Maru CX3 - New 3x3x3

[Dapianokid]

Uh I tried everything I could to pop it when I tried it and it just didn't happen. The center caps don't pop either.

This makes me happy. Veryyyyy happy indeeeeeed.

But don't you tell me that the corner piece doesn't look eerily similar to SS Aurora. C'mon, now.

 

[kcl]

This makes me happy. Veryyyyy happy indeeeeeed.

But don't you tell me that the corner piece doesn't look eerily similar to SS Aurora. C'mon, now.

Ehh.. Not really in my opinion.

 

[cyoubx]

But don't you tell me that the corner piece doesn't look eerily similar to SS Aurora. C'mon, now.

I don't see it. Sorry :/

 

[PeelingStickers]

Maru CX3 = Based off Shengshou Aurora = Based off Shengshou wind = Based off V-cube 3 = Based off Dayan Guhong.


There's so much similarity these days that I wouldn't call any puzzle a knockoff. If improvements are being made to existing designs then I wouldn't give them such harsh titles. The CX3 is nowhere close IMO.

 

[Dapianokid]

Well, I'm not at all saying anybody is ripping off of one another. We could go all the way back to Erno Rubik's original mech and say everybody's just disgracing the community by building new cubes. But every new cube is a contribution to the userbase and the community. Every new cube gets a few more cubers that much closer to zero. There is no shame is having similarities between desgins. Great minds think alike, and the closer you get to a perfect device, the more similar the designs and concepts will be behind building them.

I want to have sub-20 averages and more cubes before I review or state any opinions for this cube. but, i'll certainly get a glow-in-the-dark one

 

[Lchu613]

CX3 based off of Aurora?

This design came out before the Aurora iirc.

 

[Yuxuibbs]

I'll post pictures of the actual cube later tonight (in this same post).

So where are the pics?

 

[Ninja Storm]

CX3 based off of Aurora?

This design came out before the Aurora iirc.

^This.

The CX3 design has been around since late 2011(iIrc).

 

[windhero]

Why do manufacturers always release bs colour options like yellow/red/other poo and not something useful and wanted like primary color/milky color.

I'm so willing to buy this but now that I have a milky weilong there is no way I'm going with any other cube unless I get it in the milky colour. I so want this cube to be my main if it indeed is "a more controllable weilong".

 

[Dapianokid]

I was just trying to find a comparison point. I've never used a Weilong...
I was planning on buying a Huanying, but I'm told the Weilong is a Huanying on steroids, to the point of it being uncontrollable. I find the Zhanchi easy to control, not "too fast" whatsover, and I make terribly slow times. So, I'm okay with it being a bit crazy. If this is a more controllable Weilong... I'll just have to get both this and Weilong. And a Fanshi Shuang Ren, while I'm at it. So many cubes, so little time!

anyway, yeah, I hope I don't sound pushy, but if you could somehow manage to allow the pics of your cube to accidentally slip upstream into the internet... It'd be appreciated.

 

[cyoubx]

Ayoooo, images.

Cubies (I adjusted the contrast to show the textures more):

Spoiler

Half-assembled:

Spoiler

 

[yockee]

Maru CX3 = Based off Shengshou Aurora = Based off Shengshou wind = Based off V-cube 3 = Based off Dayan Guhong.


There's so much similarity these days that I wouldn't call any puzzle a knockoff. If improvements are being made to existing designs then I wouldn't give them such harsh titles. The CX3 is nowhere close IMO.

This design has been out since LAST Summer.

 

[Lchu613]

Ayoooo, images.

Cubies (I adjusted the contrast to show the textures more):

Spoiler

Half-assembled:

Spoiler

So basically, they made the corner rounding more angled (Zhanchi-style instead of straight rounding), did a tiny bit of rounding on the centers, and made the edge bits more round-scooped than cut here: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByVba6IcKrUkV0VMVnhqcktrWnM/edit?usp=drivesdk

On a side note, what does the logo say? It looks like "(Big M) a(something) cube" but that something after the a is halfway between an m and a u?

 

[yockee]

I was just trying to find a comparison point. I've never used a Weilong...
I was planning on buying a Huanying, but I'm told the Weilong is a Huanying on steroids, to the point of it being uncontrollable. I find the Zhanchi easy to control, not "too fast" whatsover, and I make terribly slow times. So, I'm okay with it being a bit crazy. If this is a more controllable Weilong... I'll just have to get both this and Weilong. And a Fanshi Shuang Ren, while I'm at it. So many cubes, so little time!

anyway, yeah, I hope I don't sound pushy, but if you could somehow manage to allow the pics of your cube to accidentally slip upstream into the internet... It'd be appreciated.

Man, the WeiLong is NOTHING like the HuanYing. In my opinion, the WeiLong is the perfect cube. I wouldn't waste my money on the HuanYing, not that it's bad. The WeiLong is much better and nothing like a HuanYing on steroids. It's like an F1 and LingYun v1 combined. Also, a faster cube does not mean faster times. It may likely make your times worse, even.

 

[Yuxuibbs]

On a side note, what does the logo say? It looks like "(Big M) a(something) cube" but that something after the a is halfway between an m and a u?

M aru cube

 

[Lchu613]

M aru cube

Seriously?

That's an interesting logo.

 

[SpaceCowboyy]

On a side note, what does the logo say? It looks like "(Big M) a(something) cube" but that something after the a is halfway between an m and a u?

''Murica!

 

[Wassili]

''Murica!

No.

 

[cubizh]

I'm still undecided if I should buy a specific puzzle from a company that gives 0.000% of its (future) sales to its author/inspirer.

 

[PeelingStickers]

This design has been out since LAST Summer.

Yes I know this, I'm trying to point out how stupid an argument it is to call something a knockoff because the pieces look somewhat similiar. The date the design was released is also another factor impeding this argument.