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Talking about new puzzles has anyone else got an X-Man Galaxy V2 M? I received mine earlier this week and I love it!

It took a few solves to get used to the smaller size but overall it is much nicer to use and turn accurately than the X-Man Galaxy M. I'm still something of a noob at mega but my PBs are falling and I'm more inclined to practice on nice hardware.

Who else is on CubePB? I'm using it to store my PBs so they are easy to see at a glance - https://cubepb.com/user/52933

Edit: I also had a 10.20 on 3x3 yesterday... first solve of the day and poor recognition meant I didn't capitalise on Sune + PLL skip.
 
Logiqx said:
Talking about new puzzles has anyone else got an X-Man Galaxy V2 M? I received mine earlier this week and I love it!

It took a few solves to get used to the smaller size but overall it is much nicer to use and turn accurately than the X-Man Galaxy M. I'm still something of a noob at mega but my PBs are falling and I'm more inclined to practice on nice hardware.

Who else is on CubePB? I'm using it to store my PBs so they are easy to see at a glance - https://cubepb.com/user/52933

Edit: I also had a 10.20 on 3x3 yesterday... first solve of the day and poor recognition meant I didn't capitalise on Sune + PLL skip.
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I'm on there and follow you already. Is there a way to see who follows you? I still haven't put in all my times.

https://cubepb.com/user/79765
 
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Jason Green said:
I'm in

I'm on there and follow you already. Is there a way to see who follows you? I still haven't put in all my times.

https://cubepb.com/user/79765
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I don't think it' possible to see your followers but you can tell how many you have using the search.

Search for Jason and it will list all Jason's and their total followers. It says you have 1 follower which i can tell you is me. :)
 
Logiqx said:
Talking about new puzzles has anyone else got an X-Man Galaxy V2 M? I received mine earlier this week and I love it!

It took a few solves to get used to the smaller size but overall it is much nicer to use and turn accurately than the X-Man Galaxy M. I'm still something of a noob at mega but my PBs are falling and I'm more inclined to practice on nice hardware.

Who else is on CubePB? I'm using it to store my PBs so they are easy to see at a glance - https://cubepb.com/user/52933

Edit: I also had a 10.20 on 3x3 yesterday... first solve of the day and poor recognition meant I didn't capitalise on Sune + PLL skip.
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I’m on there! I’m storing my PBs on CubePB too.
 
Logiqx said:
I don't think it' possible to see your followers but you can tell how many you have using the search.

Search for Jason and it will list all Jason's and their total followers. It says you have 1 follower which i can tell you is me. :)
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That's cool thanks for the tip! I have no idea how I managed to type "I'm in" before the quoted text on my last post. Haha
 
Received Shadow M. This is my first 6x6, so I can't compare it, but it is amazing (not quite correct comparison, but it is very similar to WuShuang). And it gets better and better from solve to solve. After a few solves it was required to lube the core in my case because of squeaks. Factory videos about this issue and how to set it up (I disassembled 12 center and 4 edge pieces in order to lube the core easily):



BTW, after 14 solves my PB is 10:38 :D.
 
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h2f said:
Intresting they got Maru to lube. I would buy one but havent seen it in the shops.
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I bought one from local toys store specialized in cubing. But it is expensive - about $10 for 10ml. Not yet tried (except for shadow's core). The method is similar to one cyotheking was used to lube 5x5 with high viscosity silicone (Maru core lube in blue bottle is high viscosity):

 
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Non-cubing related news... we are in the midst of a move and it’s a serious annoyance. We have always had movers in the past, but this local move is just a chore.

I have been enjoying solving my new Shadow M 6x6. I’m not likely to make it in any competitions, but it’s still fun. To be honest, I don’t see any competitions in the area that have 6x6 as an event anyway.

