Price$50.00
Media TypeTrick, Online Instructions, Gimmick(s)
CategoryNot Listed
Date AddedSep 25, 2021
Rubik's Cube 3D Advertising
Evans, Henry
Martin Braessas
(Based on 1 review)
You will be able to produce a Rubik's cube from 2D to 3D without any cover!
The best opener for all Rubik's routines!
Catalog and Rubik are examinable!
Ready to use straight out of the box!
Very easy to do!
Includes gimmicks and online instructions
Note: Tv Rights not included with purchase please contact Mysteries and Henry Evans for Tv Rights.
Reviews
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If you’re into it, this would be a great opener effect.
But even if not, I think there’s a lot to be said for this product.
In fact, as I worked with the unit, it became clear that what Henry Evans and Martin Braessas have created is a unique, and practical, way of producing a 3D object from a 2D picture.
But for this review, I need to stick to the product at hand.
Let me get the bad news out of the way first.
There were two issues with the “quality” of the product. The first is that the cardboard fold-out showed up warped. It’s really thick cardboard and I’ve had a really tough time getting it flat. This won’t ruin the method, but it is annoying. I don’t know how, when or why it got warped but it showed up that way when in my mailbox.
The other issue is that, after practicing the effect a couple of times, some of the “internal mechanisms” broke loose.
Thankfully, the manufacturers obviously know this is a problem and included a detailed tutorial about how to fix the issue.
Of course, being an engineer, I might suggest they do a better job in assembly (better or more glue, for instance).
Or, if you’re worried about this happening to you, there are alternate ways of producing the cube than just having it drop and hit the table. In fact, I also prefer the alternates from a performance perspective.
So… a couple of technical issues, neither catastrophic.
The effect is as shown. You have a fold-out “catalog” for various Rubik models and turn the standard 3x3 cube product photo into the real thing.
You really have to watch your angles, especially if you’re working close up. I did a quick visual estimate and figure you’ve got about plus or minus 25 degrees off direct center before people will be in the “danger zone.”
Assuming you want to do other things with the cube after the production, there’s a bit of cleanup to be done. The creators explain several workable and relatively simple methods for this, with or without a table or other props around. And nobody is chasing you, so no need to run.
The only other thing of note is that the cube is gimmicked, but all the work is internal and so shouldn’t interfere with any other effects you want to do with the cube. In fact, once you know how to repair the cube, you can make others and possibly even gimmick other cubes you have that might also have “work” in them.
Finally, I just want to reiterate that the thinking and work behind this effect could easily be used to produce other objects. If you’re looking to produce one of your (small, relatively lightweight) props in a magical way, I think the price of this item is worth it just to learn the secret.