Hot Air Balloon - Upgraded and Lightable

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I cannot find the original balloon that started this project. If that is you please let me know and I will add it in. I wanted to create a balloon that was many things; easier to print, more stable and lightable. So i started testing many options and this is the newest iteration. The basket has alignment posts to attach the basket to the lower balloon (I used super glue). The main balloon I separated into two parts and added a post in the middle to be able to wrap LED lighting around and added a knockout in the middle post to feed the lighting through. I've found it best to print with a brim for stability for the bottom half of the basket. Infill did not make much of a difference. 0% was 13+ hours, 100% was 14+ I still need to add alignment pins between the top and bottom halves of the balloon. I will update this when I do that.