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ChasVH Loyal user 266 Posts |
This is a new effect that I am looking for information on and have tried on "Latest and Greatest" for the last 3 weeks and no one seems to know anything about it. It has been out for awhile and is quite expensive for what it looks like so I cannot figure out what makes this different or expensive as I already have Campbells Cube Off which is great and a number of other penetration effects like this (Mikame etc). I like this kind of effect. I just want a review or more information to make sure this is worth my money. The video looks pretty good but you never know. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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kaos333 New user Baltimore, MD 25 Posts |
It looks like the Cube Off effect. For Cube Break the ad claims that all props can be examined before and after the effect. I don't know if Cube Off can be examined since I don't currently own the effect.
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martonikus Regular user 167 Posts |
With "Astor's Cube Break" the props can be casually examined and the effect is clean. HOWEVER it requires careful handling, and finger strength, and the mechanism is not only finicky, but is also somewhat fragile.
Campbell's Cube Off is a beautiful set with great "value for money". However, with Campbell's you cannot (easily) demonstrate what "normally" happens when the impaling wand is removed (although you can fake it). The props cannot be examined. Although the effect is startling, it is over in a flash; this is a trick, not a routine. "Final Penetration" by Mikame is another similar item. It is larger and more durable than Cube Break; everything can be "examined" (or handled) before and after; the normal result can be demonstrated, unlike Campbell's; but it's more expensive and more difficult to handle than Campbell's (though easier to manage than Cube Break IMO). A quick, easy and fun version is the "Vampire Block Release" in which a block is dropped in a tube, impaled, then shot out with a jerk and caught in the other hand (at which point the tube can be casually shown and looks innocent). Again, nothing can be examined. This is bit more costly than Campbell's and is also a bit smaller. The main difference is that with Campbell's the tube is inverted before the release; with Vampire Block it is never inverted. This makes a quick trick even quicker! But sometimes that can be an advantage. Size range: Cube Break (smallest), Vampire Block Release, Final Penetration, Campbell's Cube Off (largest). |
Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts |
These are the Vampire Block Escapes that I make... giant (4" block), standard (2.5"), and mini (1.5). I currently have the standard available on my website.
~michael baker
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Julie Inner circle 3936 Posts |
Don't forget Viking/CW's CHANG'S DOWRY. It is 100% examinable and will even fool magicians not familiar with its diabolical secret. It is on the small side, so it is better suited to close-up performance.
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Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts |
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On Aug 13, 2016, Julie wrote: Yes! I own one of those, and it's a beautiful prop. That is a great advantage for close-up work. It require the most basic of sleights to have it examinable, but in a close-up arena, you can and should expect things to occasionally get grabbed, whether you intend for it or not. Most of the other props discussed above are for parlor and stage use. I'm one of those who believes there is no reason to have stage props examined, so the mechanical methods of the others is usually irrelevant, so long as the prop works when it's supposed to.
~michael baker
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