Andy Martin

The Fastest Rabbit in the World!

I’ve been a big fan of Harry’s Leat’s Run Rabbit Run for almost forty years and over the years have owned quite a selection of effects based on the idea. But this is the first time I have seen Kovari’s Turbo Bunny – and boy is he aptley named: he moves really, really fast! It is quite amazing how fast that little trigger makes this little guy move. Internally there are a number of pulleys that make the magic happen. But externally it is just woosh, woosh, woosh!

This Bunny also comes with the popping out of the side and as far as I know was the first RRR to have the bunny pop out of the top (Chance Wolf added it to his Run Wolf Run and I’ve seen a few others, but not one this old).

This is a rare find and if you are a RRR fan you’ll definitely want this!

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An Unusual item from the Ken Klosterman Collection

This is a great little item that comes from the amazing Ken Klosterman collection (yes it even has his stamp on the bottom). It is the Triple Coin Boxes effect in the shape of a neat little trunk.

It works smoothly and looks great! It is also smaller than the usual Triple Coins so if space is a premium, this will fit the bill!

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Colorful and Beautifully Made

I was always a big fan of Magic Hands from Germany. They consistently made high quality magic and had some great ideas. This was one of their big sellers and the quality was amazing.

If you’re looking for a showy production from three silks that you show individually with no body loads this is the one for you. The umbrellas are very well made and very bright and showy. Comes with all the silks and umbrellas you need to work this beauty!

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Clever and Colorful!

So this is Magiro’s Fantastica or Fantastic Triple Production. From a seemingly empty clear tube you produce 12 silks in total in 3 distinct phases.

It all looks very convincing and it is easy to perform. If you were doing a parlor act and wanted to produce a lot of color this would be the way to go.

There is one load but it is made under cover of the first production which is basically automatic and there is plenty of misdirection for the simple action. So you end up producing all of these silks for a clear tube which is clearly empty at the beginning. Very nice!

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A Great Version of the Color Changing Records

I’ve had various color changing records/cds over the years but this is the most magical and visual. It even includes a final color change at the end using the Instant Art principle which looks very clean indeed.

The props are well made and the quality is about as good as the Ton Onosaka Nu-Way Color Changing Records which was my favorite up until now.

The effect and routine is a little different from the more classic Silk Serenade by Pavel, which many of these are based upon but I prefer it.

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A Nice Acrylic Frame for a Classic Effect!

So this is a version of the Dr. Stanly Jaks ‘Supersonic Card Prediction’ with a nice acrylic frame. You might remember the awful one Hank (do you remember him?) put out about twelve years ago. This is much better.

The frame itself is very nicely made and whether you use it for this trick or need it for another display of cards it does look neat. If you were thinking of using it for an Ultissimo type effect you might be disappointed as the frame does not easily rotate around. It probably could with some filing down, but as it arrives it is pretty stiff (the way it should be of course).

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Entertaining and Clever Method

When I first watched the video for this I was not sure how it worked at all and really liked the routine. The box is very nicely made and looks great in the parlor or on stage. The method is easy when you know how, but I still think it is clever and a fooler for sure.

This could be a real hit in your show. Great Comedy and Great Magic!

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Pom-Poms with Extra Tassles!

I’m a big fan of the Pom-Pom Prayer stick and I’m also a big fan of Harries Magic in Sweden. This effect combines both: a very clever version of the Pom-Pom Prayer stick made by Harries.

The tubes are well finished and the mechanism is very smooth and silent. The hook up is also very easy. It appears to work exactly the same as the Pom-Poms, but with the added complexity of three strings instead of two.

I’ll leave it up to you whether the added string makes this more impressive or more confusing, but this is certainly a clever idea and beautifully executed as you have come to expect from Harries.

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Nicely made and Packaged, but a Fooler?

So these have been going around and although the unit works fine and looks well made I don’t think anyone is going to be fooled by this – well maybe a four year old.

The base is too big and the ringer on the bell is huge and you can clearly see what looks like a magnet as part of the ringer. For the life of me I cannot understand why they didn’t use a much smaller magnet.

This is no Anverdi who did a much better job 30+ years ago and this is certainly no Nick Wenger either who did a supreme job in the last few years.

If you collect Spirit Bells then for sure get one, but if you wanted to fool someone in our era of iPhones, you won’t.

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A Beautiful Box and Routine!

This is the current Viking/CW version of this effect and is certainly better than the original. Although, it comes with a clean prediction of any card that the spectator chooses using the sword it has many other uses where a card box is required. It has a unique release mechanism for the transformation which means the box can be handled by the spectator before the transformation if so desired.

If you look at the original CW version of this box you’ll see how the knob on the lid has this big wide brass ring where the knob is, and on the newer version that does not exist. It’s this sort of attention to detail that makes George Robinson such a fine craftsman!

Also in this current version the sword now fits back in the box again, so you can carry the whole trick in the box and you have a reason for it since it stores the sword, cards, and prediction.

This is now a perfect and collectible Mental effect and I love it!

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