The Chameleon gimmick is a soft vinyl dye tube. It measures 2.45” long, 1.4” at the widest diameter, with two holes - one at 0.9” and the other at 0.8”. It holds two 18” silks. For comparison, the Vernet dye tube is 2.23” long, 1.3” in diameter, and 0.875” openings for the silks. It holds one 18” silk.

The Vernet dye tube is widest in the middle; it is symmetrical at the ends. The Chameleon is egg shaped, so one end is wider than the other. This does allow for orientation of the tube i.e. knowing the blue silk is loaded near the wide end; the red silk is loaded at the narrow end.

Instructions are clear. Instructions are spoken in Japanese with English subtitles. Video and audio are clear. The video teaches how to palm, steal, and transfer the gimmick. The video also teaches four effects. Making a silk disappear, reappear, change colors from red to blue and then from blue to yellow; producing four silks from a bare hand; a sucker dye effect; and a four silk blendo. You are also taught how to make two different pulls. Reset time depends on which effect you are doing. One effect will have you resetting a pull through your jacket while another will simply be stuffing a silk back into the Chameleon tube. Angles are wide and you’ll perform this in a parlor or on stage. You end clean in most of the effects, or, at least, it is easy enough to ditch the gimmick.

Ad copy states the gimmick’s shape and openings will make it easier to perform certain palms, transfers, and switches. I am not convinced it makes it easier, but you may have a preference to use this gimmick over the Vernet dye tube or Viking palmo. Just like how you may have a preference for a soft vinyl thumb tip over a hard plastic thumb tip or metal goblin gimmick.