Thingiverse Best of Week!

I'm proud to say that my Giant Viper model was selected as part of the Thingiverse Best of Week for 8/4 - 8/11 (I noticed it when that model suddenly started getting a *lot* of attention)!  I'm awfully proud of that model, so a big thank you to all the people out there who liked it too!

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