My next comp is next weekend on the 16th. I’ll be doing OH for the first time and it will be slow. I only hope to make the time limit. I’m also doing 3x3, 4x4, 2x2 and pyramid. In fact, Mega is the only event being hosted that I’m not competing. I haven’t been able to practice much, so don’t have much in the way of goals or hopes—aside from making cutoff for OH. I would like to get a nice sub-20 single with 3x3. That’s absolutely doable at this point, but we shall see if the competition nerves allow for it. 4x4 practice has been frustrating. I feel like I’m getting better, yet still stuck in the mid 1:20s. The cutoff this weekend is 1:15. On average, I get sub-1:15 about 1 in 5 or 1 in 6 solves. So, there’s a remote chance that I could do that, but I’m not getting my hopes up.

No BLD this weekend—haven’t been able to practice that much at all lately. Still working the FU/BD algs for M2 when I get a few minutes. After this next week when we finish the move, i’ll Have more time to get some extra BLD practice leading up to my next comp with BLD.

EDIT: Managed a little 3x3 and 4x4 timed practice. Snuck a 19.14 PB ao5 in (sneaking past my previous PB of 19.26) and a PB ao5 for 4x4 of 1:17.06–my first sub-1:20 ao5.
 
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Some OH PBs, today I was much faster and I have no clue why.

Single: 16.447 (was 16.903)
Ao5: 21.729 (21.895)
Ao12: 23.322 (23.324)
Mo100: 25.320 (26.190)
Ao100: 25.230 (26.056)

