u/NIMObunny

For those who might be(probably not) curious about my name. And also my cube collection while I’m at it cuz why not👍

Cubes

3x3: weilong v11 dragon edition

4x4: picube aosu v7 matte

This is a review of the weilong v11 se & v11 dragon edition + some moding. The review is not gonna be to deep since there are a lot of good reviews from many people who have tried the v11. So this post is mainly about how I modded the 2 cubes differently and what the dragon v11 looks like(since there aren't many info about this cube online). Since this post isn't really any that special just read it like a book or smth and just relax😊 (also the black moyu logo is the se and the red picube logo is the dragon v11 i the photos)

First is about the mod. The exact model I bought is the weilong v11 se magnetic(the one with black internals with a matte finish) and the dragon v11 with transparent blue internals. For those who have heard of the dragon v11 for the first time it has only one version and it's the lowest(magnetic) version without the ball core. I bought these because I like unique designs👍 And for the magnets I bought 3x2mm for the corner mags and 2x2mm for the edge mags. I wanted to make it more like the ferrocore instead of the stock v11 so normally you would use n35 for the corner and n30 for the edge but to make it like the ferrocore I used n40 for the corner and n35 for the edges. And also if I'm right the corner-edge mags(piece magnets) is a bit stronger on the magnetic version than the bc version so it makes the total magnet strength even stronger. I also bought 1 20m ball core kit(I couldn't buy 2 because I bought the dragon v11 after I bought the kit so I didn't think I would get 2 cubes). And bought a picube logo cap because I hate moyu logo👍

That's it for what I used for the mod and now the actual moding. I first modded the se because I personally liked the dragon more so if something goes wrong I wouldn't do that mistake again for the second cube. I'm not gonna go into the moding process too deeply since I just did regular 20m ball core moding like other people so videos on moding are great in YouTube. But one thing I'm going to mention is how I modded the 2 cubes differently. When I modded the se I tried putting in the corner mags first but needed glue so went for the edge mags(one note is that magnet sizes are slightly different from different manufacturers so depending on where you bought the magnets you might need super glue or not). When I put in the first edge mag I accidentally put in 2 but didn't realize and kept pushing it in. So when I finally realized and got one of the mags out the one magnet went very deeply in(you can see it in the photo comparing the 2 edges). So for the rest of the edge magnets I just pushed it all the way in so it would all be equal(also for me the edges didn't need super glue). After this I set the se aside and just did the edges for the dragon v11 but this time didn't push it all in. Also for some reason the dragon v11's holes were a bit bigger but still fit without glue. Then I did the corners which needed glue. But since the corners needed glue I had no choice but to push it all in to secure it in place. But on the dragon v11 for some reason the furthest I pushed in was not as deep as the se making the magnet strength stronger(you can see in the photo comparing the 2 corners). And then I put in the 20m bc and done! Also I didn't mention but you obviously have to check the polarity of the magnets to the right way when putting i the magnets.

And now the performance. Since I only had 1 bc kit I put it in the se first and then put it in the dragon. As you know the se core magnets were deeper meaning it's weaker so when I tried it it definitely felt weak. Unfortunately I don't have a stock v11 to compare with but even though I used n40 and n35 mags it felt very weak and probably would be weaker than stock v11 since I could barely see the auto alignment. On the other hand the dragon v11 was amazing🤩 The core mags were strong to just where I like it and the snap at the end wasn't too strong than I thought it would be(which is a good thing since I don't like the snap much). It was my perfect cube(I almost got a pb ao5 but didn't because I was stupid and got 2 +2s. My pb could have went from 11.38 to 10.66 which is insane. The reason for not getting it is not the cubes fault but me so the cube is good👍). Overall I definitely like the dragon v11 better but for those who don't like strong magnets but want a 20m bc for the control the se mod is a very good pick.

Now for the dragon v11. It's pretty much the same as the normal v11 but it has transparent blue internals instead of primary. And for those who like darker blue don't expect to be very bluish because unlike the photo on the dragon v11 pamphlet it is much lighter blue but for some reason in my photo it looks pretty dark but it's ver light(thankfully I like the lighter blue more so I was fine). And also important note is that the blue is so light and also transparent that you can't really see the blue much while solving. It looks more of a just transparent cube than blue(you can see it in the picture where I show the inner edges by rotating the middle layer by 45°). But you can clearly notice the nice light blue color when you pull the pieces to look at the insides(like how you test flexibility in a cube) and notice very much when you take the cube apart.

Also for the set up I just did a random setting for the se since I'm not gonna main that one. I did 2 for compression(the outer orange layer which changes the flexibility of the cube) and 3 for tension(the inner white layer which changes how fast the cube is) which made the cube perfect for my turning style(fast and a bit flexible but not too much). Also did something weird with the lubes. I first thought of putting in some slow lube I the core(gan lube 3) and make the cube settings fast but didn't work out that well so wipped it all off. But apparently I didn't completely wipe it out so there was just slightly bit of slow lube left in the core which made the cube just right. And used gan lube 1 and 2 for the pieces to make it fast but don't dry too quickly(I used one drop for all the lubes). And the result was a perfect cube! I'm getting such good times with this and I might even become sub 13 soon❤️

Hope you enjoyed especially what the new dragon v11 is and maybe upload more pics of the dragon v11 in the future(when I get a blue picube center cap instead of red).

How do shops like picube shop or thecubicle pro shop make sticker less logos? They look super clean and makes me want to buy them but it’s obviously a waste of money if you buy a cube for the logo. Picube does sell caps but they are for individual cubes and have only one color. So how do they do it? And is there anyway a normal human being(a normal person at home)  can make their logos similar to that at home?

A very nice guy helped me on deciding what to buy for upgrading the v11 magnetic. Just double checking on reddit to see if there's anything I missed👍

-weilong v11 se magnetic

-v11 20m ball core

-corner core magnets(N40 50pcs)

-edge core magnets(N35 50pcs)

I want to buy a cube but the only store that sells the cube I want at a decent price is monster cube store. I don't think it's a bad store but never bought from this store on aliexpress before so just wondering.