Is it worth it to 3D print terrain?

This is my first attempt at 3D printing terrain for D&D or any tabletop game. Lots of mistakes along the way, but It came out cool. The piece I printed is called "The Bridge of Acheron" and was from a great Kickstarter campaign.
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[@MageLeaderInc]

Just so you know the pliers you used are called channel locks. A crescent wrench is an adjustable wrench 🛠️. Your prints look great though. You'll get the hang of it just keep tweaking and experimenting. Also use PETG or ASA filament and you won't have to worry about the sun or heat.

[@RavenousRuger]

That really bothered me for some reason lol😅

[@CurrySoSpicy]

@@RavenousRugerevery dad in the world screamed at once

[@ProfessorCharlesPorterfield]

Nicely done! Thanks for sharing your mistakes, it is the sign of a real craftsman. As I always tell my students you don't learn anything from doing something perfectly the first time, you learn from mistakes.

[@thecraftingbrothers9448]

Well, if that's true, then I learn ALL THE TIME! LOL. Thanks for watching

[@patchworkgeek6247]

Wow! Everyone mistakes, you just seem to make more than average ! It turned out great!

[@theJoPanda]

I enjoyed the comedy and good humor side that you got! Keep those moments included =) nice work in the end

[@luvinjefe]

A few suggestions. Use pliers on the support removal. Grip one of the walls of the support structure by jamming one side of the pliers up into the empty structure. Then we'll help you apply force to one side easier and peel it.

[@thecraftingbrothers9448]

You are a wealth of knowlege. I could have saved a lot of time with these tips. Thank you

[@Spacewalk11]

Where could I get the coding to print actual figures? I just ordered a 3D printer and idk exactly how it works but I’m pretty sure you can’t just input a picture and it’ll print, you have to have the dimensions correct?

[@davinci3259]

I love using my Ender 3 for printing terrain, but I also like building as well. A good middle ground is to print bits and pieces to incorporate into builds. Or if you print something like a building just add onto it, like print everything but the roof and build a thatch roof. I see it as expanding what your capable of building. You no longer have to worry about if you have the right bits of in a bits box, or a bead that is shaped like what you want. Plan something and get out what you have to use and print the pieces you don't.

[@thecraftingbrothers9448]

Hi, this is the other crafting brother, John here... You hit the nail on the head! I agree with you 100%, build what you want and use the 3D printer to add bits and pieces that are either too small or too hard to craft. I think this is an acceptable medium for crafters who want to enter the 3D realm but still want to craft👍. Thanks for sharing this comment!

[@m.r.2066]

Those are channel-lock pliers, not a crescent wrench.

[@utgar131]

It is well worth your time to model in some alignment pins to aid you in assembly. It makes your part lines significantly easier to blend together later.

[@thecraftingbrothers9448]

Great tip, thanks

[@ITSACRITICAL]

That is awesome and looks so darn cool! I print with PLA in black and prime in gray and go over it with a homemade black wash on my dungeon tiles.

Turned out great! How do you handle infill for such big models?

[@BreezingThrou]

5:25 I thought he was going to say flip it over to heat from other side to fix it. Edit:Just spat prettzle every where at 6:43... done that too, seems Veljo prime is infamous for that. Edit... I use to go to my brothers house to get grass, not the same type though. Thanks for sharing looked great. Just bought 3d printer so studying up on terrian, yours offered great advice and fixes to issues I would had made too.

[@thecraftingbrothers9448]

Thank you so much for these comments - Brightened up my day!!!

[@toien]

Thanks!

[@therealDonMac]

Two things to note about drying paint on PLA outside. Prime it white or light gray, and leave it to dry on a flat surface and your fine. Color of primer and surface it dries on matters. I learned early on the same way you did.

[@thecraftingbrothers9448]

Love it! Thanks for the tip

[@earthmanbrick]

Great vid. Turned out great in the end, really cool you're trying new things. I'm personally avoiding 3D printing until the tech becomes far cheaper & they refine the process

[@thecraftingbrothers9448]

Look into the Ender 3 printer, I think you will find it pretty reasonable.

[@BreezingThrou]

@@thecraftingbrothers9448 Ha just commented after seeing vid and figured read below, this Ender 3 is the exact one I bought, great and easy for beginners.

[@Mikewazza90]

loved it mate, very enjoyable to watch :)

[@pearlzhang9669]

i learned alot from your video

[@HeavyMetalPootis]

Thanks for sharing your work!

