Angel Tree Topper support free for FDM

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I recently acquired a massive build area FDM printer and have always longed for an enormous print of my earlier tree topper. Printing with supports, I encountered a dreadful experience removing them and ended up breaking one of the model's fingers. So, I decided to remake the original design, making it unnecessary to rely on supports. I altered the elbows and wings to render them support-free, as well as the chin. Not the most aesthetically pleasing choices, but the print without support was a worthwhile trade-off. I remodeled the wing feathers to make them stand out more prominently. The dress is now smoother, and the hair has been modified for support-free printing. Lastly, I thickened the fingers on the "hidden" side to minimize the risk of print failures. I printed in PETG using four walls with 0% infill at a "coarse setting" through Cura 4.5. Finally, I obtained a topper that is truly large enough for an actual tree.