Andy Martin

The Ultimate Mental Epic!

I’ve always liked Mental Epic. But this no force version from Joe Lefler at Fun-Tastic is so much better! He also showed me a wonderful presentation based on ideas from the fertile mind of Larry Becker, that is great for kids. I normally would not recommend mentalism for kids, but with this prop and the Becker routine it provides a wonderful interlude after the madness of Run Rabbit Run, and gives the little monkeys time to think a bit! A great trick, well made and highly recommended!

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Absolutely Eye Popping!

Audiences can’t get enough of this trick! When you see their reactions as you turn 5 one dollar bills into 5 one hundred dollar bills it is priceless. In recent years this is probably my most requested effect. It is easy to do and once you’ve created the necessary gimmick you’ll have an effect that is always ready. When performed correctly you can be surrounded and the audience can really burn your hands without seeing a thing.

Real magic and Highly Recommended for all performers!

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Amazing Colors and Large Load Capacity That Fools!

What a wonderful production screen this is. It looks great in bright red and yellow, stands 30 inches tall, and has a very clever load mechanism. You can show the screen all around and all the way inside and then produce a very large load, and you can show the inside and all around anytime during the production. When you are done the whole thing packs flat down leaving no clue where the items came from. Nothing is added or taken away and it resets instantly!

Made incredibly well and at a great price!

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Much Better Than The Gravity Box!

I was a big fan of the Gravity Box when it came out. However, it was not perfect and as I used it some problems showed up. Sometimes the lid would open due to the poorly designed clasp. In addition, it would not always stay firmly on the table. Gimpy’s new Mighty Mini is everything the Gravity Box promised to be and then some. It really is perfect!

Firstly, it looks much more like a "normal" box, the Gravity box always looked a bit "propy" – the Mighty Mini looks like it could be too heavy to lift and the clasp is much more substantial. Secondly, the mechanism is rock solid and once set there is no moving the box upwards or sideways. Thirdly, it has the wonderful new feature of the handle on the top (and optionally on the sides) coming off – this is a huge improvement on the basic design and really sells the idea of the box being heavy – plus it is opens up the routine for some very funny moments. Finally, it is priced much more reasonably.

There is still certainly room for the larger boxes that Gimpy produces – they have their own set of features that make them special, but if you are on a tight budget or have less space, or really like the handle popping off part then the Mighty Mini is for you.

Highly Recommended for performers everywhere!

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Thanks El Duco

It was sad to hear of El Duco’s passing recently. He had some great ideas and was a real gentleman of magic. This particular item is one of my favorites that he produced.

It is a sound activated version of the TV Card Frame. It works with a bang wand, gun or even a good clap. The mechanics are perfect and it delivers the card every time. It is easy to set and one of the better design features is that the base is deceptive enough to not really look big enough to store a card.

Collector’s Workshop still hold the crown with their Original Bulletproof, but this is a close second and is more practical in close-up and parlor situations, and is certainly cheaper and easier to set-up.

Highly Recommended.

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What a Terrifying Beauty!

Many magicians would love to be Houdini … and so escape effects often appeal to us. Unfortunately, most escapes are either too much work or are unimpressive. Not so with this incredible beauty from Cannon’s Great Escapes. The props look amazing and are very solid. The escape is 100% impossible, and yet you can pull it off almost effortlessly.

If you wanted to feature one escape in your act I believe this is the perfect candidate. You bring out the cuffs and lock a spectator up with them. No matter how hard they try they cannot escape. You now ask them to cuff you with the same cuffs. Next, they put a blue box around the cuffs to ensure that even if you had the key it is impossible to reach the key hole. Next your cuffed hands are placed inside the clear Lucite box and the blue box and cuffs are locked into place with a steel bar and also each corner of the box is locked down to the base. The padlocks used are genuine heavy duty Master locks. The whole thing looks so real and so impossible to escape from.

Now they cover up the box and a few clinks and clangs and struggles are heard coming from the box and shortly you pull your arms free. When the cover is removed the padlocks and blue box and steel bar are all still in place. It is simply amazing.

Highly Recommended for would be Houdinis everywhere!

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Before Chance Wolf there was Jack Hughes!

As much as I love Chance’s Run Wolf Run, you’ve still got to marvel at this vintage beauty from Jack Hughes in England. Bonzo is so cute!

The whole outfit looks amazing and the mechanism works very smoothly. I’m not sure why Harry Leat’s Run Rabbit Run theme appeals to me so much, but I can’t get enough of these babies.

The only sad thing about this version of Run Rabbit Run is that there is no option to have Bonzo look around from the side. Not sure why they left that out, but it does really add to routine. Even so, still an amazing beauty.

Jack Hughes’ magic is highly sought after these days and this is one of his finest.

Highly Recommended for Dog Lovers everywhere!

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What a Beautiful Surprise

New items from my good friend George Robinson at Viking Magic are few and far between. So when this item arrived in the mail last week I was particularly excited. The box looks amazing and intriguing with the chain. The effect is as clean as a whistle and there is absolutely nothing to find.

In effect you dangle the box from the chain in front of a spectator and inform him there is a deck of cards with a prediction inside the box. You ask him to mimic cutting a deck and count how many cards they have cut to and to look at the card at that position. This is all done in their mind. Next they reveal where they cut to and open the box and they take out the cards and prediction – the cards are not touched by the performer. They now count down to the number and show the card, it matches the prediction.

This is an beautifully clever idea which has a number of possibilities. The amazing thing is that the box and deck of cards are 100% ungimmicked and nothing is added or taken away. And yet you can always predict the card they will count too.

When George puts his mind to something you can always be assured of the highest quality, and this is one of those items that surely will keep everyone guessing.

It is a beauty George!

Most Highly Recommended for Collector’s and Performers everywhere!

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What a Beauty this is!

So I remember when the Gravity Box came out how everyone was excited by it. This box is so much better – it is much more solid when set, the inside of the box can be shown without fear, and the actual setting of the unit is done by the spectator!

There is absolutely no budging it when set – not sideways or up and down. It is just too "heavy" to budge. The construction of this box is also very finely manufactured and the box itself is quite heavy with a strong solid clasp at the front. Although the method is similar to the Gravity Box, it seems more realistic on this box because it is already that much heavier. So when the spectator suddenly is too weak to lift the box, it is much more plausible. The base even has some black-art going on, so it looks like you can see under the box.

Altogether, a much better thought out product and a real fooler.

Most highly Recommended!

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Wow! The Best Version of A Classic!

I’m a big fan of the original Bob Mason effect and really like the version Magic Wagon did recently too, but this version from Harrison Carroll takes it to a whole new level. The use of the clear board is genius and removes any suspicions the audience might have. The extra board to sum the values streamlines the process and even the little wand to hand out the numbers is another great addition. It is very obvious that Mr. Carroll has worked with the basic idea for many years and has put all of his ideas and gathered suggestions, into this marvelous ultimate product.

This is one that will totally fool them. It is perfectly clean and easy to do and will be a big hit in your act. Most Highly Recommended

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