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Ok this guy looks too cool! Haven't found a video yet but these two photos gives some hint at its movement!

Fantastic John, Now that's great inventive thinking! I love the use of the paint brush and glue idea. It also fits with the card being in a plastic dish, because you don't want the glue to get everywhere! Very nice!

SimonC wrote:cheers mate it has a little secret something the original didn't (as far as I can work out at least)

yes I loved your 360 spin off the top, a very smart addition! Love it!

Many thanks Simon, count me in! Let me know when you have them ready and if PayPal payment works I can send Payment that way. Just personal message me with your PayPal address.

Simon I thought about this overnight and did have one small comment. I don't know if it's worth considering or not but here it is. A dice normally has rounded corners, I wonder if you can trick the eye by putting a slightly rounded corner on your vinyl face stickers. I would suggest a very small rou...

That is absolutely stunning! Fantastic job Simon it turned out beautifully! I would also be interested in one and would be curious what you'll charge. Amazing job!

It's looking great Simon! A vinyl application sounds like it will be a great solution to the colour change. I did have a few observations, it appears that even after the colour change occurs the top die has to remain black because it's top surface can be seen from both sides. Also to eliminate the b...

Really brilliant job Simon, but I also agree with Rob the colour change on the spots is cool but could actually go over the heads of some audiences. It's a great idea, but a little more subtle than the dice changing colour. All that said I am very impressed at how quickly you were able to get your p...

Great idea, especially how it cuts down on angle problems!

Fantastic Simon! Looks great! Can't wait to see your finished version!

The Winston Freer puzzle is a great puzzle, I don't know of a good source for one. A while ago I did see a cheap knock off version on EBay, but I believe it wasn't a true Winston Freer design as the performer needed to pawn off a piece for it to work. The Winston freer version does not require you t...

: ) yep, I figured it out! Very cool concept, I don't think I've ever seen that concept before! I enjoy figuring out mechanical things and that's probably why I have such a love for magic and puzzles : )

Very nice Rob, I like the version you made. Nice visual effect!

My version above is a jumbo card, but I will remake it one day with a similar card sleeve like Pete's

Very nice Pete! I made myself a version of this awhile ago, but I like your version better as your version places suspicion equally on the card and the card frame where my version places the suspicion mostly on the card. I think your version would leave the audience scratching there head more than m...

Hi Shan, I'm located about an hour outside Toronto, Ontario! Enjoying the forum so far, lots of reading to do!

Yes, this is spot on and based on an older version with cylinders. I don't know how he can charge 800 Euro for this?? The Dr. Marrax versión cost less than the half: J7rOvuzfQ1Y I believe the original trick is aclled Mystery of The Pyramids by UF Grant.....recently there was a re-make of it with a ...

David DeTenyo wrote:Great work Peter! Will you have some for sale or trade in the future?

I unfortunately don't have any for sale.

Hi Simon, I do sell them but there are many collectors that request them so to make it fair to all collectors I normally sell them via auctions. I currently don't have any for sale, but if your interested in puzzles and puzzle boxes there's a good site for craftsman puzzles here http://www.puzzlepar...

Many thanks Rob for the kind words. Thanks also for the extra links on my puzzle box! I am familiar with all of the sites and people you mentioned in your post. I also have been hooked on mechanical puzzles and have been collecting for several years. My collection keeps growing and I now fear I need...

Thanks Simon! I look forward to searching the forum to see the other tributes to Tenyo!

Many thanks! The third one is named Ferris' Box, and I was happy to win a jury first prize in the competition with that design in 2012.

Hi Simon, If your interested in puzzle boxes I would highly recommend you have a look at this site, http://www.puzzleworld.org/DesignCompetition/default.htm It's a puzzle design competition that I have entered several times. There's a ton of great puzzles and puzzle box designs on the site and if yo...

I too would be wary of a silicone spray, what might be safer is wax. You could try to rub a candle or magicians wax on the surface that is sticking. A little unseen wax might be just enough to allow the parts to slide without damaging anything. You may want to test it first on a similar type of mate...

Thanks for the kind words. Funny you should mention Mini-morphosis. I had a fellow magician that knew I was into woodworking ask me to create a wooden prototype of a magic effect he had created. We set up a meeting so he could show me the effect and after seeing his performance I was sorry to tell h...