tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68166748555000112842023-11-16T12:34:02.276+01:00TENYO.BETenyo and other easy to do magic tricks.Killertweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514992859932071401noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816674855500011284.post-26416636570899517462023-11-12T00:54:00.003+01:002023-11-12T12:11:01.426+01:00How I became in love with Tenyo: R. Breyer and Jeremy Pej<p>A looong time ago I became familiar with Tenyo thanks to Youtube videos uploaded by Magic Patagonia, made/performed by <b>Roberto B</b>. , I was not aware they were often discontinued and were hard to find: Mirage, Ultra Tube, Billscape, and many others ... . WOW! I had NO IDEA how these worked ... .The golden age of Tenyo. Mechanical marvels. The use of small mirrors ... .</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MagicPatagonia" target="_blank">This</a> is his channel on youtube.</p><p>While Roberto was and is the person who got me into Tenyo magic, not that long ago someone else got my attention: <b>Jeremy Pei</b>.</p><p>His videos are entertaining and <i>very</i> professionally done. I contacted him a few months ago and asked him about who he was because he sometimes told something about his father in his videos.</p><p>He told me his late dad is not an active performing magician but he had big support in the <i>Magic Clubs</i> in Singapore till the early 90's. He collected a lot of Tenyo from what I understood.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@jeremypeimagiccollection6424" target="_blank">This</a> is his channel. Judge by yourself. These are, in my opinion, about the best Tenyo demonstrations you can find out there. He also performs other collectible Tenyo-like magic.</p>Killertweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514992859932071401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816674855500011284.post-35834759594942564362023-01-28T18:36:00.004+01:002023-01-29T12:51:44.753+01:00Comparison of the Atomic Glass Penetration effect by Magic Wagon and Limited Editions Magic<p>This very deceptive trick has always been one of my favourites. It has been around for many years. It has been used as a stage version by for example Dutch magician Fred Kaps as you can see in the video bellow (in Dutch).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p3nAfBJuCyo" width="320" youtube-src-id="p3nAfBJuCyo"></iframe></div><div><br /></div>There are also multiple close-up versions. I believe Peter Warlock was the first person to have built one. You can find more information on this <a href="https://www.martinsmagic.com/allmagic/stage/soft-glass-by-abbotts/" target="_blank">excellent website made by Andy Martin</a>.<p>Recently (well, more or less, both are out of production and have become very collectible), versions have been made by <a href="http://www.magic-wagon.com/" target="_blank">Magic Wagon</a> and Limited Editions Magic.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Left: Magic Wagon - right: Limited Editions Magic</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP5T4LnFcG6VqA_3iCQQVwt_gTnslqut3JI3DZXPm2y90rt9DeIR2WfDGYIfOL9I18t82LdCDo_c-ArljImpZuSvmYSB6QjwpWebkwzGicHwi2-ai3tVYUPtUGgIDoiyMRkLnEeVh1hT0lV8F1FkYw6BzSv4SSWVVz3v5-teEGz8vrjarsUrcBcoG_/s800/atomic%20glass%20without%20cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="800" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP5T4LnFcG6VqA_3iCQQVwt_gTnslqut3JI3DZXPm2y90rt9DeIR2WfDGYIfOL9I18t82LdCDo_c-ArljImpZuSvmYSB6QjwpWebkwzGicHwi2-ai3tVYUPtUGgIDoiyMRkLnEeVh1hT0lV8F1FkYw6BzSv4SSWVVz3v5-teEGz8vrjarsUrcBcoG_/s320/atomic%20glass%20without%20cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQL0i_9fK6Yxu0TMjUMa0k-SBjhxYHzhXeT2oARkPLZbOdFre2xxiCytwNmF5MhYwxdTaVb8bd2JL1jo2bAdl4jS_x9zPghvAhGfn2OOtoGbBuKFr-ecZ9_94MyWF3GGA4Ni5URvS0K3l2XS7q0nntpZ7B871crI1g9uo5D1Mv_M8tZbTAoAJnXAU/s800/atomic%20glass%20with%20cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="800" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQL0i_9fK6Yxu0TMjUMa0k-SBjhxYHzhXeT2oARkPLZbOdFre2xxiCytwNmF5MhYwxdTaVb8bd2JL1jo2bAdl4jS_x9zPghvAhGfn2OOtoGbBuKFr-ecZ9_94MyWF3GGA4Ni5URvS0K3l2XS7q0nntpZ7B871crI1g9uo5D1Mv_M8tZbTAoAJnXAU/s320/atomic%20glass%20with%20cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Front and back panels</i></b></div><p style="text-align: left;">The front and back panels in the Magic Wagon version are held together with a piece of wood on top. There is a recess on the bottom where the panels are placed into. This makes it very stable.</p><p>Lt. Editions Magic version uses magnets.<br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Size</i></b></div><p>As you can see the MW version is taller. Both are exactly the same width however.