It’s great. It’s not delrin, delrin is the branded pom. But it is pom, probably to save costs, machining delrin/pom is as expensive as machining aluminium. It plays very nice. Neutral weight distribution means it can handle pretty much anything, but it’s big. Very big. It plays bigger than it is and you have to be aware of it’s size when you’re playing with it, especially in more dense mounts. The huge catch zone makes it very easy to catch. Performance wise, it’s no Triad, but it’s got plenty. Feel wise, it’s feels light but not fast which is great for more relaxed sessions.
Has anyone ever unscrewed their draupnir? I’m afraid because it’s so tight to begin with and the posts I’ve read about YYR and added vibration after re-tightening. Any truths to this?
I do it regularly. Axle is short so there’s not a lot of surface area to grip the threads. As long as you’re gentle when you’re putting it together initially, you’re fine. Once you feel the threads grip, you can spin it as tight as you like, just don’t slam it together.
Yeah, I’ve screwed up a few times with older models (2 Sleipnirs and a Stargazer) resulting in stripping, but never had any issue with the most recent models
however, when people refer to YYR being more likely to strip, they generally talk about older YYR which used a short m5 axle, and those were easily stripped
It is great seeing that YYR is playing both sides of the consumer market.
Low-cost Rebellion Bi-Metals for the masses and high-end Draupnir, Laser and Valkyrie, etc; for those who wish to splurge on luxury.
I cannot wait to try the Rebellion “Start the Riot”. It looks fabulous. The reaction it got in the Japanese market suggests that it is beast. They were gone in an instant. I do not know how the word gets out in Japan, but instant-sellouts are invariably great.
I would not think it is quite up to the YYR top-shelf, for sure. That does leave quite a bit of room for the Rebellion to shine though. That YYR “top-shelf” is somewhere on the edge of space.
The POM Diffusion just slays any plastic readily available on the market right now. I haven’t put it down since I got it, and didn’t even think about a metal over the weekend. I’ve never owned the polycarb version. I wonder how they compare.
I also ordered a silver Start the Riot. It should be here mid-week. I’ll let you guys know what I think.
persson
(Fabrizio Rotoloni - cursum perficio)
4140
waiting for the arrival me the silver Start the Riot. I read that has a behavior similar to Valkyrie, I really hope no, because when I tried it I did not like at all.
I also saw the Invaders must die … really bad shape.
persson
(Fabrizio Rotoloni - cursum perficio)
4141
I also played with the diffusion POM (with that of Riccardo Fraolini), it is totally different from polycarbonate version … It is basically as if it were made of aluminum, absolutely amazing !!!
