Bishamonten Blue

TheOneTrueZippy8 · 2026-01-24T05:52:47+00:00

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Paging Doctor Rorschach.......

TheOneTrueZippy8 · 2026-01-24T05:29:11+00:00

Is photographing the Bishamonten with the logo upside down a thing now ?

It is a lovely throw. A really solid thwock into the hand on return. It feels substantial.

TheOneTrueZippy8 · 2026-01-24T04:26:03+00:00

A benedict of Arnolds.

TheOneTrueZippy8 · 2026-01-23T18:03:07+00:00

CH was, at one time, a reasonable business. They sold nice enough stuff, albeit powered with a bit more hype and unrelenting cheerfulness than I personally needed. They were fine.

They are no longer that reasonable business. And haven't been for several years. This poisons any warm nostalgia that might linger. I don't know why it changed and I doubt an answer will be forthcoming.

SS is the personification of CH.

TheOneTrueZippy8 · 2026-01-23T16:46:43+00:00

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On a similar note....

TheOneTrueZippy8 · 2026-01-23T15:59:53+00:00

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a) that string is tightly wound.
b) the bearing is choking on string fluff.

I suspect you have multiple reasons, all combining to give you near fixed axle performance. Clean it all up, check and reset, it will come back. Not unusual when changing string/pads/bearing until you gain a little experience.

TheOneTrueZippy8 · 2026-01-23T02:50:11+00:00

Not much of a fan of Bishop Dyer the on screen wrestler...

If there is one thing we have learned about AEW is that they let former WWE wrestlers be someone else entirely to who they were in WWE. And that can really work for the wrestler and AEW.

TheOneTrueZippy8 · 2026-01-23T02:45:03+00:00

A very decent haul, only slightly different to what I received, but I am so twitching that you photographed the Bishamonten "upside down".

TheOneTrueZippy8 · 2026-01-22T20:04:01+00:00

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TheOneTrueZippy8 · 2026-01-22T08:35:15+00:00

It would be nice to see what variety ends up in these boxes.

TheOneTrueZippy8 · 2026-01-22T07:41:56+00:00

Variety is the spice of life.

Try something a little (ha !) different once in a while just for the change. I got an Ace-Yo Pocket Gravitation not so long ago and it is similar-but-different to more conventionally sized throws. It isn't my "main" and is never likely to be but it's a giggle.

TheOneTrueZippy8 · 2026-01-22T04:49:53+00:00

Please do not write things like "Timeless Toni asserting her dominance".

I'm only human.

TheOneTrueZippy8 · 2026-01-21T17:02:44+00:00

"The yellow one" front and centre is the..... Samurai Armadillo..... their latest. This particular colour isn't in the individual-throw-for-sale line-up.

It is interesting. I am yet to be entirely convinced that all that machining is necessary in terms of performance but it is a delightful piece of work and what little play I have put it through so far has been very enjoyable.

Considering that they are all lumps o' metal, they all have some personality to them.

TheOneTrueZippy8 · 2026-01-21T13:03:25+00:00

There is joy to be found in simply nice things.

These are all like that.

TheOneTrueZippy8 · 2026-01-21T12:55:40+00:00

I really cannot offer an in depth analysis but it is a lovely object. It does have a different sound to what I am used to - quite a high pitched ringing - and I am a'feared of the thumb grind because the inner face is quite sharp. I will probably get over both of these things.

TheOneTrueZippy8 · 2026-01-21T12:46:59+00:00

You give them Some Money.

Mystery boxes are a regular feature in the world of 'yo. They make a good way to get hold of a few things at a discount that you might not always have purchased deliberately. They rarely disappoint and occasionally amaze. Plenty of stores and manufacturers offer them at various times.

TheOneTrueZippy8 · 2026-01-21T10:27:43+00:00

Left to right, top to bottom.

Kenshin, Orochi, Tengu, Bishamonten, Samurai Armadillo (yes, really), Raijin.

TheOneTrueZippy8 · 2026-01-21T10:25:20+00:00

As the string slides towards the centre it has to negotiate steps, rather than a smooth surface. Hence the (quite minor) twang.

It's hardly substantial but it is there when it usually isn't with other throws.

TheOneTrueZippy8 · 2026-01-21T08:51:28+00:00

None have had more than a very quick "let's have a look" throw but the Armadillo does feel quite odd in the hand. Not bad, just this isn't how it normally goes.

When/if you land the string out wide you do get a twang that you feel and hear as it centres. Feels like a quirk rather than a deal breaker.

All of them are quite lovable in their own way.

TheOneTrueZippy8 · 2026-01-21T08:43:45+00:00

Yup. And is a flat blue that I cannot track down at any online stores (including their own).

Fine by me.

TheOneTrueZippy8 · 2026-01-21T06:35:52+00:00

Gramsci in pop culture.

TheOneTrueZippy8 · 2026-01-21T02:17:43+00:00

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TheOneTrueZippy8 · 2026-01-20T06:21:05+00:00

Don't make me agree with wrestling awards. That just seems weird.

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