<br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Mechanism</i></b></div><p>The mechanism is exactly the same. Both work very fluently. However, </p><p>- the 'middle' position on the MW version is indicated with a mark,</p><p>- the 'middle' position on the Lt. EM has a small recess which you can 'feel' and which therefore makes it possible (or at least, easier) to place <i>the necessary thing</i> in the middle position without looking.<br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Glass</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWxjjet3462skwD0KT8ykJkCM7ZhmVkzkQDorN0KbNecjf-HQGFU5ceRYGmt1ydFOQ3dXTMUSaD0wZwWu5q9P85yvQuluRD6DPWNgZkEI7zLCsJ87D6wiubTi-RZ9aP7lNpEVJiH3C02PPp-w-HO9suc23qsZRJ7N7F0HplOE7obwi82JaVtmyqnt/s700/glass.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="700" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWxjjet3462skwD0KT8ykJkCM7ZhmVkzkQDorN0KbNecjf-HQGFU5ceRYGmt1ydFOQ3dXTMUSaD0wZwWu5q9P85yvQuluRD6DPWNgZkEI7zLCsJ87D6wiubTi-RZ9aP7lNpEVJiH3C02PPp-w-HO9suc23qsZRJ7N7F0HplOE7obwi82JaVtmyqnt/s320/glass.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Luckily both come with a <u>glass</u> panel, not a plexiglass one. I refuse to buy magic tricks that use plexi; it is almost impossible to remove markings/scratches which are almost always present after many uses.</p><p>The glass panel of the Lt. EM version (right on the photo) is about 1 mm wider. The panel of the MW version (left on the photo) is taller.</p><p>Both glass panels are perfectly clear of course - I used a red pillow with some motifs beneath them to make a picture to compare them which wasn't the best idea it seems ... .<br /><br /></p><p><b><i>Materials used</i></b></p><p>The MW version is made intirely of wood. The Lt. ED version uses wood and brass which also makes it quite a bit heavier.<br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><i><b>Quality</b></i></div><p>Both versions have the same build quality: excellent<b>.<br /><br /></b></p><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Deceptiveness</i></b></div><p>Both versions are very deceptive, however the Lt. EM version looks a bit more 'impossible' because of its smaller size and more importantly the two brass 'pilars' on the left and right side.</p>Killertweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514992859932071401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816674855500011284.post-79260632222887625032022-12-16T12:42:00.002+01:002022-12-16T12:49:54.625+01:00Tenyo 2023<p>Last friday I received three of the new Tenyo tricks for 2023, and oh boy, this has got to be one of Tenyo's best line-ups from the past years!</p><h3 style="text-align: center;">Size Surprise</h3><p>I did not buy <b>Size Surprise</b> but I'm confident, if performed fluently, it will get a nice reaction from your audience (especialy chidren). I will eventually buy it for a gig I will do for my now 6-year old, son, Benjamin - it is very visual and a nice introduction for a childs magic show when using (playing) cards.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5KM1Z_FU1Z0" width="320" youtube-src-id="5KM1Z_FU1Z0"></iframe><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">The original demo by Tenyo</span></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>Mister Danger</b></h3><p><b>Mister Danger</b> - There has been a lot of praise for this new classic (as in self working, mechanical, examinable (more or less) and baffling) Tenyo. As most of you who collect Tenyo or other magic items, I also thought I had an idea of what was going on/how the gimmick would work. And while not completely wrong, Tenyo surprised me, like in the good old days. It was really an 'aha-erlebnis' - a feeling of 'it's actually so simple, why didn't I think of that?'... . FUN!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3NPZcuOaVE4" width="320" youtube-src-id="3NPZcuOaVE4"></iframe><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">An excellent handling by Yasuo Amano</span></div><p>I love the effect and it will become a classic for sure. I have read some people did have some problems with the quality: the clear front door falls of because the hinges aren't tall enough and the figurine gets stuck and doesn't fall out of the case at the end of the trick without some help. The version I had did not have the 'door-issue' but the figurine indeed needs some help to come out of the case.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><u>hinge-issue</u>: John Talbot suggests the following procedure: <i>"I boiled some water and poured in a bowl. I dipped the two clear hinge tabs on the clear door into the hot water for 5 seconds or so. Then gently squeezed the tabs inwards a bit. The door now fits perfectly and does not come off. Was a quick fix that worked great for me."