Star Wars Stormtrooper E-11 Blastech Blaster Rifle - Part 3 Fix

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After attempting to print Part 3 of this: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1308002 multiple times and failing despite doing everything that was recommended in the comments, I decided to roll up my sleeves and try to repair the problems in the model. One problem I encountered with multiple failed prints was the lack of permanent supports on the side pylon pieces. I added some as an attachment to the barrel in the center, which while it may add a little more to the print time, are well-hidden from the casual eye and make it a lot easier to align and mate the different parts during assembly. Please note that I am not a 3D god and do not purport to know every single trick to making a wholly optimized model for 3D printing. I only tried to get it to a sliceable and printable state, while also doing some cleanup. This model is now set up to be printed in a vertical orientation with the center hole in the barrel on the top of the z-axis. Also included the .blend file if it's not quite to your liking or your would like to modify it further. UPDATE: I've added another STL file (Part_3-Extra Support.stl) with extended permanent attachments if anyone has problems printing.