12557 10-jun-2018 17:06:17 00:23.880 U' L2 U B2 D' F2 U F2 D2 R2 U2 B' R' U' L B2 D' R' L' B2
12556 10-jun-2018 17:05:34 00:25.951 U2 L2 D' U' B2 L2 D R2 D' F2 U2 R U R2 L' U2 F' R L2 B' U'
12555 10-jun-2018 17:04:51 00:24.406 B2 D L2 U2 R2 B2 D F2 U2 R2 F2 L F' L2 U L D2 B' U' B D' R'
12554 10-jun-2018 17:04:10 00:21.486 R2 D' B2 R2 F2 L2 U2 F2 D' U2 B' D F D' F' U R' B' D R' U'
12553 10-jun-2018 17:03:30 00:23.294 L2 F2 R2 U L2 D2 B2 D' R2 B2 U2 R F' D B2 D2 L B2 R B F' U'
12552 10-jun-2018 17:02:47 00:23.487 D' L2 U B2 F2 D L2 B2 L2 B2 L' B' R2 L2 U B R U2 R2 D U
12551 10-jun-2018 17:01:52 00:30.358 D R2 F2 U B2 L2 B2 D2 B2 U F2 R' D' B L' D F' U L2 D R U'
12550 10-jun-2018 17:01:09 00:21.175 U' B2 D R2 D L2 D2 R2 B2 D2 R F' L B D2 F L D2 F2 D2
12549 10-jun-2018 17:00:30 00:21.311 D2 B2 R2 D U R2 D' L2 D L2 B2 L F R2 B2 U2 B F2 L D' R U'
12548 10-jun-2018 16:59:37 00:28.598 F2 L2 U F2 R2 D R2 D F2 R2 F L D' L' F' U2 F R' B' D U'
12547 10-jun-2018 16:58:56 00:22.623 U' L2 F2 D B2 D2 R2 U' R2 U2 L2 F' L B2 L' U2 R' B D B2 L' U2
12546 10-jun-2018 16:58:12 00:24.591 U B2 F2 D F2 U2 B2 F2 R2 L2 U' B' R B2 D B' L2 D2 L2 U' R2
12545 10-jun-2018 16:57:28 00:23.109 D' F2 R2 B2 U L2 D F2 D2 B2 D' B R F L2 U R' L' F2 U' L2
12544 10-jun-2018 16:56:44 00:23.479 U B2 F2 R2 D' B2 R2 B2 D L2 D F B2 D2 R F U' R' D' L D2 U'
12543 10-jun-2018 16:55:55 00:27.094 D U B2 U2 F2 R2 U R2 U2 R2 B L U2 B R U' B2 D' F L U
12542 10-jun-2018 16:55:13 00:21.199 U' R2 B2 D F2 D' F2 R2 F2 U' B' U2 L B2 D2 L F U' R D2
12541 10-jun-2018 16:54:28 00:23.742 D2 B2 F2 R2 D' B2 L2 U R2 D' U B' L2 D' F U2 L2 U L B2 L2 U'
12540 10-jun-2018 16:53:37 00:27.382 D' F2 U R2 F2 D R2 F2 L2 D2 F' R2 U' B2 L2 F' U' R' D2 U
12539 10-jun-2018 16:52:51 00:28.079 R2 L2 F2 D2 R2 D R2 U' R2 D2 B' R' D B F L B U2 R
12538 10-jun-2018 16:52:11 00:23.407 U2 L2 D2 R2 U2 B2 D' L2 U' R2 B2 L D B' D F' U' B' U' R L'
12537 10-jun-2018 16:51:20 00:27.854 L2 D2 R2 L2 D F2 D' B2 F2 D' F' R L D' F' D' L2 B D
12536 10-jun-2018 16:50:37 00:22.815 D' R2 U L2 U' R2 D2 B2 F2 R2 F2 R B U L' F2 U' B' F' D' R2 F
12535 10-jun-2018 16:49:50 00:21.999 B2 D2 B2 R2 B2 D R2 D L2 U2 R2 B' R' D F2 U2 B R' L D2 U'
12534 10-jun-2018 16:49:07 00:24.191 U2 R2 D' L2 U L2 U R2 U L2 U' L' U L2 U B F D B' U' R2 U
12533 10-jun-2018 16:48:04 00:29.431 B2 F2 L2 D' R2 B2 U R2 U' F2 U R' D F U2 R U' R' L' U' F' U2
12532 10-jun-2018 16:47:14 00:32.246 F2 R2 D B2 D' L2 U2 R2 U2 F2 U F L' D2 U2 L2 B F2 R U L' D'
12531 10-jun-2018 16:46:26 00:29.678 F2 D' R2 D B2 F2 R2 D2 F2 U' B2 L F2 L' D' B' F' L B' D' U
