Kamui at Worlds.

By any chance any of u want a Kamui, it'll be available at Worlds.
And according to Japan Technology's post on yoyoing.com,
it'll be available at YYN and II after the event as well.

I've post about Kamui before, u can check out the posts.
and also post by Japan Technology.

once again, if you're not going, know anyone who's going to Worlds?

Kamui Pre-Order at SPINWORKX

remember the high-end machined offstring yoyo, Kamui?

click to see.

SPINWORKX is taking pre-order for it!

the Kamui is going at 199.90SGD.

Pre-Order yours now using the Spinworkx Contact Page!

not from Singapore?

Contact Spinworkx for more info~

Colored Kamui

Kamui in Orange and Red color spotted in Futoshi Maruyama's Facebook!

Kamui

Kamui from Japan Technology.

posted earlier on here.

was available for purchase but i think the deadline is up for internet orders.
however if you're curious, you can still visit the page,

the machined tough plastic offstring yoyo will cost u approx. 120+ USD. excluding shipping.
i think they're considering making more for retail... have no idea about that.
enjoy.

Shinwoo ZEN3

here i have with me, yes, ZEN3, from Shine too of course.

u've seen pictures of the ZEN2, now see ZEN3, local guys have been showing interest yea?

 

 

so so so... the ZEN3's got a totally different shape. well yes, the 3 ZENs all got different shape.
first look reminds me of the Kamui. i'm personally not a fan of this shape for 1A play, but its not that bad after some getting use to.
feels fresh holding it,  not exactly a unique shape now i would say... there's so many new shapes coming out, but i haven't try holding one like this, uh, shape wise, yes Kamui, but its huge, this is like normal?

so ok, like all new Shinwoos, the ZEN3 comes with the rubber pads, reversible ones, funny thing is... this one comes with just one side with the rubber resposne, the other side, a silicone pad, hinting Shinwoo's next possible new response?
the tester comes with clear ano(how nice if it came color anoed), same thing, grind doesn't really work for me, as in, it 'climbs', again, not stay. it depends on what you're looking for in a grind. this does not have the 'stacks' system, but uses the same axle system, and similar hub like the ZEN. now, unlike the ZEN2, this feels like a normal metal yoyo, probably because it doesn't have the 'stack' pole/bearing system.

Stability wise, for now, think its pretty stable, for me... note i've not play very long enough, just receive it like 3 days? few hours each. i think for now that its more stable than the ZEN2, i personally thinks the lubrication affects, this ZEN3 does not come as heavily lubed as the ZEN2, and of course most probably due to the shape, its almost H-profile too, its pretty obvious eh?
it look like it can handle side style pretty well, but i don't know, i could be wrong since i'm not one who do side styles, but you guys can try it out.
so here's my input so far for the Shinwoo ZEN3, would add on if i think of any.
uh... although the ZEN2 seems rather heavily lubed, i still prefer it to the ZEN3. same old thing, its probably just me.
 but i kinda enjoy doing front style with this yoyo, i still haven't figure out why.

*updates  12march2010
woke up, first thing, seriously, before leaving my room to brush my teeth, i took the ZEN3 and give it some throw... i immediately wanna update this post.
this thing is light, FAST, and it in a way reminds me of the HSpin CUT during play, it feels like it. really. the HSpin CUT is also FAST and light, probably feel slightly more solid. my ZEN2 is pretty much broken in already, i NOW feel that the ZEN2 is more stable than the ZEN3. no kidding. i initially prefer the ZEN2 shape, now i've grown to like both equally! still switching both every now and then to get more feel of it.
 go Flickr for larger pictures!

Japan Technology Kamui 2.0?

photos got off Futoshi's FB and cropped.

i remember hearing somewhere that Japan Technology's making a Kamui "2", and these are the clearest i can get. Futoshi's got weight rings?

Japan Technology「Rera」type1.0

photo got from Futoshi Maruyama's FB.

is this the "Kamui 2"?
a little similar to the shape of the YoYoSkeel Stalker. from what i heard, Futoshi owns a Stalker, he probably likes it alot.

