Reviews of the New Tenyo
Hello friends,
When I was younger, I could not wait for the new Tenyo to come out. I loved their creativity.
I turned into a fiend trying to collect all their items. Two of each in fact. One to open and one to leave sealed. I found many very hard to find items. And my collection was growing all the time. Over time, I got discouraged because I couldn't get them all (fast enough) and then found out that many were released on in Japan. My collection days were over. Items got sold off, given away or tossed. A mistake as I look back now and I am sure with the internet, it would be easier to find many of the missing items but I don't want to try and start it all over again.
But I still look forward to seeing the new line each season and the new line is here now.
I have had the chance to take a good look at all of this years products.
Here is my honest opinion of each of them.
New Koornwinder Kar
The car is toysih looking as I think it should be. (The other cars in the past didn't look like toys. But they didn't look tricky either). The new car works differently. Easier to set & reset and is examinable. It comes with mini cards of destinations to drive to. The mini cards fit in the little box along with the toy car. A nice touch but nothing a pro would use. Thankfully the card handlings are included for the original & bonus handlings. All in all a real good release.
Credit Card Surprise
Obviously, most Tenyo items were never meant to be in the hands of a working pro yet many of them are too expensive to be a just a kids toy. These items and Credit Card Surprise is no different. I feel many of them were meant more or less to show a very cool looking illusion that anyone, magicians especially find fascinating. I was messing with this in the shop but had the frame facing the wrong way, exposing the gimmick to my spectators. They politely said "Well its not really that good because you can see it." I was stumped looking at it from the audience's perspective (fooling myself) until I realized what they were talking about. This gizmo is a very cool looking illusion. If you enjoy their old ideas, this simple to operate prop is going to put a big fat smile on your face.
4-Dimentional Trunk
Best one of this year. We have always stocked Have A Ball (made of leather and gold plated hardware) and the Tenyo one is the same effect really but while Tenyo's is made of plastic, the case itself for Tenyo's was made for this purpose and has a locking mechanism to keep the ball hidden and the trunk looking empty until needed. Its a toss up, Have A Ball is a better quality but the case was modified and does not lock. Tenyo's, the case is made for the effect and has nice special features.
Mystic Blackboard
This is a sort of like the Out To Lunch principle but the actual methods or effect really can't be compared. Tenyo's thinking is so advanced. Even knowing Out To Lunch and me saying they are similar, if you saw this live, you would be fooled, no doubt. If you have ever used any of the Out To Lunch type effects, Out To Dinner, Stock Holder, then you will really appreciate the engineering that went into creating this one. I think a pro could get away with using this even though the frame is plastic.
President's Cabinet
This is the toy in the series. The illusion does look cool, very cool actually. Mechanically it is self working. The frame appears to be innocent and the bill is borrowed. It kind of reminds me of the Rubber Lady Illusion. Its a nice fast easy pocket trick.
Only one more year to see the new 2008 Tenyo stuff.
Thanks for reading,
Pete
When I was younger, I could not wait for the new Tenyo to come out. I loved their creativity.
I turned into a fiend trying to collect all their items. Two of each in fact. One to open and one to leave sealed. I found many very hard to find items. And my collection was growing all the time. Over time, I got discouraged because I couldn't get them all (fast enough) and then found out that many were released on in Japan. My collection days were over. Items got sold off, given away or tossed. A mistake as I look back now and I am sure with the internet, it would be easier to find many of the missing items but I don't want to try and start it all over again.
But I still look forward to seeing the new line each season and the new line is here now.
I have had the chance to take a good look at all of this years products.
Here is my honest opinion of each of them.
New Koornwinder Kar
The car is toysih looking as I think it should be. (The other cars in the past didn't look like toys. But they didn't look tricky either). The new car works differently. Easier to set & reset and is examinable. It comes with mini cards of destinations to drive to. The mini cards fit in the little box along with the toy car. A nice touch but nothing a pro would use. Thankfully the card handlings are included for the original & bonus handlings. All in all a real good release.
Credit Card Surprise
Obviously, most Tenyo items were never meant to be in the hands of a working pro yet many of them are too expensive to be a just a kids toy. These items and Credit Card Surprise is no different. I feel many of them were meant more or less to show a very cool looking illusion that anyone, magicians especially find fascinating. I was messing with this in the shop but had the frame facing the wrong way, exposing the gimmick to my spectators. They politely said "Well its not really that good because you can see it." I was stumped looking at it from the audience's perspective (fooling myself) until I realized what they were talking about. This gizmo is a very cool looking illusion. If you enjoy their old ideas, this simple to operate prop is going to put a big fat smile on your face.
4-Dimentional Trunk
Best one of this year. We have always stocked Have A Ball (made of leather and gold plated hardware) and the Tenyo one is the same effect really but while Tenyo's is made of plastic, the case itself for Tenyo's was made for this purpose and has a locking mechanism to keep the ball hidden and the trunk looking empty until needed. Its a toss up, Have A Ball is a better quality but the case was modified and does not lock. Tenyo's, the case is made for the effect and has nice special features.
Mystic Blackboard
This is a sort of like the Out To Lunch principle but the actual methods or effect really can't be compared. Tenyo's thinking is so advanced. Even knowing Out To Lunch and me saying they are similar, if you saw this live, you would be fooled, no doubt. If you have ever used any of the Out To Lunch type effects, Out To Dinner, Stock Holder, then you will really appreciate the engineering that went into creating this one. I think a pro could get away with using this even though the frame is plastic.
President's Cabinet
This is the toy in the series. The illusion does look cool, very cool actually. Mechanically it is self working. The frame appears to be innocent and the bill is borrowed. It kind of reminds me of the Rubber Lady Illusion. Its a nice fast easy pocket trick.
Only one more year to see the new 2008 Tenyo stuff.
Thanks for reading,
Pete
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