12530 10-jun-2018 16:45:10 00:29.526 R2 B2 D2 F2 L2 F2 D B2 R2 L2 D' B U L2 B' U L' F L' D2 L' U2
12529 10-jun-2018 16:44:23 00:24.350 F2 U F2 D' R2 B2 U2 F2 U2 F2 L2 F' U B' L2 D' F R' U L F R
12528 10-jun-2018 16:43:39 00:21.646 L2 F2 D' B2 U' L2 D' U' R2 F2 D2 F D2 L2 B2 U B F2 R' B
12527 10-jun-2018 16:43:00 00:19.409 D B2 U' F2 L2 D B2 L2 D R2 U2 B' L D2 R' L2 U2 L' F U'
12526 10-jun-2018 16:42:10 00:30.503 F2 U R2 D' R2 L2 D R2 D2 F2 R U2 F L' B F L F2 L' F2 D
12525 10-jun-2018 16:41:31 00:16.447 L2 U' F2 D' R2 F2 L2 F2 D' B2 U' B' D2 L B2 U' F' L' F2 R' B2
12524 10-jun-2018 16:40:30 00:37.285 B2 L2 B2 F2 D' R2 L2 D2 R2 D F' R L2 B2 U R' D B D2 F' U2
12523 10-jun-2018 16:39:45 00:20.920 L2 D2 F2 D L2 F2 U2 F2 D' R2 D2 R D2 F' L2 D B R2 L2 D2 B2 U
12522 10-jun-2018 16:38:57 00:29.398 L2 F2 R2 U2 F2 U F2 U2 L2 D' F2 R B' L B' D2 U2 F R F2 U'
12521 10-jun-2018 16:38:14 00:23.031 F2 D L2 U2 B2 R2 B2 D F2 L2 U L' D B R L D2 B U2 B2 D L'
12520 10-jun-2018 16:37:25 00:27.198 R2 D B2 U2 B2 R2 U' R2 D L2 B' U2 L' F' L D R' B U2 L'
12519 10-jun-2018 16:36:39 00:29.031 R2 D F2 D' L2 F2 D U2 B2 D' L2 F D B R U B L U2 R' F' U'
12518 10-jun-2018 16:35:55 00:25.040 F2 U2 B2 D R2 B2 L2 U R2 F2 U' B R F R2 F L B U B L2 D
12517 10-jun-2018 16:35:13 00:21.847 R2 B2 R2 B2 L2 D F2 L2 F2 D L' B' D2 R D2 F' D2 L' F2 D
12516 10-jun-2018 16:34:20 00:30.686 D F2 D' R2 B2 D F2 U' F2 U B2 L' B R U R D B R L B'
12515 10-jun-2018 16:33:35 00:24.174 F2 D F2 U R2 B2 U' F2 D' U2 L2 B R L' F D L D' B D' R' U'
12514 10-jun-2018 16:32:57 00:22.031 B2 D' B2 F2 L2 U L2 F2 R2 B2 U2 B' D2 L2 U B F D' R U L U
12513 10-jun-2018 16:32:07 00:27.311 B2 D2 U' F2 U B2 R2 F2 D2 F2 U' L D' B F U R2 F' L' B2 F L'
12512 10-jun-2018 16:31:24 00:25.215 F2 U B2 U' L2 D' R2 B2 U F2 U2 L' F' U' F L' F L' B U2 L U'
12511 10-jun-2018 16:30:40 00:25.375 D B2 L2 B2 L2 D2 B2 U' B2 L2 U' B D B' U2 F D2 R' D' B' D U
12510 10-jun-2018 16:29:56 00:24.838 U2 L2 U2 B2 R2 D' L2 D B2 R2 U F D2 R' B' D' B2 D2 R' D' L2
12509 10-jun-2018 16:29:13 00:21.950 R2 U' L2 D F2 D2 F2 L2 F2 U B2 L' B D B2 U R2 U F2 U2
12508 10-jun-2018 16:28:33 00:21.952 U2 B2 L2 D F2 D' R2 U2 R2 L2 F' R2 U2 R' U B' L' B U R'
12507 10-jun-2018 16:27:51 00:24.798 F2 U F2 U' B2 F2 R2 B2 U' R2 U' R' L2 U' L B' L2 U F D' B2 U'
12506 10-jun-2018 16:27:05 00:28.134 L2 F2 U R2 B2 R2 L2 U2 B2 U R D2 F' D U2 F' L U F R2 U'
12505 10-jun-2018 16:26:22 00:23.903 D F2 R2 U R2 D B2 D F2 R2 D2 B' L' U B2 R F2 D' L2 D' B2
12504 10-jun-2018 16:25:42 00:24.462 F2 U' B2 R2 U2 R2 U B2 U2 R2 F D U2 B' D2 B' D2 L D F2 U'
12503 10-jun-2018 16:24:58 00:25.134 D2 R2 U2 R2 F2 D2 B2 L2 D R2 D' B' R' D U2 R' B' F' R2 U' R' D2