</i><br />As mentioned I did not have this issue but I must confess when I 'wiggle' the panel up and down it does come of very easily. I have done the following for now: when storing the trick I place a tight rubber band on the hinges/door and I hope they will eventually bend a little inwards and there is no risk of the door falling of.</li><li><u>figurine does not 'fall out' of the case</u>: I actually do not think this is an issue. Tenyo did include a note (probably because they found out after the manual had been written) saying you need to push the figurine out with one of the swords. This is definately necessary with the copy I bought, I really need to push it in the case so it doesn't come out without some pressure form the back. It helps to convince the spectators the figurine can't move, and I believe thats fine. If you would like the figurine to come out at the end of the trick without the help of a sword I suggest you leave it inside the case, put it in, push it out several times , ... . </li><li><u>sound-issue</u>: the trick does 'talk', but the manual clearly sais to 'do something very slow' ... . No problem with my version, but even when you hear something most people won't notice I believe. Some practice handling the props may also help.</li></ul><p></p><p>Is it 100% examinable? No, it is not. I have quite a large collection of magic and there are very few tricks that are 100% examinable actually, most of the time there is a switch involved or you need to casually 'ditch' something. I would say this trick is <i>very </i>examinable when handing the pieces to different spectators. You can buy more than one copy and switch something, as has been mentioned on several fora. Applying pressure on the figurine when inside the box at exactly the right spot will also reveal what is happening ... . </p><p>I put the figurine in the box, it sits very snugly. I may than ask spectators to push the figurine upside down and from right to left. That way they have 'tried' to move it and are convinced it does not move. Perhaps that's overdoing it, I know ... .</p><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>Final Piece</b></h3><p>Why most people's favorite Tenyo is Mr. Danger, this one is my favorite. I have seen this trick before on television and thought is was superb, but it was very expensive. Not anymore ... Tenyo released this wonderfull magic trick and the quality is excellent (Tenyo is actually a company that mainly makes ... jigsaw puzzles!). </p><p>Not only that, but Tenyo made the handling very easy to do. Some people suggest using a force bag but I think that's not really necessary ... . The plastic box Tenyo provides is sufficient and looks less suspicious. I mean, I do own a few force-bags (one from clear plastic, one from sort of a net-like material) and both look like, well, magic items. If using a force bag I suggest you make your own from a bag from for example a local grocery store.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FksU0eR3Csk" width="320" youtube-src-id="FksU0eR3Csk"></iframe><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A wonderfull performance by Craig Petty</span></span></div><p>In any case, as already said, this is my favourite effect from the Tenyo 2023 line - it's easy to do (the patter Tenyo suggests in the manual is excellent) and it makes for a very nice story-telling magic trick. I do know most (professional) performers are very reluctant in using Tenyo in their performances, but I think this is one trick they can actually use. The quality is excellent and the effect is strong. </p><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>Lucky Strings</b></h3><p>I don't read/see/hear a lot of this trick, but Lucky Strings is actually very good! It does require some arts and crafts (applying the stickers is not very easy; I messed up on the front side but that's OK).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1LwgC_SQ-Ss" width="320" youtube-src-id="1LwgC_SQ-Ss"></iframe><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">I found this nice video on YouTube.</span></div><p>The effect itself is excellent, and the bell is very suitable for Christmas-performances. It works great and applying a sticker as the manual suggests makes it even stronger. I will be using this one for sure.</p><p><br /></p><p>Tenyo has done it again - releasing some absolutely great effects at low cost. Inflation clearly didn't effect Tenyo because the prices are in line with the previous years, and so is the quality.</p>Killertweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514992859932071401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816674855500011284.post-91577375858582211372022-04-30T17:01:00.006+02:002022-05-05T10:20:21.970+02:00Invisible Zone and 4D Surprise back available<p>For those of you who aren't aware, <b>Invisible Zone</b> and <b>4D Surprise </b>are back available in some shops! Both were invented by Lubor Fiedler and are considered to be among Tenyo's best tricks ever.