“The next version’s idea was to change the design to be modular. One thing for me was to push the design extreme in both ways to find the middle ground balance point.
The concept was to have rubber weight rings that allowed for a press fit cap design. This made sure the caps were locked in, and eliminated any chance for vibe (in theory). It also allowed for smaller caps like Butterfly XT caps to fit.”
“This design was maybe too over engineered. The issue was that, it was far too hard to remove the caps once they were in. The yoyo also did not play well without weight rings inside, the stock bare bones setup was 57g, the yoyo was too light. Designing around all of these constraints was too hard, I would need to alter the design completely, likely ditching my original plan of an organic.
5 exist, one is with One Drop, one is with a friend, the other three are with me.”
“My first design was named FUWA and there’s 5 in existence. One was sold to a friend who really helped give me the confidence I needed in the beginning. One was test plated at a local shop, it’s a 1 of 1 gold, and does not play very well. One was sent to One Drop for their playable museum, the last two are with me. I designed this one in 2021 and recieved months later in May of 2022.”
Released in 2004, the Pro Edition was a limited, 200 yoyo, release. It had a wider string gap. Used SPR Large Bearing kit and a C-sized Dif-E-Yo Konkave bearing. Originally sold for $40.
The Chop Shop edition was a limited run “Back to Basics” Element X, designed for customizing. Gone was the SPR axle system, and the original bearing design was used. It was recessed for pads, and notched in the recess to add silicon response. With custom logo, this release was limited to only 48 pieces.
The Remix was the first Buzz-On model to feature their SPR axle system with a medium sized bearing. Like most of the Element X line, colors varied widely. Very many combinations of body color, weight ring color, and logo color. Pictured here is a Marbled Yellow Brown Remix. These sold for $28.99
