{"id":28667,"date":"2023-04-10T13:44:52","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T12:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/?p=28667"},"modified":"2023-04-10T14:02:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T13:02:19","slug":"multimorphic-visit-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/2023\/04\/10\/multimorphic-visit-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"MULTIMORPHIC VISIT 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back in 2019 we <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/2019\/03\/22\/multimorphics-new-factory\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/2019\/03\/22\/multimorphics-new-factory\/\" target=\"_blank\">paid a visit<\/a> to the Multimorphic factory in Round Rock, Texas. Since then, much has changed, both with the company itself and with the pinball industry as a whole, but the intervening four years have been good for Multimorphic, with new games launched, new personnel on board, and the P<sup>3<\/sup> platform becoming even more widely adopted.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/016-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/016-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"The multimorphic playfield and machine assembly area\" class=\"wp-image-28654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/016-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/016-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/016-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/016-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/016-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-850x383.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/016-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Multimorphic playfield and machine assembly area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the business has grown, so has the company &#8211; literally.  They now occupy around twice the factory space they did in 2019, taking over the adjacent unit for a woodworking shop, additional office space and an area used to display previous and current generations of the P<sup>3<\/sup> pinball platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pinball News has followed the evolution of the P<sup>3<\/sup> right from its earliest days.  Here are a few of those reports:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/learn\/p3\/index.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/learn\/p3\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">The original report on the P<sup>3<\/sup> prototype from 2012<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/games\/p3\/index2.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/games\/p3\/index2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The news that the P3 was going into production<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/games\/p3\/index3.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/games\/p3\/index3.html\" target=\"_blank\">Pre-order details and offers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/games\/p3\/index4.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/games\/p3\/index4.html\" target=\"_blank\">News of Dennis Nordman signing to design <em>Lexy Lightspeed<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/games\/p3\/index5.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/games\/p3\/index5.html\" target=\"_blank\">News about <em>Lexy Lightspeed<\/em>&#8216;s development<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/games\/p3\/index6.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/games\/p3\/index6.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New cabinet and playfield module designs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/001-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/001-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x477.jpg\" alt=\"The evolution of the P3 pinball platform\" class=\"wp-image-28639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/001-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x477.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/001-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/001-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-768x358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/001-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1536x715.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/001-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-850x396.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/001-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The evolution of the P3 pinball platform<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to these early prototypes, the expanded space allows for ten P3 machines to be set up to showcase the range of games and playfield modules now available for the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/002-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"The P3 with various playfield modules and game packages\" class=\"wp-image-28640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/002-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/002-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/002-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/002-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/002-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-850x383.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/002-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The P3 with various playfield modules and game packages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s worth noting how two of these machines featured prototype side panel RGB lighting strips around the backbox and cabinet artwork decals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/026-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x605.jpg\" alt=\"Backbox and cabinet RGB lighting effects\" class=\"wp-image-28694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/026-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x605.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/026-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/026-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-768x454.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/026-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1536x907.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/026-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-850x502.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/026-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-413x244.jpg 413w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/026-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Backbox and cabinet RGB lighting effects<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For protection, these animated LED strips fit under the artwork protectors available from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.multimorphic.com\/store\/accessories\/artwork-protectors\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.multimorphic.com\/store\/accessories\/artwork-protectors\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Multimorphic store<\/a> to protect and secure the magnetic decals<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we visited, most of these P<sup>3<\/sup>s were about to be packed up and taken on a three-hour drive up to Frisco for the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/2023\/03\/24\/texas-pinball-festival-2023\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"28219\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Pinball Festival<\/a>. There, they would be joined by two examples of the company&#8217;s latest release, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/2023\/03\/06\/final-resistance-revealed\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"27918\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Final Resistance<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/003-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/003-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x585.jpg\" alt=\"Two of the latest Final Resistance games\" class=\"wp-image-28641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/003-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/003-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/003-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/003-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1536x877.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/003-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-850x486.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/003-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-384x220.jpg 384w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/003-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Two of the latest Final Resistance games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The additional space is also home to a row of 3D printers which are used to produce some of the generic plastic parts used in the game such as speaker and fan housings, and various mounting brackets.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Multimorphic head, Gerry Stellenberg, told us it makes sense to 3D print some of their more common parts as they can be made on-demand, don&#8217;t take up storage space, and the price is often cheaper than ordering in small relatively quantities from plastics manufacturers more used to orders in the tens of thousands.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/004-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/004-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"3D printers at work\" class=\"wp-image-28642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/004-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/004-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/004-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/004-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/004-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-850x383.