</p><p>When browsing the internet I realized a lot of shops have already sold out one or both items ... . They 'should' be back in stock by the end of may but this is in no way certain. I ordered one of each at a German shop but quickly got a reply 4D surprise was out of stock - the last few copies sold the day before.</p><p>Sorry for those who bought one or both the past year or so because they were sold for very high prices, especially at some auction sites. And while not common, Tenyo does rerelease a discontinued item from time to time. A few +1 tricks (Magical Sneakers to name one) and Crystal Cleaver are examples.</p><p>I do wonder why Tenyo decided to rerelease 4D Surprise and Invisible Zone. Were they becoming aware some older Tenyo items were/are in high demand among magicians or people who buy magic tricks in general? </p><p>Which raises the question: can we expect other discontinued items becoming available again?</p><p><i>[EDIT/UPDATE april 30th] A friend of mine on the Tenyo forum just made me realize Tenyo has two other tricks which have been rereleased: <b>OH-NO!</b> and <b>4D-trunk</b>. Thanks Rob ;-)</i></p><p><i>[EDIT/UPDATE may 5th] It seems <b>4D-trunk </b>is also back available. It was discontinued a few years ago.</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEddO2WBQwHU8jtsjSneyOFKxUQaQXciMujLj9F13eMZIc_s0M_8GezW5kLc8kQ-ISneKxK59WB8ONKD_aFiqzf6kngH5C4IGW5YsGkD51831qsNOmaLbeqyNNJbVGJa-iHPspxLALzLe9N_DUm_umqUBJL_WUIfmrRpgcOuw6rCxEIDr0sy5nQNk7/s565/4D%20surprise.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="565" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEddO2WBQwHU8jtsjSneyOFKxUQaQXciMujLj9F13eMZIc_s0M_8GezW5kLc8kQ-ISneKxK59WB8ONKD_aFiqzf6kngH5C4IGW5YsGkD51831qsNOmaLbeqyNNJbVGJa-iHPspxLALzLe9N_DUm_umqUBJL_WUIfmrRpgcOuw6rCxEIDr0sy5nQNk7/w294-h213/4D%20surprise.png" width="294" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK87j3mmuY7emoqah6IvhvufduJfZh__kMaj3yA3MyRKOiyDKm6fJoKenLDi5-Q1wXoQ0c3m_foZDdHDT1CtINaaaDyiL4rWEx2AtJ9-MIoUC-vhuBKrm9F1GauRWCM-bFGLcNMi3TUcO3sagrCUMN1P33IQGgfKEknVTmld32ihhJ9JFPQI2sVLXl/s527/invisible%20zone.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="342" data-original-width="527" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK87j3mmuY7emoqah6IvhvufduJfZh__kMaj3yA3MyRKOiyDKm6fJoKenLDi5-Q1wXoQ0c3m_foZDdHDT1CtINaaaDyiL4rWEx2AtJ9-MIoUC-vhuBKrm9F1GauRWCM-bFGLcNMi3TUcO3sagrCUMN1P33IQGgfKEknVTmld32ihhJ9JFPQI2sVLXl/w326-h212/invisible%20zone.png" width="326" /></a></div></div><p><br /></p>Killertweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514992859932071401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816674855500011284.post-64751539303398498592022-02-13T16:01:00.008+01:002022-04-30T17:58:47.948+02:00Check your batteries before it's too late<p>I was going through my Tenyo collection when I found an (almost) leaking battery in Mindscanner (T-154). Luckily it didn't damage the appartus itself ... pfew. Which raises the question what Tenyo tricks need 'battery - attention' ... ? </p><p>New, button cell batteries, hardly leak. However, sometimes, when used, do ... . The older AA and AAA-types tend to leak after a (very) long time when not being used. Needless to say it could damage the apparatus.</p><p>Tenyo, as other comapanies, protect the batteries with a thin plasti<span style="font-family: inherit;">c sleeve; <span style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">the plastic wrap or cover over the battery <i>protects</i> it from leaking.</span></span></p><p>Anyway, here is a list of Tenyo items that use <i>electronics/batteries</i> and perhaps, when not in use, you should check from time to time ... .</p><li>MINDSCANNER (T-154)</li><li>MYSTERY POODLE (T-216)</li><li>GHOST LAMP (T-245)</li><li>THE THIRD EYE (T-250)</li><li>D'LITES</li><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">In case I missed one, please send me a message - thanks.</span>Killertweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514992859932071401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816674855500011284.post-71808599326704643512022-01-30T15:35:00.003+01:002022-01-31T11:09:45.226+01:00Tenyo for sale or trade<p>Since my last post, for some reason (people probably thought I wasn't around anymore?), several people have asked about which items I have for sale or trade. I realize I have a page on my website dedicated to tricks I am selling, but for now I simply do not have the time to update it.</p><p>So, if you are interested in old Tenyo items, I do have a *.pdf file with the items I am willing to sell with their asking price. Just contact me using the 'Contact form' on the left.