A very rare Britsh disco effect, with a heavy 36V 400Watt halogen lamp on the inside. Got it on ebay, wiothout knowing what i was..Its helpfull to have a big Facebook group to help you determine the brand and type!!
The second unit I happened to stumble on is probably one of the most rare Coemar ball effects. In the Venus range, the M4 is very rare and expensive. I now know only two collectors that have a Trisball in the collection. And one of them is me. It comes complete with a dedicated flightcase and basemotor.
Already had some very interesting offers from other collectors to buy this item.. But as all effects in this blog. They are NOT for sale!
My first Ever product ever bought..Its a simple 6 bulb helicopter, but with a fairly complicated drive unit, which is situated at the inside of the head.
A littel bit further down the blog you will find and entry in which I display the CP astro Disco 3 with the very rare HTI version, which I sold. The actual owner had some damage with the unit and decided it was better to return her to me, because, and I quote "she is better off with you"... But he didnt return just one unit, I bought his own unit, a standard AD3 with Halogen lamp also....so now I have 2 AD3 in my collection!!
Got an offer to buy a Satel Oxis. In the early 90s I had two of them and they are still very cool vintage effects. The unit was on a list of an inventory from a former Night Club named Red in Leeuwarden (NL) I finally came to an agreement with the owner and got her. She is in a fairly good shape, but needs a new powdercoat and rewire...
They are as rare as a Toyota GT 2000, but still I have been in the position to buy a Coemar Comet 36 in very good working condition. The shell has been painted black. I will get this unit in january 2014 and will then look if it is possible to repaint the Shell back into it's original Spick Silver color.
After receipt of the big item, it will go straight to my flightcase builder for the build of a flightcase, because it is too big, too fragile, to transport it without a good case!
Great news, after having sold my Astro Spider three years ago to my friend and collector of vintage light Pat, I've been able to get my hands on a vintage and mint Astro Spider including flightcase. Nice addition to the collection!!
To get a good impression of this effect, here's a movie :