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/004-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">3D printers at work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The other part of the extended factory space is taken up with the woodworking shop where playfields, cabinets, backboxes, toppers and interior wooden parts are cut, along with other wooden parts such as the rotisseries used during playfield assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/017-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/017-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"Stacks of wood in the woodworking area\" class=\"wp-image-28655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/017-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/017-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/017-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/017-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/017-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-850x383.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/017-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stacks of wood sheets in the woodworking shop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CNC router cuts the sheets into the required parts.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/019-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/019-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"The CNC router cutting playfields and cabinet parts\" class=\"wp-image-28657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/019-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/019-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/019-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/019-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/019-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-850x383.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/019-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The CNC router cutting playfields and cabinet parts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While they were once made of metal, the cabinets and backboxes for the P<sup>3<\/sup> now use a more-traditional wooden construction, although they also feature a unique playfield slide system providing multiple points where the playfield can be rested or raised to access the underside.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/022-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/022-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x523.jpg\" alt=\"Cabinets waiting to be painted\" class=\"wp-image-28660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/022-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x523.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/022-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/022-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-768x392.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/022-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1536x784.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/022-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-850x434.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/022-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cabinets waiting to be painted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Completed cabinets and backboxes then head into the spray booth to be painted black.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/020-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/020-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x520.jpg\" alt=\"The spray booth\" class=\"wp-image-28658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/020-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x520.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/020-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/020-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-768x390.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/020-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1536x780.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/020-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-850x432.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/020-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The spray booth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/021-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/021-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x491.jpg\" alt=\"Cabinets being painted black inside the spray booth\" class=\"wp-image-28659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/021-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x491.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/021-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/021-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-768x368.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/021-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1536x736.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/021-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-850x407.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/021-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cabinets being painted black inside the spray booth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The area above the offices and showroom in the expansion unit is not wasted, as it is used for parts storage for the company&#8217;s expanding range of different titles.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/023-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/023-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"Boxes of parts for games in storage\" class=\"wp-image-28661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/023-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/023-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/023-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/023-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/023-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-850x383.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/023-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Boxes of parts for games in storage on the upper floor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, back in the original factory space, construction of playfield modules and entire P<sup>3<\/sup> machines is underway.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/007-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/007-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x491.jpg\" alt=\"The playfield manufacturing area\" class=\"wp-image-28645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/007-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x491.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/007-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/007-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-768x368.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/007-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1536x736.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/007-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-850x407.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/007-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The playfield manufacturing area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Playfield modules for the company&#8217;s <em>Weird Al&#8217;s Museum of Natural Hilarity<\/em> game were being made during our visit.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/005-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"486\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/005-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-486x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Weird Al's Museum of Natural Hilarity playfield modules\" class=\"wp-image-28643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/005-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-486x1024.jpg 486w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/005-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-142x300.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/005-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-768x1617.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/005-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-729x1536.jpg 729w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/005-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-850x1790.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/005-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Weird Al&#8217;s Museum of Natural Hilarity playfield modules<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a backorder time of up to 6 months for new game kits, there would be plenty more <em>Weird Al<\/em> game kits produced before <em>Final Resistance<\/em> goes into production, starting in May.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/006-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/006-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x542.jpg\" alt=\"Manufacturing playfield modules\" class=\"wp-image-28644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/006-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x542.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/006-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/006-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-768x407.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/006-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1536x813.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/006-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-850x450.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/006-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Manufacturing playfield modules<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/010-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/010-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x510.jpg\" alt=\"Multimorphic's pop bumper modules\" class=\"wp-image-28648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/010-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x510.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/010-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/010-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-768x383.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/010-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1536x765.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/010-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-850x423.