</p>Killertweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514992859932071401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816674855500011284.post-35631148320706964872021-10-25T15:04:00.005+02:002021-10-28T20:59:08.099+02:00It has been almost 3 years ...<p>since I updated this website 😲. A few recent e-mails were a real wake up call.</p><p>I currently don't have a lot of time to update regularly (nothing new here) but will try to at least post something interesting once in a while. For example, it seems a lot of people aren't aware Tenyo does have its own Youtube channel with a lot of interesting stuff, called 'Mr. Tenyo' - check it out: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/mrtenyo">https://www.youtube.com/user/mrtenyo</a>.</p><p>I may also add my interest in magic is not what it used to be - it has been partly replaced with another hobby: Lego. Since my son, Benjamin, 5 years old now, took an interest in Duplo and Lego (it started in the lockdown last year), I must confess I started spending (a lot) of money on Lego sets, so called for my son, but actually for me (and him when he gets older of course) 😊.</p><p></p><p>For now I'm going to check this website for errors/non-working links and update some of the articles.</p><p>By the way, here are my personal 'preview' thoughts about Tenyo's new 2022 releases (I do not have them yet, so my opinion might change when I have played with them).</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEslODLqlyvu1ED_HLQQ_DDScBUiAJNSDrpk29bkxA1odVYb-4mznBK9rqt2KvVvP3ziax_G9JSF1CkN3TqRbZA59ndPBpR4ztU0OQRmTo-e1eHwsMP_QkBVDHpKyNyp8mS2Pv5yYzHQ//" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="928" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEslODLqlyvu1ED_HLQQ_DDScBUiAJNSDrpk29bkxA1odVYb-4mznBK9rqt2KvVvP3ziax_G9JSF1CkN3TqRbZA59ndPBpR4ztU0OQRmTo-e1eHwsMP_QkBVDHpKyNyp8mS2Pv5yYzHQ//" width="281" /></a></p><p><b>Wild Shock </b>- I like this. Yes, it is a well known routine which uses a few gimmicked cards. Tenyo added something special to the deck it seems. It doesn't use Bicycle-cards unfortunately, but hey, where I live (Belgium) no one actually cares since Bicycle isn't a brand of cards that is common in my country (or Europe for that matter).</p><p><b>Blink Bank</b> - Looks great on camera, but for me this is not a stand alone trick. If it works as good as it seems it is a nice addition to tricks that use papers/bills.</p><p><b>Future Photo</b> - The forcing of the card is very obvious for us, but perhaps not for laymen. I don't really like the use of a Smartphone in magic tricks ... and this one is no exception. Nonetheless, if you like these kind of tricks, it may be well worth it.</p><p><b>Flash Cube</b> - looks interesting, and happy that it doesn't use the same method as Instant portrait. As with all the non-card items this year, it seems to be a bit cheaply made, but I could be wrong.</p><p><b>Phone Appetit </b>- perhaps it's great for Halloween, the mask looks plain scary to me. Perhaps I watched <i>IT</i> too many times ... . </p><p><b>Image Generator pocket edition</b> - I payed a LOT for the original T-shirt but have never used it to be honest. It's a good trick. It uses an old principle in magic but it is, well, okido. I have no idea what the selling price is, but I did find one for sale in Japan for 50+ USD, which is absolutely ridiculous.</p><p>From a person's view who collects Tenyo magic tricks, this is not an amazingly good year (at least it seems that way, I don't have the tricks in hand). I do appreciate Tenyo keeping the sale price of the tricks low and still have unique, easy to do and (at least for laymen) baffling tricks.</p>Killertweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514992859932071401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816674855500011284.post-14302952962949511642017-11-10T13:47:00.003+01:002017-12-01T11:06:38.158+01:00Tenyo 2018 tricks<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Click on the photos for a larger version).</span><br />
I have been waiting to post this because two of the tricks (the <i>Dowsing Rod</i> and <i>Guillotine</i> trick) didn't have a release date yet ... untill now. Thanks to Yasuo Amano from the <a href="http://jpmagic.blog34.fc2.com/">Hey Presto! Blog</a> and <a href="http://www.funstuffonly.com/tenyoforum/">Funstuffonly's Tenyoforum</a> we now know the release date for both is december 11th. Besides the 4 official T-numbered tricks, Tenyo will release (or already has released) new tricks in their 'mental magic series', as they did last year.<br />
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<b>Regular T-number line</b><br />
