Andy Martin

Stunning Routine and Wonderful Gimmicks

This is an amazing routine which looks absolutely impossible in Johnny Wong’s hands. Even in mere mortal’s hands is is still very possible to do the effect justice. The corner-stone of the effect uses a new coin set called the Trinity Coin Set. You get four of these coins to do the explosion of 12 coins from 1. But the routine is so smooth that you have plenty of time to pull in the other coins.

The gimmicks are flawless and there is a very clever non-sleight move that really makes it look like the coins are appearing out of thin air right in front of the spectators. I have never seen this idea used before and it really makes the production far simpler and magical.

These coins represent huge value and although we always talk about Todd Lassen and Jamie Schoolcraft when it comes to coin gimmicks, I think that Johnny Wong deserves a huge mention too. His coins are beautifully made and are an incredible value.

This is certainly one set of coins that you will use. BTW, the DVD comes with a number of other cool ideas that you can do with the Trinity Coin Set, none of which will disappoint!

Highly Recommended!

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The perfect table for your whole act!

Since purchasing these tables I have finally been able to turn up at a show with just the table. Having the draws and cabinet at the back make a huge difference. When coupled with the accessories you dramatically increase the capabilities of this table. Made in the usual high quality manner that we expect from Viking.

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Time to Peform Magic again!

One of the problems of collecting a lot of magic is that you never find time to actually perform it. The real magic only occurs when you perform in front of a live audience. The ironic thing is that many effects that are prized collectibles are often not practical to perform. Not so with the Magical Wolf Man! His magic is for sure collectible, but it is even more performable.

This is the second version of his Jumbo Balloon Wand, based on the original Balloon Tray by Warren Stephens. The first Jumbo Balloon Wand was great, but it was aimed more for kids shows and slightly less streamlined. This new version works great for all audiences. It is a dream to set-up and like all of Chance’s amazing magic works 100% of the time. When it comes to performing magic, any prop that doesn’t work 100% of the time is going to stay on the shelf most of the time – maybe this is why they are called Collectible!

As with all of my recent Wolf’s Magic purchases this will stay in the collection and I look forward to performing it to real people soon!

Thanks Chance for maintaining such consistent high standards in all of your great Collectible and Performable Magic!

Highly Recommended

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Beautiful Magic for kids with fine Wooden Props!

This is the good old die box like effect. Wonderful props and the kids have fun of course!

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Finally a Freddie that is really Entertaining!

There have been many, many versions of the Milbourne Christopher classic: Forgetful Freddie. Unfortunately, although the props have changed the basic routine has not. Sadly, the typical routine is nowhere near as good as the number of versions suggests. For me the reason for the losing of the head has always been a bit weak and the reproduction never quite lived up to the applause queue I had hoped.

Well that is until Chance Wolf came along with the help of Arthur Atsma and gave us the beautiful and very entertaining Happy Hyena! Now you have an amazing prop with an equally entertaining routine to do the basic premise justice. The whole routine is now played as a game show with three contestants trying to make the audience laugh and the Happy Hyena is the judge. At one point he laughs so loud his head falls off! There is a laughing sound box, a neat Jiggling Head effect and lots of fun along the way. It just makes so much more sense and is so much more entertaining than any other version I have seen.

We all know that Chance makes the most colorful, dependable, and unique Children’s magic available today and this amazing Hyena proves the point. If you missed this the first time around, because you thought it was just another Freddie, think again, this is one of the most entertaining Children’s routines I have seen for a while!

Highly Recommend for Children’s Entertainers and Collector’s of fine Magic everywhere!

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In some ways even better than Dr. Q!

This is a wonderful version of the Spirit Hand effect. I have always loved the Dr. Q Spirit Hand and it certainly looks and feels great. However, this one from Joe Stevens is not only a lot cheaper there is one aspect of it that is actually better. It uses a slightly different mechanism to move the hand and this allows for a much greater range of motion than the traditional Dr. Q.

It looks as clean as can be and even with a close-up of the table you’ll never spot anything, and yet when you are ready you can move that hand really high up without appearing to do anything. The finish is not quite as nice as the Owen one, and due to the smaller board you don’t have quite as much cover to do the move, but at $100’s less than it is really a wonderful item. The smaller board certainly makes it easier to pack too.

Highly Recommended for all those would be Spiritualists out there and even some hard core Owen Collectors!

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Really adds a new dimension to Wild Card!

So I’ve been performing Wild Card in various forms for over 30 years and I must say that Target Practice really adds an extra kicker to the effect. Not only do the cards change from one set to the other, but the holes appear to move too!

I’ve had this for a while but have only just started performing it and the results have been amazing. This is for sure my new favorite version of Wild Card – and with Paul’s new DVD it is easier than ever to follow the basic moves.

Most Highly Recommended!

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Another Great Porper Item!

Sometimes I am so off base as to what lay audiences will like and this Flipper Chip is a great example. If you follow the easy routine that comes with this you’ll have an amazing piece of entertainment at any time in your show which requires no reset, and really no moves.

It was a real surprise how well this plays to lay people.

Another item being slotted into my walk around show!

Great Job!

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Finally Howie Gets it Right!

So I believe I have owned pretty much every version of this wonderful effect from The Trickery. But this most recent set that is built for The Trickery by those great guys over at The Magic Wagon is truly a masterpiece. Everything about previous versions has been improved and now you really do have a miracle on your hands.

In effect you show two boxes of miniature cards: one with red backs and one with blue backs. A color is chosen and the box is closed and placed in front of the spectator. Then a card is chosen from the remaining deck The magician explains that the card is going to turn itself face up in the box that was placed in front of them. But, when the box is opened not only has the card turned face-up the rest of the deck has vanished. It is a great little effect that is basically automatic in working.

Now is the time to purchase this beautiful effect as Howie has reached the summit with this beauty now. Quite Exceptional!

Most Highly Recommended for Collectors and Performers!

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Great Quality!

Don’t confuse this Close-Up case with the one released by MAK Magic – this is far superior and comes from a time when they knew how to make good quality tables and cases.

I’ve just ordered a heavy duty table base from my good friend George at Viking Magic and I look forward to having a very useful performing and storage area.

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