I ordered three different variations of the Modern Flap Card, received them quickly from Penguin
last week. Each Flap Card had the same link to a Taiwan site to go to with a warning to view the
instructions before playing with the flap cards. The link stated it had an instruction video and a
maintenance video - links were not working. After sending a email to Hondo, i.e.(MagicSoul)and
several days later, I was able to view and download two short videos of how the Flap cards work and
maintenance of the cards. Each package came with an extra half card with elastic thread around it
for repairs. There are no additional instructions videos (as mentioned in each add) about MagicSoul
teaching you how to make your own Flap cards. The MagicSoul site does offer to sell a DVD with such
information. The Flap cards are nice, but for the price, where is the additional training and
instruction?
I did some research and found that you apparently can only buy the "Flap" by Hondo as a download from "E" (I won't even give them a proper plug but it looks like this is an exclusive thru them. I make a lot of my own gaffs as I switched from Bikes to Phoenix a couple years ago and it became a necessity to become a DIY guy. So... I did get the download and it is very thorough for the $20 price but it does not come with a card, only directions to make your own.
I will be purchasing a proper flap card when the 3 way back one is back in stock. I also found in my research that the "how to" vid thru Penguin is a simple repair video. Most of the price is for the pre-made card. I do have some fairly good gaffing skills but this looks challenging even to me so just getting the pre-made card and a repair video may well be the best choice for many, especially those who hate arts and crafts.
Flap Cards - Not All Instructive
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