Cubic Gate - Collapsible / Telescoping Dice Tower

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I've always been fascinated by the concept of dice towers, but every solution I've found so far has been either bulky or requires assembly. This is why I created my own solution. Introducing the Cubic Gate: a collapsible and telescoping dice tower that measures approximately 64mm x 64mm. When fully closed, it stands at 54mm tall, but expands to 130mm in height. It's incredibly easy to transport, durable, and extremely satisfying to use. The Cubic Gate utilizes four internal baffles to redirect the dice, ensuring true randomness when rolling, while also handling various sizes and quantities of dice without jamming. To expand it, simply lift each tier and slide them back until they snap into place. Collapsing is just as easy, but in reverse. The tower was designed to easily snap together during assembly, but be extremely difficult to disassemble without using force. I've been searching for similar designs, but haven't found anything like the Cubic Gate. I love this concept, so please let me know if you come across something similar! This design represents countless hours of my time and dozens of revisions to refine its operation, durability, aesthetics, and printability. If there are any enhancements or improvements you'd like to see, or especially if you find any faults that need fixing, please let me know so I can make those revisions and re-upload. The top and bottom assemblies have print-in-place hinges, making the tower easy to assemble. It's a total of four models that are simple to print, with assembly requiring little time and effort. All models can be printed without supports except for the base, but I've included the necessary support in the STL file. I've had 100% success printing and removing this support. The base has a very narrow profile for its first layer, so using a brim on that model ensures successful prints. However, I've also successfully printed multiple models without a brim, so you'll need to see how your printer and filament handle it. I have several other designs in the works that I'm excited to release soon, and I'm extremely new to the 3D printing community, so any advice, critique, or encouragement you have to offer is more than welcome.