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Although, I'm sure submitting a prototype made of pure gold may increase your chances of winning :)

Mudcake may be a suitable replacement material, assuming you don't have a few kg's of gold and a small smelting pot in your back yard. ;)
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Thought I'd try google sketchup, and came up with a few ideas.

The main thing I focussed on was the fact that the puzzle is best displayed vertically when open, but I think it looks much better horizontally when closed. So, I designed stands with both so you can display the puzzle either way when necessary.

Please ignore the cut away parts in the design, suggesting it is hollow, when it really should be solid. Also, the stand material is acrylic, but I couldn't figure out out to get that effect.

EDIT: Put some thickness to the walls supporting the horizontal puzzle, adding more structural practicality.
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I really like the last one but it would be cool to display the core separately. What do you think of sketchup?
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It was...different. I've never used any program like this before, so it took me awhile to figure out, but I can see it has a lot of potential to be used to design really cool things.

As for the core idea, I thought of the same thing but then figured you would probably need a place to put the draw and the pins. I actually had a design where there was a little drawer for the pins and a cut out for the draw, but deleted it has it would probably cost a fortune to manufacture.
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Number 3 definitely has potential.

I think we could always just keep our pins and draws in a little box or bag or something, they don't have to be kept with the stand. The ability to display the Revo with the core removed would be great though.
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Stigy wrote:Number 3 definitely has potential.

I think we could always just keep our pins and draws in a little box or bag or something, they don't have to be kept with the stand. The ability to display the Revo with the core removed would be great though.
So take #3, set a pin in the sleeve to hold the core and stick the core in backwards with the maze sticking out the top. Voilà! Maze displayed!
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Really like No.3 .... At the right price I'd go as far as to say I'd buy it !! :D

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Quick punt from me (first time using a 3D tool so I'm quite pleased so far :lol: )

Obviously this would need to be tidied up a bit and dimensions corrected but you get the idea (hopefully) :D

I've included a small area at the back for bits and bobs ;)

And I've added a bit for the certificate :D I'm quite liking this SketchUp 8-) :lol:
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mattangel1 wrote:
Stigy wrote:Number 3 definitely has potential.

I think we could always just keep our pins and draws in a little box or bag or something, they don't have to be kept with the stand. The ability to display the Revo with the core removed would be great though.
So take #3, set a pin in the sleeve to hold the core and stick the core in backwards with the maze sticking out the top. Voilà! Maze displayed!
You can do that :shock: ????

EDIT: Apparently, yes. But, it takes tweezers, and I think it's not that good for the pin to be supporting the entire core (maybe?). Looks really cool though!
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Paradox wrote:The idea does make sense ReVoRabbit, but by the looks of it that stand in it's complete form would be several feet wide!

I'm certainly no expert in product design or marketing, but I reckon when it comes to something like a stand which is a sideline to the main product, less is more.
I completely agree with your satement here. I did this quick mock up in paint and it isnt very good.
i think applying Jehret2's idea and some real numbers to the pyramid might make it more realistic.
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