12502 10-jun-2018 16:24:12 00:29.566 L2 U' L2 B2 U B2 D' F2 U' F2 U F' R' U B' L' F2 U L2 B' R' U
12501 10-jun-2018 16:23:20 00:26.502 U2 L2 U2 R2 B2 U' F2 U2 B2 R2 D' L' F' U R2 B2 U2 L' U F L2
12500 10-jun-2018 16:22:33 00:29.375 D' R2 U B2 U F2 U' L2 U' F2 D2 R' D B2 U F' D2 F2 D B2
12499 10-jun-2018 16:21:54 00:21.269 R2 D' R2 D R2 D' R2 L2 U' R2 U R D B F R2 L B2 F2 D2 F R2
12498 10-jun-2018 16:21:02 00:29.398 D F2 L2 F2 D' L2 D' R2 U2 F' R D U' B F2 D' L F R U
12497 10-jun-2018 16:20:20 00:23.679 D' F2 L2 D F2 R2 D2 B2 U L2 F U F R B F2 L D' B2 R' D
12496 10-jun-2018 16:19:36 00:25.431 F2 D L2 D' B2 F2 L2 U' R2 F2 D' R D U B' F' R B D2 U B2
12495 10-jun-2018 16:18:40 00:31.599 B2 F2 D F2 D' L2 D L2 B2 D' R2 F' L' D2 B2 D' R U' F U R2 U'
12494 10-jun-2018 16:17:54 00:24.550 F2 R2 D R2 L2 U' F2 D' R2 U' R2 B' L2 D2 U B2 D' R B' L
12493 10-jun-2018 16:17:13 00:19.983 F2 R2 B2 U' R2 F2 U' L2 D R2 U R F U2 B' U' R2 U2 F2 L B' U'
12492 10-jun-2018 16:16:26 00:26.695 U' R2 D2 R2 B2 U F2 U' L2 F2 U2 F R' U' B' U L' F' R2 U2 B
12491 10-jun-2018 16:15:43 00:24.799 U B2 F2 U' F2 D F2 R2 D F2 U F R B' F' R' B L2 D U
12490 10-jun-2018 16:14:57 00:27.254 U L2 U F2 D2 U' B2 F2 L2 D' L2 B U F R' D2 F' L' F' D B2
12489 10-jun-2018 16:14:08 00:28.814 U F2 L2 D' R2 U' L2 D2 R2 B2 U B U2 R' B F' U B' L' D2 L'
12488 10-jun-2018 16:13:15 00:26.583 D' B2 D L2 F2 D' B2 R2 U' L2 D B L2 F D R' L D' R2 L' B U'
12487 10-jun-2018 16:12:26 00:31.199 B2 U' F2 R2 U' R2 B2 D F2 L2 D2 B' R L D L2 B2 R' B L' B
12486 10-jun-2018 16:11:43 00:22.056 U R2 F2 R2 D' F2 R2 L2 D R2 U' R B2 F' D2 R' D B D2 L' B2 D2
12485 10-jun-2018 16:11:00 00:25.398 F2 D B2 D F2 L2 D2 R2 D B2 D2 F L2 U' B' D F' R' D2 F' U
12484 10-jun-2018 16:10:06 00:32.210 B2 U' L2 F2 U R2 L2 B2 L2 U2 L2 F L B2 L2 U L D' R F' D2 U'
12483 10-jun-2018 16:09:10 00:32.334 B2 L2 U2 L2 D' F2 U L2 B2 R2 D2 L' B F' L' B2 U' B' L D L'
12482 10-jun-2018 16:08:23 00:26.294 R2 D2 B2 D B2 U' L2 D B2 R2 B2 L D' B D U2 B L B' F' D' U'
12481 10-jun-2018 16:07:36 00:27.293 U B2 U R2 U F2 R2 F2 D2 R2 U' L R2 F' R' L' U2 L' D2 U B F'
12480 10-jun-2018 16:06:57 00:21.848 D' F2 R2 B2 U B2 L2 D U' R' U B' D2 F2 D R2 B' F' U2
12479 10-jun-2018 16:06:11 00:26.150 L2 U B2 R2 L2 D' U2 L2 U' B2 U L' B F2 L' D' U2 B2 F R U2
12478 10-jun-2018 16:05:28 00:23.862 D' U' B2 L2 F2 L2 D2 F2 D R2 L2 F R2 U' B D F R F' D U'
12477 10-jun-2018 16:04:42 00:21.478 L2 F2 D' R2 B2 L2 U R2 D2 U' F2 R' D L' D B D' B' L' F' R'
12476 10-jun-2018 16:03:52 00:30.817 D F2 L2 B2 L2 D' F2 L2 D' L2 D' R F' R' D2 R' L' D' B2 U2 B'
