MoYu (魔域) WeiLong (威龍) new mechanism 3x3x3 speed cube (2nd break-through)

[windhero]

Do you think moyu would make a 55 mm weilong? I personally want one due to OH.

You should email calvin at hknowstore.com. I asked whether a primary plastic version could be made and now it's sold widely. This might be a harder request to fulfill as they would need to make a new smaller mold instead of just swapping the colour of the plastic. But yeah, I too would ove to have a WeiLong at 53-54-55mm.

 

[~Adam~]

I asked whether a primary plastic version could be made and now it's sold widely.

Last night I asked The Flying Spaghetti Monster to make the Sun to come up this morning and it did.
Correlation ≠ causation.

 

[pipkiksass]

Last night I asked The Flying Spaghetti Monster to make the Sun to come up this morning and it did.
Correlation ≠ causation.

Like!

 

[windhero]

Last night I asked The Flying Spaghetti Monster to make the Sun to come up this morning and it did.
Correlation ≠ causation.

That's a complete exaggeration of what happened and a really bad argument in this scenario. If you're cynic about customer service as a general concept, that is your own personal problem to deal with. I asked Calvin whether he could ask MoYu to make the cube in primary plastic as he has been doing closer co-operation with the company (Moyu scholarship and so on). He said he would ask them. 2 weeks later the primary colour plastic weilong was introduced in Calvins inventory first of all the cubing shops. I therefore can strongly assume the wish was fulfilled through this channel and not randomly by chance.

That's pretty much like saying that any event in the world that has happened due to a request happened because of pure causality and not as a consequence of the request. E.g. a teacher asking their pupils to sit down and then seeing them do so. They are not forced to sit down but they do anyway, does the fact that they had a choice make the end result a coincidence?

 

[~Adam~]

Stuff

It is extremely unlikely that you asking the owner of a puzzle store to ask a company to make the cube you wanted caused anything to happen. Especially when you add in the time frame of 2 weeks. The much more likely scenario is that they were going to make it anyway.

Believe what ever you want though. I really don't care.

 

[mark49152]

I think what he's saying is that Moyu aren't going to manufacture a new product variant just because one person asked for it. They were either planning it anyway or did a lot more homework to evaluate demand.

 

[sneaklyfox]

Last night I asked The Flying Spaghetti Monster to make the Sun to come up this morning and it did.
Correlation ≠ causation.

Haha! Best analogy!

 

[rudra]

Why does the logo of this http://lightake.com/detail.do/sku.MoYu_3_x_3_x_3_Competition_Magic_Cube_Orignal_Color-41190 is different from my weilong?

 

[info]

Why does the logo of this http://lightake.com/detail.do/sku.MoYu_3_x_3_x_3_Competition_Magic_Cube_Orignal_Color-41190 is different from my weilong?

The 文化 means Culture and the Moyu points at the first two characters which imply Magic. I don't read Chinese well, but I also wondered about this. I have received a couple of cubes from The Cubicle when I have ordered Weilongs with the same four characters as those in your link. I had previously received a cube from Lightake (the one for $7.88) which only had the first two characters (Moyu). I also would appreciate some clarification.

By the way, the ones with four characters seemed a tad bit "tighter" (not as fast) as the one I originally purchased from Lightake. They were easier to control but still very similar in feel to the first one I purchased.

 

[rudra]

The 文化 means Culture and the Moyu points at the first two characters which imply Magic. I don't read Chinese well, but I also wondered about this. I have received a couple of cubes from The Cubicle when I have ordered Weilongs with the same four characters as those in your link. I had previously received a cube from Lightake (the one for $7.88) which only had the first two characters (Moyu). I also would appreciate some clarification.

By the way, the ones with four characters seemed a tad bit "tighter" (not as fast) as the one I originally purchased from Lightake. They were easier to control but still very similar in feel to the first one I purchased.

mine has less no. of characters. It's very fast for me.

I don't know why they have different logos?

 

[Genesis]

The 文化 means Culture and the Moyu points at the first two characters which imply Magic. I don't read Chinese well, but I also wondered about this. I have received a couple of cubes from The Cubicle when I have ordered Weilongs with the same four characters as those in your link. I had previously received a cube from Lightake (the one for $7.88) which only had the first two characters (Moyu). I also would appreciate some clarification.

魔域is MoYu in Chinese
域is like territory/ field

 

[dLee50714]

My weilong has become sluggish. While it is still quite fast, it feels like there's a lot of resistance. It also feels locky. When I first received it I overlubed to make the puzzle slower. After a month it became sluggish and locky so I wiped out all the lube and washed it to make sure no residue was left over. The feel is now bumpy, scratchy, locky and just overall unappealing and lacking in performance. I originally lubed it with traxxas before breaking in and tensions are slightly loose

 

[windhero]

My weilong has become sluggish. While it is still quite fast, it feels like there's a lot of resistance. It also feels locky. When I first received it I overlubed to make the puzzle slower. After a month it became sluggish and locky so I wiped out all the lube and washed it to make sure no residue was left over. The feel is now bumpy, scratchy, locky and just overall unappealing and lacking in performance. I originally lubed it with traxxas before breaking in and tensions are slightly loose

Did you completely diassemble it? If I had to guess I'd say that the washers/springs/insides of the center pieces look horrible. I suggest you completely clean the whole cube (not with water, just wipe the pieces clean). The insides of the center pieces can be cleaned e.g. by wrapping a match stick in toiler paper and then rubbing the insides with the match stick.

After that's done and the cube is completely clean with no lube or dirt anywhere on the pieces or hardware you should lube it again (dont overlube) and break it in.

 

[hkpnkp]

my weilong is slow. wat can i do?

 

[Hypocrism]

I've been expecting a Weilong from FastTech for about 2 months and I'm getting really psyched out for it. When it arrives, what is a good way to keep it in a good condition? Lube straight away, or after breaking it in? Lube in the centre pieces and under washers?

 

[JackJ]

What size stickers fit the weilong better? Standard or type F from cubesmith?

 

[kcl]

What size stickers fit the weilong better? Standard or type F from cubesmith?

Standard ones work great.

 

[Renslay]

I've been expecting a Weilong from FastTech for about 2 months and I'm getting really psyched out for it. When it arrives, what is a good way to keep it in a good condition? Lube straight away, or after breaking it in? Lube in the centre pieces and under washers?

That seems waaaaay to much!
Is there any problems in the shipment? Did you contact with FastTech?

 

[windhero]

I've been expecting a Weilong from FastTech for about 2 months and I'm getting really psyched out for it. When it arrives, what is a good way to keep it in a good condition? Lube straight away, or after breaking it in? Lube in the centre pieces and under washers?

WeiLong can be used immediately without breaking in. Just lube it straight away; Lubing the hardware is key with any puzzle. First lube the center pieces, under the washers, the springs, the screws - basically all the contact points within the center pieces and between the centerpiece and the core. Then assemble the cube and see if it needs any more lube. The WeiLong does not necessarily need lube on pieces though I personally lube the pieces as well.

 

[Hypocrism]

That seems waaaaay to much!
Is there any problems in the shipment? Did you contact with FastTech?

Yes I've been in contact: first they sent it by the wrong shipment method (HK post) when I bought a week-long shipment (got a refund for it, though) and then HK post apparently got delayed by 2 weeks. Not a happy cuber.