Siege Toys: Desktop Catapults & Ballistas

A project in Mountain View, CA by Michael Woods
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Snap-together catapults and ballistas that are perfect for gifts, office warfare, or annoying your roommate.
Backers: 693
Average Pledge Per Backer: $87

Funded: $59,987 of $13,700
Dates: Nov 5th -> Dec 1st (26 days)
Project By: Michael Woods
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November 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks, It's that post-Thanksgiving, oh wow it's almost Christmas feeling. It's also that only one day left feeling! We've got a lot of laser cutting to do over here, and we've been getting going on it for the past several days. I'm hanging out in... (Read More)

Ballista Design Update

November 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Kickstarter! We're back again with another video update: this time it's all about the design improvements we've been making to the Ballista over the last couple weeks. Check out the video above for demonstrations and in-depth discussion, and the... (Read More)

Cloudy with a Chance of Paintballs

November 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everybody!  It's getting down to crunch time, and we don't mean the sound of accidentally biting into a turkey bone. Only 4 days left!  We had a great suggestion from Steven Lord, a backer hailing from Natick, Massachusetts (hey, isn't there a... (Read More)

Catapult Design Update and More!

November 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! It's been an exciting couple of weeks over here: we've had a whole bunch of awesome new backers join us, and we've had a couple great mentions in the press, including a hilariously-headlined Fast Co. Design article. While we've been... (Read More)

Awesome, glowing projectile paths!

November 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Whenever a conversation over here at E&M Labs starts with “You know what would be cool?”, you know things are bound to get interesting, so a couple days ago, when we had the idea to do long-exposure, night time images of launching glowing... (Read More)

We hit our goal! $75k stretch goal: more ammo and a wagon

November 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, Wow, it's been a crazy ride the last two days. Thank you all so much for backing us and joining us on this project! We've already passed our goal of $13,700, and we're really excited to see how far we get. We also have our first stretch... (Read More)

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