12475 10-jun-2018 16:03:09 00:23.998 D2 L2 D R2 D' L2 D2 L2 U' R2 L2 B D F L D2 R D B' R' F' U2
12474 10-jun-2018 16:02:25 00:27.727 B2 F2 U L2 D L2 F2 R2 L2 D' U F D2 U' R2 B2 F' R' U' F' D L'
12473 10-jun-2018 16:01:39 00:23.832 L2 U B2 L2 D' R2 U R2 L2 U F U R L B2 U2 F2 D F' D2
12472 10-jun-2018 16:00:55 00:25.056 L2 U2 R2 U L2 F2 L2 D2 B2 L2 U L' B D' U2 R U B D U L' U2
12471 10-jun-2018 16:00:07 00:25.966 U2 B2 D' L2 U L2 B2 F2 D L B R' D F2 D B' U R2 D L'
12470 10-jun-2018 15:59:23 00:23.359 U B2 U R2 F2 U' R2 D B2 R2 U' B' R2 L' B2 F U2 B2 R' U L' D2
12469 10-jun-2018 15:58:35 00:23.814 R2 U2 B2 F2 U' R2 U2 B2 U2 F2 U R B2 L' B' R2 D F R' D' L2 D'
12468 10-jun-2018 15:57:51 00:21.254 B2 U2 B2 F2 L2 D R2 L2 D F2 U2 B D F' L B' D L2 F' D2 F'
12467 10-jun-2018 15:57:03 00:26.685 U' B2 U F2 U' F2 D2 B2 F2 D B2 R D' L B' R F R D' L2 D2
12466 10-jun-2018 15:56:11 00:31.151 R2 U B2 F2 U' L2 U B2 D' R2 D F' D2 L F D U B R B' D' U
12465 10-jun-2018 15:55:28 00:22.079 L2 D2 F2 U L2 D R2 B2 R2 L2 D L F D' B' F D U2 L U R U2
12464 10-jun-2018 15:54:45 00:23.453 B2 D' L2 U' R2 B2 F2 U2 L2 B2 U2 F' U' L' D R F' D' F2 R2 U2
12463 10-jun-2018 15:53:59 00:26.694 U2 B2 L2 U' F2 R2 F2 R2 F2 D2 B2 L' F' L D' F' L' U' F R2 U2
12462 10-jun-2018 15:53:10 00:21.709 U L2 D' R2 D' B2 D L2 B2 D' B2 R L2 B F' R L2 D' F U2
12461 10-jun-2018 15:52:26 00:21.799 U' B2 R2 L2 D2 B2 F2 U' R2 B2 U B R D U2 L2 B2 F R U B'
12460 10-jun-2018 15:51:45 00:21.679 D' F2 R2 U2 L2 U' F2 U B2 D B2 L' D2 B L2 U' L' F U B R U'
12459 10-jun-2018 15:51:00 00:24.054 B2 U2 F2 U F2 U L2 D2 R2 F2 R2 B D' L' U L2 D2 F' R B2 F L
12458 10-jun-2018 15:50:21 00:18.879 F2 D L2 U2 R2 L2 D' F2 U R F U' B R L2 F2 R2 B U'
 
openseas said:
Well, I’ve got first 3 BLD podium even with not so admirable result (2:05), mostly thanks to huge dnf attempts from top blders :)

A side note, my son broke his official PB :)
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Just awesome stuff! And another awesome comp Jae! You guys run it so well, I was bragging to my parents how well you keep on schedule.

I only got to go the first day and hadn't posted anything about it yet. I said I felt like it was my most unprepared comp yet. 3x3 was extra dismal, even for not being prepared. 3 BLD I had two DNFs just over 5 minutes which I was ok with actually. My execution is really bad being out of practice. I did still manage 2 single PBs in 4x4 and 5x5. OH was about normal for not having practiced.

http://m.cubecomps.com/competitions/3260/competitors/27
 
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