Noctu

From ILYY:

“Back in 2007 when we came close to finishing up the E1NS, we goofed around in CAD and created crazy ‘never-been-done’ shapes. At the time, we thought our yoyo making to be a one-time endeavor. Thus, the designs we created were not focused on DFx aspects at all.

One of these brainchilds was the Noctu. Right after we rendered the first 3D-model, we realized, there was something here. This was too special to be left in a mental drawer. It had to be brought to life.

When the E1NS nuked into the scene and obliterated our wildest expectations, we immediately sought out to awaken the Noctu. This proved itself to be hard, very hard. The design was so bonkers (including the asymmetrical bearing seat), our machining shop struggled long and hard to get the first prototypes machined. In the end, they succeeded and were in business.

Tossing these around, we quickly had a list of improvements collected and were ready for the next improved iteration. However, we soon learned the design still was very challenging to machine and thus went from iteration to iteration.

The delays became so intense that we released more yoyos and new models in between the Noctu prototypes. In the end, we released 10 different batches and all had their quirks and changes.

We always wanted to return to the OG specs, the way we had initially thought Noctu to feel like. That’s what we did with this 2019 release, based on the smaller diameter and the traditional wider wings, the new Noctu is an ode to old school ILYY.

Ready to roam night skies on Halloween 2019.

2020 batch #1 to feature our brand new Lebkuchen (ginger bread) colorway.

2020 batch #2 to feature the Schokolade (chocolate) colorway.”

Proto #1

20 units of the Noctu 1st prototype were produced in a standard black/grey anodization.

Proto #2

20 units of the Noctu 2nd prototype were produced in a pearl color in a pearl anodization.

Proto #3

25 units of the Noctu 3rd prototype were produced in a standard blue anodization.

Run #1

There were 110 units in the first production run of the Nocta in CandyBlast Blue.

PrePro #1

The PrePro #1 run of the Nocta had 12 units in a silver colorway with a Candodize finish.

Special #1

The Special #1 run of the Nocta had 15 units in a black/gold colorway with a CandyBlast finish.

Run #2

The 2nd Production run of the Nocta had 151 units in a titanium colorway with a Candodize finish.

Special #2

The 2nd Special run of the Nocta had 15 units in a lasered titanium colorway with a Candodize finish.

Run #3

The 3rd Production run of the Nocta had 60 units in a titanium colorway with a Candodize finish.

Special #3

The 3rd Special run of the Nocta had 20 units in a black/gold splash colorway with a Soda Blast finish.

Run #4

The 4th Production run of the Nocta had 23 units in a titanium colorway with a Candodize finish.

Run #5

The 5th Production run of the Nocta had 31 units in a Lebkuchen colorway with a Candodize finish.

Run #6

The 6th Production run of the Nocta had 49 units in a Schokolade colorway with a Candodize finish.