- <i>Bento Box/Mental Bento</i>: a mentalism routine with a cleverly mechanical gimmicked bento box. The gimmick indicates which food items are secretly chosen, enabling you to accurately divine the spectator's choices. Demo see <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6Dfg-L9RFo">here</a>. The types of food in the box are just stickers, so you'll be able to adjust it/them and use this for other routines. By the way (sorry if I'm stating the obvious, I didn't know what 'Bento Box' meant), a bento box is a (originally Japanese) lunch box divided into parts which each hold a type of food. <a href="https://timeline.com/bento-box-history-27b04153c6f6">Here</a>'s an interesting link with more info on the subject.<br />
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- <i>Star Sign/Constellation Card</i> (idea by Mathieu Bich): a card of the night sky reveals a 'freely' (😉) selected card when the stars magically rearrange. Demo <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7Se-yrO5ss">here</a>.<br />
- <i>Smart Guillotine</i>: act as if you 'slice' a bill (or finger) in two with a black, plastic card, but it remains unharmed. Demo <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hsCsPZZNpI">here</a>.<br />
- <i>Miracle Dowsing Rod</i>: a coin is placed in one of four black envelopes. The rods react (from what I can see: 'open') when they are held near the envelope with the coin. Demo <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaM5wPTfC-w&t=76s">here</a>.<br />
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<b>Mentalism tricks</b><br />
- <i>Miracle Blindfold</i>: a gimmicked blindfold which allows you a 'peek' at chosen cards, colors, objects, ... . Demo <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1ygjtXkjU8&t=165s">here</a>. I'm not really impressed by this trick (I don't know why but blindfolds always scream 'peeking' to me ...), but I have read that this one is very clever ... .<br />
- <i>Fortune Sticks</i>: a re-release of the classic Fortune Sticks, with bigger symbols printed on them. Demo <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhb5XxDKr2E">here</a>. From what I know now, besides the bigger symbols (which is a nice touch), there is nothing new compared to the original version. I frankly don't quite understand why Tenyo re-released this ... the older version is still available (although you'll have to put some effort in finding one) and there's an Elite version made from metal. I suspect this trick was and still is very popular in Japan.<br />
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I haven't ordered any of the tricks yet but my favourites so far are the Bento Box and especially the Smart Guillotine which really looks like classic 'gimmickery' Tenyo ... fingers crossed!<br />
<br />Killertweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514992859932071401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816674855500011284.post-26838974878213677312017-10-30T17:37:00.001+01:002017-11-03T09:57:18.031+01:00Tenyo's Disney Magical Vintage PosterMy budget has been limited for some time now and will continue to be so in the future, but if everyone is so utterly enthousiastic about a new Tenyo item I always manage to 'role' those extra few bucks from my good old <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyziZkiVuN4">Mikame Money Printer</a> :)<br />
First, take a look at this wonderfull performance by Angelo Carbone, and enjoy what happens (which is what magic is about, enjoying, not trying to find how it is done ;) ).<br />
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Ok ok ... now you may ask yourself: how did he do it? ! <br />
The torn and restored newspaper is a trick well known among magicians, and whoever owns a classic version of this trick will probably scratch her or his head and ask the same quesion: where in hecks name did those pieces go? How can the performer show one and only one piece of poster, so clean, at the end?<br />
The answer is simple, yet VERY deceptive! After all these years of collecting magic tricks it is pretty uncommon I have this kind of 'aha-erlebnis', the feeling of 'why didn't I think of that'?!<br />
When I opened my package I was wondering where the 'gimmick' was. Nothing to be found, absolutely nothing. Was there actually a gimmick? I won't go into more detail, but all I can say is this trick is easy to do, extremely deceptive (if performed right), and the secret is Tenyoesque! No super gimmicky new thingy-wingies, but actually very simple, but oh so smart. This could have been an official T-number release, but perhaps the secret wasn't entirely made up by the Tenyo staff ... I don't know. Anyway, get this one. It is available in Japanese stores and Ebay-sites for +/- 20 USD, which is a great price. Oh and once you know what the secret is, you can actually make your own version. But it will cost you more than what this trick is selling