mf8 Sun Cube

I enjoyed the stickerless version more than the one with stickers, as the stickered one runs into this irritating problem where the kites are rotated the wrong way up, but it still looks like they can turn.

Bad Product of Nice Idea

This looks like a more symmetrical (not-bandaged) version of the Unicorn Cube, which I liked (and what motivated me to buy it). This puzzle looks nice, although stickers were not best quality. As in prior MF8 review, the stickers on corner blocks have visible X crease marks. However the stickers were the least problem... Although it looks like Unicorn Cube, the corners do NOT twist. You can play it like regular 3x3 cube (from my limited experience) but the unique thing is that instead of twisting faces by 90 degrees, you can turn by only 45 degrees. This results in shape-modification and "bandaging" issues. Sadly that is all almost everything I can say for sure... This puzzle IS well lubricated out-of-the-box, but it still seems to catch when performing standard face turns... Out-of-the-box the tension was very stiff (although well-lubricated). I decided to "exercise" the cube to HOPEFULLY make it easier to play... I spent about 2 minutes turning a single face backwards and forwards (between 90 and 180 degrees)... no corner cutting or slice moves... just turning one face... and, without warning, the puzzle DISINTEGRATED! I have NEVER experienced this before. It is not like 1 piece popped out... multiple pieces popped at once and I was left with a lap-full of about 10 pieces... and I had no idea how to fix it... I tried putting the pieces back, based on size/color, but the remainder of the puzzle continued to disintegrate. So now I have 3/4 of a cube and about 20 tiny blocks in a pile of rubble! I really WISH this would work, because it looks cool and fun... but mine self-destructed in less than 5 minutes. Not recommended for anyone.

Great idea, terrible build

This is another puzzle I really want to work. The idea is intriguing and seems really challenging to solve because of the jumbling. The problem is it is impossible to move without it catching and I usually lose track of the moves because it won't move as expected and end up losing a solve because of it catching too easily.