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It's not as big a loss as it looks, because now I have have leftover supplies, which will help me talk myself into doing this all over again with a new project!
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3233/
I didn't want to spend $10 to buy a 3d model my nephew wanted me to 3d print, I've spent 2 weekends so far modelling my own version.
I bet you've learned a lot though!
There are also a bunch of sites that turn an image into 3d print files if that helps
https://makeit3d.app/
https://www.sloyd.ai/apps/image-to-3d-print