Hello backers and followers!

As I said in my last update, all the digital backers should have received their items, including items I hadn't yet made when the project ended. I also expected to be close to halfway done with shipping the physical backers' items by this point. Unfortunately that has been delayed by at least another week. I will have more details in my next update. I hope to have a more concrete timeline by then too. If you have any questions or concerns about this, please reach out to me on the Port-O-Bowl discord.

In the mean time, I've been working on new things for Port-O-Bowl, starting with two new teams!

Here is the last of the Elf teams, Elven Union:

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And with the last of the elf teams comes the last of the chaos teams, the Bloodseekers!

I had a lot of fun with that one, especially adding all the spikes! And I couldn't help but label at least one of the positionals "BLOOD."

For those keeping track, that's now 26 teams total. Only 4 more to go to have every team in the game! The 2 new teams will be at the My Mini Factory store ASAP, hopefully by the time this update goes out.

By request, I've made a few more accessories for quality of life improvements. Like this painting handle, which lets you slide Port-O-Bowl players right in so you don't have to grip your players by the peg like a barbarian when painting them. 

It has space for adding 2 2mm x 2mm magnets, just like the players themselves. I am currently working on Version 2, which will have space for adding a steel plate, and possibly even a separate version that has a button you can press that clamps the player as you hold it. Someone has already printed it out and started using it for painting. They used Blue-Tack to keep the player adhered to the handle while painting, as the fit is pretty loose (a side-effect of the manufacturing process).

I am also developing a skill marker holder. Currently there's no separate way to store all the extremely tiny skill markers, so I have come up with this little switch-knife style holder.

I am still working out the kinks with this one. All these accessories, when finished, will be added to the My Mini Factory store and will probably be free to download. 

Next update will have more details about shipping for physical backers. Stay tuned! 

Hello backers and followers!

With the recent team change I needed to add 2 more positionals to the Chaos Dwarves.

I have recently put the finishing touches and uploaded new files for the Chaos Dwarves team.

Here they are:

They are already on MMF, so you can just redownload them.

For those who had physical orders, I will be printing and mailing the updated positionals (4 small minis total) to everyone, free of charge!

I have also made a new team, Tomb Guardians.

The new Tomb Guardians team came in just in time to use my new Port-O-Bowl thumbnail I got from my graphic designer, and it looks great!

With the completion and distribution of the Tomb Guardians, it is official that ALL DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION IS COMPLETE FOR DIGITAL BACKERS!

Except one. One backer never filled out their survey. If you are Midwestern and slightly magical, you know who you are- fill out that survey if you want your files! There was one more who didn't fill out their survey but they didn't complete payment so I figured it was a cancellation by another name.

Are you a digital backer? Do you have any issues with your files? Have you had issues retrieving them, or haven't received them at all? Contact me either by commenting on this post or joining the Port-O-Bowl discord and messaging me. Discord is the best way to reach me but I am open to any and all ways you can get in contact with me. Feel free to email the Star Pharaoh Foundry email as well. Apologies for the silliness of that email address; it's the first username I used with Cults3D so it's kind of stuck! 

Physical order filling still continues. There were a few delays, but this time in two weeks, I hope to be close to halfway finished with them. 

Hello backers and followers!

I am sorry for going dark in the last week. I was waiting for confirmation that the first orders had been shipped out. Now I know they have. Here are some pictures of the orders before they go, which do not disclose any personal information of the backers to which they are heading:

Next, the longstanding battle with the Xtra Tall Tray is complete, and I am happy to report I am victorious!

So there it is closed.... but does it do what it's designed for? When you have teams in it and fold it closed (provided it's magnetized), does it keep everyone in place so you can resume your game later?

The files for the Xtra Tall Tray have already been sent to digital backers. The next few backers that have added it onto their order have it in their queue.

Finally, I've made another post-campaign team, the Plaguebearers. This one took an extra long time due to its complexity and because I've been quite busy these last few weeks.

I haven't put it on the My Mini Factory store yet as I haven't test printed them yet (I test print all my stuff to make sure it works, don't you know).  However, this is a great opportunity to follow the Star Pharaoh Foundry page so you're kept up to date on all new updates. There is also a Cults3D page but I am getting all the Port-O-Bowl stuff onto MMF first because that's what I'm using for digital distribution. While we're talking about social media, make sure to check out the Port-O-Bowl discord so you can hound me, personally. 

There are now 23 teams done for Port-O-Bowl. Only 7 more to go! 

Hello backers and followers!

While I wait on the production and delivery of the first few physical orders, I worked on developing some items I've not had a chance to work on during the campaign, including the Xtra Tall Tray and new teams.

Here are some photos of the Xtra Tall Tray in action.

The hinges work and are tough (without having to reinforce it with metal hardware, which is why I have a hole in the design), but does it do the job that I designed it for? Can you fold up the Xtra Tall Tray and have the magnetized teams stay in place?

The hinges are very smooth and the clasp is loose enough that you can pop it back open without upsetting the players. Don't slam the lid closed though - the magnetization works well but when you slam anything hard enough you can scatter it. I have to redesign the middle so I'm not ready to push it out yet.

Speaking of magnetization, I've started taking photos to make a magnetization guide. The Discord has shown me that the magnetization of Port-O-Bowl isn't as intuitive as I thought. People are coming up with creative ways of doing it, but the method for which I designed it, which consists of cutting sheet metal with tinsnips, isn't something that immediately comes to everyone's mind (As an amateur roboticist, of course snipping sheet metal with tinsnips for any number of applications comes as naturally as breathing).

Finally, I've created 2 more teams, High Elves and Frogmen. I've already uploaded them to My Mini Factory, so if you wanted to add them to your own set, you can.

The first teams I'm making are the choices of backers who chose specific upcoming teams for their 48 hour backer reward. But after these 2, only 10 more teams remain. It's only a matter of time until all 32 teams are complete!