Wingspan birdhouse dicetower

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This is my first upload so please be kind if I didn't do everything right. I didn't mark this as a remix even though there's another one of these up here because I started from scratch on this. I wanted to replace my cardboard dice tower that doesn't stay together and has layers that are separating. I wanted something that could be printed without massive supports, and I mostly accomplished that goal except for the roof top which will need minor supports (see below). I pushed the limits of how thin the walls could be, but they're still sufficiently strong without wasting material. The main body can be printed without supports on my printer. There's one unsupported area along the top of the opening where the dice tumble out that really pushes the limits of an unsupported region. There may be a strand or two that might dangle and need removing, but it cleans up just fine and looks great. Everything else on the body was fine. The tray is simple and can be printed at lower resolution if desired. The roof should be printed on edge with supports only on the base plate. (i.e shape touching the print surface forms a V). This results in a pretty minimal amount of support that's easily removed, and since that area is hidden inside the tower body I had no problems with it. I might try adding more texturing to the roof, since that's sort of the focal point of the piece, but for now I'm really happy with it. Images will be coming later today