OK, forgot I had this as I only had it up once, was going to review it but must have got side tracked - so here it is, The Unicorn On Tour.
It is essentially a hanging system designed to hang your board on any standard door via a nylon strap.
It comes in a sturdy, well made zip up bag:
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Inside the bag is the backboard and strap, a nice portable oche mat and a Unicorn oche mate (fancy tape measure...):
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So, as you can see, the backboard it attatched to the nylon strap, the strap goeas around any standard door and fastens up with a pair of plastic buckle type fastenings:
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Close up of one of the buckles, a familiar and easy to use tightening device as seen on many products.
You can also see the strong nylon strap in close up:
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The backboard, all set up with the standard bracket and spacing wedges.
All you need to do is adjust the screw in the back of your actual dart board to tighten it all up:
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Here it is, board attached and all tightened up:
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Side view:
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Next up, measure out the oche, and with the Unicorn Oche Mate provided its simple.
Put your dart through the required hole on the tape (there are several to cater for different distances, standard, traditional and soft tip etc) and pull tight to the ground:
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Then place the portable oche mat where the tape lands on the floor:
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View from the newly measured oche:
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Above shot, showing gap between board and door, also the door frame, very important if you intend to use a surround, on this side there will be no problem but as you will see in a moment, you will struggle to use a surround if the door frame is too thick:
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This is the view from the other side of the door, as mentioned, a surround would probably not fit properly on this side:
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And finally, the health and safety bit, a clear notice that is displayed on the other side of the door to where you are playing - a nice touch and vital to avoid someone getting a dart in the eye:
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Price: £45-£55
I would give the Unicorn On Tour a good 5/5, it does exactly what it is designed to do, is handy and can be taken on holiday, fitted on any standard door which means that it can be used in almost any building.
The added Oche Mate is perfect and when used correctly will provide you with an accurate mark and board height.
At around £50 I would say its a fair price for what you get - note, there is no dart board supplied with it.
It is essentially a hanging system designed to hang your board on any standard door via a nylon strap.
It comes in a sturdy, well made zip up bag:
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Inside the bag is the backboard and strap, a nice portable oche mat and a Unicorn oche mate (fancy tape measure...):
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So, as you can see, the backboard it attatched to the nylon strap, the strap goeas around any standard door and fastens up with a pair of plastic buckle type fastenings:
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Close up of one of the buckles, a familiar and easy to use tightening device as seen on many products.
You can also see the strong nylon strap in close up:
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The backboard, all set up with the standard bracket and spacing wedges.
All you need to do is adjust the screw in the back of your actual dart board to tighten it all up:
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Here it is, board attached and all tightened up:
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Side view:
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Next up, measure out the oche, and with the Unicorn Oche Mate provided its simple.
Put your dart through the required hole on the tape (there are several to cater for different distances, standard, traditional and soft tip etc) and pull tight to the ground:
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Then place the portable oche mat where the tape lands on the floor:
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View from the newly measured oche:
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Above shot, showing gap between board and door, also the door frame, very important if you intend to use a surround, on this side there will be no problem but as you will see in a moment, you will struggle to use a surround if the door frame is too thick:
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This is the view from the other side of the door, as mentioned, a surround would probably not fit properly on this side:
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And finally, the health and safety bit, a clear notice that is displayed on the other side of the door to where you are playing - a nice touch and vital to avoid someone getting a dart in the eye:
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Price: £45-£55
I would give the Unicorn On Tour a good 5/5, it does exactly what it is designed to do, is handy and can be taken on holiday, fitted on any standard door which means that it can be used in almost any building.
The added Oche Mate is perfect and when used correctly will provide you with an accurate mark and board height.
At around £50 I would say its a fair price for what you get - note, there is no dart board supplied with it.
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