Kamui's here.

clicky.

C3yoyodesign Solar

many of you should have tried WeiXuan's Solar, C3's delrin offstring yoyo.

here are more photos of it for those who don't get a chance to try it but want to take a closer look at it.

thanks WeiXuan for the photos.

i personally try it a couple times, and i want to share some info about it, first of all, its not the typical narrow gapped offstring yoyo that 'eats' the string easily, i think more of a Lee Kin Lok style like the YYJ Big Yo since the Solar is his signature yoyo. it felt heavy, and has rather thick body compared to other delrin offstring yoyo, i'll compare it more to the RecRev's Flanger instead of the Japan Technology Kamui and Rera, because the shape are so different, the Flanger is kind of more similar and i happen to get to try them all. Flanger feels lighter and more suitable for regen/string whip stype tricks, Solar, in my opinion, more to the string tricks, it still however, is able to perform string whips, just that compared to most offstring yoyo, to me, it doesn't eat strings that well, but its just me. but i still like playing with it, i can say everytime i meetup with WeiXuan i would borrow his Solar to play.

New Stuff From Auldey, Aoda & More!

it seems that Auldey, Aoda and other bootlegging company haven't been mention much lately, and most probably thought they haven't been making anything new?
but those who follow will know they're still making yoyos, Auldey for one, is still working on the Blazing Teens 4 products.

I'll break down in brands since there's quite a few new yoyos that i would like to share. there's alot in fact, but I'll just pick a few to share, those that i think are worth mentioning, most of others are pretty normal ones, so here goes...

here are one Auldey yoyo from the Blazing Teens 4 series, the Star Fox.

remember Takuto talking about the real L4 that have the same wall system like Avant Garde? this one is very similar to that, just click on the link to visit the post about the real L4.

now some Aodas.

the Transformers.

the shape reminds me of a yoyo from RecRev. but whats interesting is the black color thing, there's no picture of how its being attached to the yoyo rims, i guess its got to be screwed to it.

Here's the Dream II, i don't see any Dream I though.

I would say, its a plastic Kamui. I would definitely want to try this.

and The Dance of Sand.

I'll compare it to a Duncan Freehand. somewhere between the Zero and 2s
i think this would be pretty nice, the shape seems okay, but a wee bit too narrow for my liking, but the rim seems to be metal, i think it'll be nice to play, along with the Duncan Freehand-ish caps. These are market as 5A yoyos too.

and here's some from 91yoyo, which I think refers to the forum itself.

here's the Knight.

Alright, this one definitely reminds me of a YYR Sleipnir, with Z-stacks.

yes. I don't know what else it'll remind you of, if not a YYR.

and here's the Yoyo Spirit.

so, I'm guessing most people will say its similar to YYR's Clashcube, or some other wide yoyos, maybe YYF Monster/SUPERwide, etc. But, it reminds me of a non wide yoyo. Then the shape would probably reminds most players of Protostar, ROCKstar, or any similar to that form of shape, but, it on first look, it reminds me of the YYF 401K, but being pull wider. I like the rim design, I'm not sure if it serve any purpose in weight ditribution or whatsoever, but it caught my attention, its something I would like to have in my collection.

Here's one more from QiXia.

the Night Elves.

I'm not sure about you guys, but this one reminds me of the Blazing Teens 3 Luminous, plastic version. look from the profile pic. but stackless though, i think thats a metal weight ring installed, propably not gonna play bad, seems like a fun yoyo. And I think the hub either glows in the dark or it lights up.

From the look of it all, I personally feel that most of them are gonna play pretty well, look at the spacers and stuff, its all improving from what they used to be. lets not talk about the bearing, they're probably still not stainless. but you can always install your own stainless steel bearing! and i really wouldn't say these are bootlegs, maybe an exception for the Dream II, the rest are pretty normal like most yoyos that have similar shapes.