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/010-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Assembling Multimorphic&#8217;s pop bumper modules<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/008-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"479\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/008-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-479x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Applying playfield decals\" class=\"wp-image-28646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/008-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-479x1024.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/008-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-140x300.jpg 140w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/008-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-768x1641.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/008-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-719x1536.jpg 719w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/008-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-850x1816.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/008-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Applying playfield decals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Along with playfield modules, software and artwork, many new games also come with the option of a dedicated topper.  The animated <em>Weird Al<\/em> topper has been especially well-received.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/009-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/009-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-499x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Completed Weird Al toppers\" class=\"wp-image-28647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/009-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-499x1024.jpg 499w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/009-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-146x300.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/009-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-768x1575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/009-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-749x1536.jpg 749w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/009-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-850x1743.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/009-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Completed Weird Al toppers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At one time, the base P<sup>3<\/sup> machines were built by an external contractor with the individual game modules built in-house.  Although the ability to make their own cabinets is a more recent development, they have been building the main playfield chassis (which slides into the cabinet) at the Multimorphic factory for several years.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/014-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/014-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"Assembling complete P3 games\" class=\"wp-image-28652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/014-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/014-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/014-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/014-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/014-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-850x383.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/014-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Assembling complete P3 machines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main playfield uses a modular system where different modules such as the main flippers, the playfield monitor, the upper flipper and the side targets all slide in on rails.  This allows the correct functionality of each module to be tested in isolation before it is slid into position in the main playfield chassis to be tested again as part of the whole machine.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/013-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/013-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x541.jpg\" alt=\"A rack of flipper modules\" class=\"wp-image-28651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/013-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x541.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/013-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/013-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-768x406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/013-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1536x812.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/013-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-850x449.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/013-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A rack of flipper modules<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/012-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/012-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-461x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A rack of assembled walls &amp; scoops modules\" class=\"wp-image-28650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/012-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-461x1024.jpg 461w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/012-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/012-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-768x1707.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/012-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-691x1536.jpg 691w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/012-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-850x1889.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/012-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A rack of assembled walls &amp; scoops modules<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the base machine has been assembled &#8211; together with any game module purchased at the same time &#8211; the P<sup>3<\/sup> goes into testing using one of a pair of dedicated test rigs.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/011-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/011-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x572.jpg\" alt=\"Testing completed playfield modules\" class=\"wp-image-28649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/011-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/011-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/011-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/011-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1536x858.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/011-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-850x475.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/011-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Testing completed playfield modules<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were six near-complete <em>Weird Al<\/em> games awaiting final testing before being packed and shipped to their buyers.  P<sup>3<\/sup> machines can be purchased as a bare base unit or with one of the company&#8217;s games pre-installed.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/015-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/015-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x479.jpg\" alt=\"Completed P3 machines with the Weird Al game installed\" class=\"wp-image-28653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/015-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1024x479.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/015-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/015-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-768x359.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/015-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-1536x718.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/015-multimorphic-visit-march-2023-850x397.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/learn\/multimorphic-visit-march-2023\/015-multimorphic-visit-march-2023.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Near-complete P3 machines with the Weird Al game and branding installed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gerry told us how he personally inspects and tests every P<sup>3<\/sup> unit before it leaves the factory to make sure there are no issues with the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That concludes this tour of the Multimorphic facility in Round Rock, Texas.  Many thanks to Gerry and the team for all their help at what was obviously a busy time for the company ahead of the Texas Pinball Festival.  You can see the games on the Multimorphic stand in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/2023\/03\/24\/texas-pinball-festival-2023\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"28219\" target=\"_blank\">our extensive show report<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can also hear Gerry talk about Multimorphic&#8217;s plans for future titles and how the company has grown over the years in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/2022\/09\/05\/pincasts-page\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/2022\/09\/05\/pincasts-page\/\" target=\"_blank\">our special bonus PINcast<\/a> in conjunction with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinball-magazine.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.pinball-magazine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pinball Magazine<\/a> featuring interviews with leading pinball industry heads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in 2019 we paid a visit to the Multimorphic factory in Round Rock, Texas. Since then, much has changed, both with the company itself and with the pinball industry as a whole, but the intervening four years have been good for Multimorphic, with new games launched, new personnel on board, and the P3 platform &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-learn"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28667"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28711,"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28667\/revisions\/28711"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}