BB-8 Google Home Costume or BB8 Model

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I decided my Google Home was looking a bit dull, so I designed him a BB8 Costume to give him some personality! If you're after the BB-9 version instead, check out this link - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3232347. If you don't have a Google Home speaker yet, I've also included "no speaker" parts in case you just want to make him as a model. You can find more info on how to do that here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-5x7baY81o. One thing to keep an eye out for is the USB connector loop that goes into the head hole, so you know it's properly aligned. A few things to note: Make sure Google's mute switch isn't turned on, or you can use a screwdriver through the top hole to fix it like I did. Also, make sure you glue the front grill on correctly, so the dots are facing outwards and not hidden - that was my mistake! I printed this with no supports at all, but had to add a brim when printing the aerials. The settings I used were Layer height 0.15, PLA material, and no supports. To give it some extra flair, I used a black Sharpie to color in the bigger aerial on the back. And to hold everything together, I used superglue.