory-northstar-aurora-borealis/67262/49 "2014-07-26T21:03:28Z")
If only they made the flat hub area a bit concave. Would be a finger spin monster ---
**Author:** ![Totalartist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/totalartist/32/1054_2.png) [@Totalartist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Totalartist)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyofactory-northstar-aurora-borealis/67262/50 "2014-07-26T23:28:28Z")
> [@DrAwesome](#): > > Still ugly to me. Glad y’all like it though. I don’t like it. I love it! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jasonwongzero](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jasonwongzero/32/725_2.png) [@jasonwongzero](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jasonwongzero)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2014, 12:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyofactory-northstar-aurora-borealis/67262/51 "2014-07-27T00:00:29Z")
The ‘white’ anodize on the yoyo earlier in the thread wasn’t white,it’s just clear ano. The reason it looks white is because of the post photo processing and white balance of the image. Blasted surfaces out of anodize can look silver whitish depending on the contrasting ano colors around it. ---
**Author:** ![Totalartist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/totalartist/32/1054_2.png) [@Totalartist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Totalartist)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2014, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyofactory-northstar-aurora-borealis/67262/52 "2014-07-27T00:42:51Z")
^ We know there is no such thing as a “white” anodize, and it’s clear. But, in person, that yo-yo really looks just like it does in the photo. If I were to describe that color to someone unfamiliar with anodizing, it would be “white.” It is remarkable in person, without a doubt. ---
**Author:** ![NoHydraNo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nohydrano/32/1547_2.png) [@NoHydraNo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NoHydraNo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2014, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyofactory-northstar-aurora-borealis/67262/53 "2014-07-27T16:32:12Z")
> [@Sheep](#): > > If only they made the flat hub area a bit concave. Would be a finger spin monster I wish. I also wish they would texturize the catch zone for finger grinds. I don’t understand why they left it all smooth, but then they textured the outer rims, which doesn’t really do much but allow me to be sloppy with chopstick. Still, the proto/northstar must be my favorite design ever, because I enjoy them even more than my metals. I still need to try a new diffusion though. [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyofactory-northstar-aurora-borealis/67262.md?page=2)