--added to catalog: 01/18/2013
--SKU: MMSI-49939
--Brand: The Essel Magic
--Ebay Cat: 07 Seasonal --Ebay Cat#: 3497640919
Posted by Kurt Trautmann on 27th Jun 2013
This made-in-India piece is of decent quality. The design is very cute, although the paint job is not perfect and I had to make a minor adjustment to the operating mechanism. At just under 16" tall, it's a handy size for transport but still big enough to be highly visible. The worst feature is the instruction sheet, which is titled "The Gingerbread Man", but then describes a clown (which apparently has a slightly different way of attaching the balloon), and suggests a silly patter story totally unrelated to this prop design. Use the patter from the product description, or better still write your own. On the plus side, the prop packs flat, assembles easily and quickly, and the mechanics seem sturdy, are surprisingly quiet and work very well. P.S.-since no dimensions are listed, I called Big Guy. He contacted his distributor immediately and got the measurements for me in minutes, clinching the sale. Great service!