Review by Andy Martin for Kronos by Yves Doumergue
5 out of 5
What a Wonderful Magical Effect!
A few years ago there was an effect called Futour by Bazar de Magia. It required a card case to hold the gimmick, and it allowed you to borrow almost any watch and it would cause the watch to run very fast.
This effect is streets ahead of Futour – you can make the watch, stop, change time, and move forward all at your command. The gimmick is in plain sight all of the time and is really an amazing piece of micro electronics. By removing the need for the card case and givng better control of the watch this has turned a curiosity effect into some mind-blowing magic!
It appears to be very reliable and works every time. This is something you will really use.
Review by Andy Martin for No Chance by Peter Nardi, Marc Spelmann
5 out of 5
Great Gimmicked Dice, Great Routines
Peter Nardi and Marc Spelmann are two funny guys with some great magical ideas. This particular die I have used for years in an effect called Turning Stone by Jack Ruda. Max Maven used one in his recent Nothing DVD. One of the things that these boys have added is to use three dice, instead of one. If you are familiar with the method you will see how this can really speed things up as you wait for the last numbers to be rolled. It is a great refinement on an already wonderful ruse.
The routines that come with this are also first class and it is truly an effect that packs flat and plays big. The version of Nailed that appears on the DVD is one of the most fool proof you will find and is certainly recommended. There is also a great version of Bank Night.
The dice are very well made and look like normal dice – there are six dice included, but I have never seen the need to switch the three gimiicked ones for the three normal ones since they really are above suspicion.
A really wonderful utility item that you will find many uses for.
Review by Andy Martin for Dramatic Envelope by Masuda
4 out of 5
Very Clean, but harder than it looks!
If you watch the video for this it looks incredibly clean. There is one envelope sticking out of the wallet and the spectator can choose any of the 5 ESP symbols, and when the envelope is handed to the spectator it clearly has one card only in it, and it is their chosen card. It can be this clean for sure – the method is clever and the props are well built.
However, I have found to perform this as flawlessly as the video it requires hours of practice. For me the envelope sticks easily in the wallet and when it does come out you have to be sure that the gimmick does not show up. The reset is fairly easy but I have found that the whole gimmick needs to be reset each time, it is not just a matter of slipping one card back and you are all set to go. For this reason, I would not recommend it for walk around situations. It is best suited to the one off as shown in the video demo.
I really like Masuda’s magic, but this one I found to be not as practical or as easy as it looked. It could be me, but I spent a lot longer practicing this than normal and still found it difficult to make it flawless everytime.
Review by Andy Martin for Ring n Wallet by Doug Malloy
5 out of 5
Doug Malloy always GIves the Goods!
All of the Doug Malloy effects I have purchased have three things in common: they are complete entertaining routines, they are made very well, and they are easy to do.
This Ring ‘n’ Wallet is no exception. The wallet is very nice indeed – and after performing it for over Twenty years Doug has filled it with all of these gags, tips, ruses and otherwise useful stuff.
If you bother to follow along in the well produced video you will have another killer routine at your disposal. Learning all the bits of business will take you some time, but not because its difficult, just because there is a lot to pull together. But if you want a full 5 minute routine of anything it will take some practice. Doug provides everything you require to make this a true feature of your act.
If you are a performer then this is precisely the sort of magic you will use and will love.
Review by Andy Martin for Just In Case by Joe Porper, Pete Biro
5 out of 5
Another Really Wondeful Porper Production!
With this latest fine quality miracle from Joe Porper he has teamed up with magic legend Pete Biro and what sweet magic they produce together.
There are a number of routines you could perform with thie outfit from a straight ring flight (without a dangerous and risky reel) to a clean key off rope penetration.
But when you combine them together you have a real magical mystery: you borrow a ring and throw your key case onto the table. You then hand a shoelace to a spectator and say you are going to make their ring magicially appear on the shoelace under cover of a handkerchief.
