Qiyi X-Man Design 3x3 Tornado

[IBACubing]

No, i didn't had a singe cornertwist. If you look closely the corners are more sqared of than on the thunderclap or an aolong. But i did only about 20 solves and 200 T-Perms .
Oh, and i swapped the springs to gans S9 i think (the softest ones) and the cube is even better now.

This cube might be my main, if only thery wasn't the yuexiao. We will see what times i get with it. I average about 15 seconds.

What better? Yuexiao, or this. And are the M slices slow?

 

[Aysha]

Anyone else think it feels slightly like the Yuxin 3x3?

 

[mmmdin]

Which one is more controllable? the yuexiao or the x man design?

 

[Sion]

I have the tornado, and it is currently my main over my moyu aolong v2. Are there any comparisons between the tornado and Yuexiao I can look at?

 

[dskids]

I have both the Tornado and YueXiao so maybe I'll try to provide a little comparison. The Tornado to me feels like it falls somewhere between a Yuxin 3x3 and an AoLong or Thunderclap. The YueXiao is completely different and honestly unlike anything I currently have. Most have compared it to a Cong's design MeiYing (I have one on order but don't have it yet).

Cube feel:
YueXiao - Very square and somewhat sharp edges like a TangLong or ZhanChi
Tornado - More of a rounded, bubbly outer feel like an AoLong or a Thunderclap

Turning feel:
YueXiao - Smooth, light, slippy. Kind of airy and hollow sound. Fast but very stable.
Tornado - A little scratchy and clacky like a Yuxin. Kinda flexy like an AoLong. Fairly unstable, will explode and corner twist on medium tensions.

Not sure what else to say. Sticker quality and placement is better on the YueXiao, although both have good shades. The YueXiao is a better "out of the box" cube for those who don't want to do any setup. The Tornado comes with some thin diesel-y smelling factory lube slathered on and while the tensions seem fine, the cube is unstable, pops, and corner twists as-is. It will require some setup to get it right.

 

[Aysha]

I have both the Tornado and YueXiao so maybe I'll try to provide a little comparison. The Tornado to me feels like it falls somewhere between a Yuxin 3x3 and an AoLong or Thunderclap. The YueXiao is completely different and honestly unlike anything I currently have. Most have compared it to a Cong's design MeiYing (I have one on order but don't have it yet).

Cube feel:
YueXiao - Very square and somewhat sharp edges like a TangLong or ZhanChi
Tornado - More of a rounded, bubbly outer feel like an AoLong or a Thunderclap

Turning feel:
YueXiao - Smooth, light, slippy. Kind of airy and hollow sound. Fast but very stable.
Tornado - A little scratchy and clacky like a Yuxin. Kinda flexy like an AoLong. Fairly unstable, will explode and corner twist on medium tensions.

Not sure what else to say. Sticker quality and placement is better on the YueXiao, although both have good shades. The YueXiao is a better "out of the box" cube for those who don't want to do any setup. The Tornado comes with some thin diesel-y smelling factory lube slathered on and while the tensions seem fine, the cube is unstable, pops, and corner twists as-is. It will require some setup to get it right.

My tensions are a bit tight (but closer to medium tensions) and I've never had the cube pop or corner twist, even on the stock tensions which are fairly loose.

 

[dskids]

My tensions are a bit tight (but closer to medium tensions) and I've never had the cube pop or corner twist, even on the stock tensions which are fairly loose.

Maybe mine is a dud or something but I currently have it set up just like my AoLong and my Thunderclap with medium tensions and it is the only cube that has ever popped on me. I've corner twisted my AoLong twice in upwards of 500 solves, but the Tornado corner twisted on me twice in the first week I had it.

 

[TheBrutux168]

I've used my Tornado for a while and I really enjoy it. Some have said it is really catchy, but I haven't noticed it at all. It's quite fluid for me. I also like the feel. It's sort of soft feeling but not too much. After lubing, it actually got a drier feeling that wasn't present before and I like this feeling