for.Killertweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514992859932071401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816674855500011284.post-17370005137188001182017-10-13T13:18:00.003+02:002017-10-13T14:11:35.437+02:00Amazing Stories - Mr. Magic<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVNo-qKKSQp0zf1rSUu8nAznbGYbihDXLdLROWGw6ttzvs_tLzMW7ZiNgIri854d4E5_3LGwM0wKPHLD2A7ulFgiSY-t6k7ui8c9LeOXecyX3F2NU5_GgR9q2X5UgBiDys3mYJNco1Gw/s1600/mrmagic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVNo-qKKSQp0zf1rSUu8nAznbGYbihDXLdLROWGw6ttzvs_tLzMW7ZiNgIri854d4E5_3LGwM0wKPHLD2A7ulFgiSY-t6k7ui8c9LeOXecyX3F2NU5_GgR9q2X5UgBiDys3mYJNco1Gw/s200/mrmagic.jpg" width="200" /></a>This has perhaps nothing to do with magic tricks per se, but I just wanted to share this wonderful episode of a show I was very fond of when I was young (younger 😏) called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazing_Stories_(TV_series)" target="_blank">Amazing Stories</a>.<br />
It has this wonderfull 'eightees' feel to it which I love very much. From <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088478/" target="_blank">Imdb</a>: "<i>Old-timer Lou Bundles, once a world-famous magician, is now fumbling every trick, and desperately purchases an amazing old deck of cards at a small magic shop in hopes of going out in a spectacular display of legerdemain.</i>"
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You can watch this episode online, as far as I know legally, <a href="https://archive.org/details/AmazingStories" target="_blank">here</a> - it's the 8th episode of the first season. Enjoy.Killertweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514992859932071401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816674855500011284.post-16751397788038850262017-08-13T17:30:00.001+02:002017-08-13T17:30:44.020+02:00Pimp your Tenyo: InfinitumOn my previous website I wrote an article about making Tenyo items less toy-like and more 'classy'. I went to the arts-and-crafs-store last week and bought myself a lot of material to play with, and after a few hours of work I came up with a more classy version of Infinitum.<br />
I used wooden-like plastic sheet and pasted it on the box, added some black lines to cover the creases and pasted a red diamond on the drawer. The result is pretty OK I think. <br />
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Killertweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514992859932071401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816674855500011284.post-81277622468930496672017-08-10T12:02:00.000+02:002017-08-10T12:13:29.839+02:00Site updatedThe past few days I managed to post both the Magic Wagon and Tricks Co. Japan article on the <a href="http://tenyobe.blogspot.be/p/other-manufacturers.html"><i>Other manufacturers</i></a> page. I also added a few interesting articles I wrote in the past on the <a href="https://tenyobe.blogspot.be/p/past-articles.html"><i>Past articles</i></a> page:<br />
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<li>Excalibur hints and tips;</li>
<li>Taking care of your magic tricks and materials;</li>
<li>Tips on how to operate Wonder Window;</li>
<li>Article about Tenyo knock-offs.</li>
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Killertweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514992859932071401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816674855500011284.post-7016126018379610892017-08-02T10:52:00.001+02:002017-08-07T17:02:23.217+02:00Welcome to my new website<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Dear visitor</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;">In the near future this blog will be the replacement for my original tenyo.be magic website.
Due to personal and family circumstances I decided to use this free blog instead of the <i>not so free </i>tenyo.be domain. I hope to copy most of the articles posted on tenyo.be during the past years <a href="http://tenyobe.blogspot.be/p/past-articles.html">in this blog</a>, but that might take a while and perhaps will even be partial impossible because of the limited webspace blogspot provides. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">A huge improvement this blog has, is the ease to publish an article. In stead of messing with html codes and css styles I just write and publish, so I expect to be a lot more active here than I was on my previous website. I hope to share not only information about Tenyo items but also items I buy from other manufacturers like Magic Wagon, Magiro, Alan Warner, Thomas Pohle, Tony Lackner and many others ... a promise I made several times over the past few years but didn't really keep.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">But ... all in due time of course ;-)</span>Killertweetyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514992859932071401noreply@blogger.com