Things go badly wrong and you find instead of the ring appearing on the string that your key does! This key is incredibly well made by the way. Then you open up the key case that has been in view all the time and find dangling from the chain is their ring firmly attached to the clasp inside.
Great entertainment, great props, great method, and easy to do!
Review by Andy Martin for Stealth Assassin Wallet v1.1 by Peter Nardi, Marc Spelmann
5 out of 5
Great Wallet the way it should have been made!
This is a great wallet, and now made the way it should have been in the first place. If you have 1.0 and don’t use it very much, then it probably is not worth upgrading since the changes though nice are relatively minor. However, if you do use the wallet then the upgrade makes more sense. Of course if you don’t have the 1.0 version then you are in for a real treat with this version.
The Stealth Assassin is very well made in England – not quite as good as Jerry O’Connell’s work, but still very fine, and it has a heck of a lot built into the one wallet. Most wallets you can set-up for one trick, and it does it well, but then you are done. With the Assassin you can set it up for 3 or 4 effects with little trouble and each one uses a different feature of the wallet.
You can use it as Peek Wallet, a Mutiple out prediction Wallet, an Out to Lunch Wallet, and even a card to wallet with variations on these themes. I could easily see you building a whole act around the wallet, and in such a way that the wallet does not seem like a prop. It is just a wallet for holding predictions and cards for the effects.
The wallet looks very normal and easily fits in your shirt pocket – Peter says you can use it as your real wallet, and I have no issues with that – you really could. The two DVD’s that come with it have Peter Nardi + Marc Spelmann in fine form, and they made me feel a bit homesick for sunny old London. They detail many routines, tips, and ideas in over two hours of video.
This is a wonderful package with which you can build some very sweet magic and it all fits into a neat little space.
Review by tom kasner for Haunted Briefcase by Kasner Electronics
5 out of 5
Where the haunted briefcase began
I was recently invited to attend a garage sale at the Villa Montezuma in San Diego and found this rather ratty old briefcase (not as old as the house, but well used!). The Villa is a late 1800’s mansion, decorated in period style, with stained glass windows, heavy paneling and secret compartments. It was also the former home of Jesse Shephard, a mystic and spiritualist. I had no idea the power the possessions of this house would prove to have.
After many months, I opened this old briefcase to see what use it might fill. I was distracted by a friend stopping by, and laid my notepad and pen inside before leaving the room. A few moments later my wife yelled out that she was going to the market. She also said that she had written the phone number of a client who had called on the pad in that "old ratty briefcase". Somehow, unexplained, still a mystery to this day, I could suddenly see that phone number even though the briefcase was in a different room! I walked out to where the briefcase was to confirm the accuracy of my vision- it was accurate! I felt this strange but gave it no further thought. Later that afternoon, (the old briefcase still in the same place on the table) my daughter wrote down the phone number where she was going to be for the evening on the same pad within the old briefcase. Once again, yes, you know the rest! Once ……maybe. Twice…..??? Time to put this old briefcase to the test. I asked my neighbor to come over, and asked him to draw a symbol on the pad in the briefcase while I was out of the room- without being able to see what he had drawn, I was able to duplicate his symbol perfectly. We have tried this experiment again and again with the same result. Haunted? Maybe. Will it work for you? Absolutely! We Guarantee It! TK
Review by William for Visible Vampire by Mak Magic
3 out of 5
I have had the effect for years and use it alot.
I have had great used the effect alot and have never had the effect break. The effect is built well but as you use it make sure no one gets a close look at the top of the block, I keep the block inside the box when I bring it out. It is worth the money and it always works.
Review by William for Finale Suitcase Table by Mak Magic
3 out of 5
This is the second table I had and used if for many years
I had mine repainted and I love the table until I took it to the airport and that was the end of it. If you fly do not ship in in the plane because it is not built for that.
Review by William for Hippity Hop Rabbits by Mak Magic
3 out of 5
My very first rabbit set.
This is the set I started with and use if for along time. You might have a bit of a noise problem with it but just talke while you "change things" and it will work fine.
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