[@GMToolbox]

I hate when you forget to turn off supports. The funny part is that the bridge probably came even better because of all those little ones but still not worth it imo.

[@alwayseatinpotatos]

Ur bridge came out great I prob would of clamped down a belt sander upside down or used a table top belt sander to sand flat the un evenness from the sun warping it

[@luvinjefe]

For fixing areas you have marks on, a Woodburning pen works great. You can use it like a soldering iron with spare pla to fill in gaps. You can also easily draw in lines for brick work.

[@thecraftingbrothers9448]

Fantastic tip. I'm going to try that, thanks

[@luvinjefe]

The Crafting Brothers I got a throwaway burner at a discount store. There will be fumes from the melting plastic so well ventilate. And it will burn so its a technique I'm still working on. It's like sculpting almost.

[@Claymanfilms]

I recently got into 3D printing. Been printing a lot of terrain for Star War Legion, I love it! The details in the prints are great and you can work on other things while there printing.

[@tropicalwargaming688]

You can use Windex for to create wash

[@CampaignTerrain]

Setbacks are always learning opportunities... is what I keep telling myself! 🤣 Great build! Turned out really nice. Thanks for being a river

[@thecraftingbrothers9448]

Thank you

[@lucasathus]

You seem to be a great guy and your bridge looks awesome! Loved the video But geeez you are cluuumsy

[@thecraftingbrothers9448]

Thank you for watching... I could easily cut out the clumsy bits, but that's just me. LOL

[@lucasathus]

@@thecraftingbrothers9448 clumsyness makes it fun makes it look more accecible for those of us who want to start their own project, but dont, because of fear of failure

[@dougpridgen9682]

All the good vendors make models that don't require supports. They aren't free, of course, but sometimes you get what you pay for (or don't pay for). I recommend Printable Scenery, RM Printable Terrain, Wonder Worlds, Infinite Dimensions, Mystic Realm, Dark Realms, Black Magic Pixels, 3DHexes, and Black Magic Pixels.

[@thecraftingbrothers9448]

Great info, thank you.

[@legionact1]

Thx for the vid ! that helps :)

[@LearnCentreOrg]

Great video.

[@thecraftingbrothers9448]

Thanks!

[@TheSmuey]

Warping is a real issue with PLA. You could try printing PETG, it requires only a slightly higher printing temperature, but is way less susceptible to warping due to a higher temperature resistance. It's usually marketed as being somewhere between ABS and PLA in terms of advantages, really good stuff!

[@thecraftingbrothers9448]

Great tip. I don't know what PETG is (I'll look it up). Thanks

[@TheSmuey]

@@thecraftingbrothers9448 PETG is basically the exact same type of plastic soda bottles are made of. Pretty sturdy stuff, really. Usually it's just as readily available as pla and abs.

[@crazyhorse-us3ng]

Nice video. I do a ton of 3d printed terrain for games. I would offer the suggestion that you don't really need to use that much infill. My standard amount is 5-8%. It will save you time and material long term. Your prints came out very clean which is great to see for someone new to the hobby. Keep up the good work.

[@thecraftingbrothers9448]

Thanks for the tip! I’m so new to the 3-D printing world, I’m not even sure what infill does??? I’m just diving right in

[@dinozzodesign7408]

You could maybe try using a polymer clay and make small land banks where the bridge supports dont reach all the way down?

[@thecraftingbrothers9448]

Great idea. next time I mess up (Which will be soon!) I will try that. Thanks for watching.

[@dronehound8178]

Well thank you for making my crafting week seem not quite so bad... lol It did turn out great! Also, if we never made mistakes we would never learn anything! That's my story and I'm sticking to it! lol great vid! P.S. my son just set up his first 3d printer. I can't wait until he is printing scatter for me!

[@thecraftingbrothers9448]

Thank you for watching. I'm glad I could cheer up your week.

[@jasonchew2]

just curious, did you use the break in chunk option in support setting? maybe that will help you better :)

[@gregkindseth9057]

Don’t know about that setting, I’ll check it out, thanks

[@RIVERSRPGChannel]

Wow that’s an awesome bridge

[@MiniatureMashUp]

Looks good.

[@tomusannonymous]

Looks great, yeh youll get used to the slicer settings. I use small needle nose pliers, tweezers and clippers to clean up prints, you can also use a jet lighter to burn away the whispy hairs. Personally I wouldnt have glued it together so i could store it easier. Wrt if 3d printing is worth it: it can be expensive for larger prints but not as expensive as buying a resin/plastic building. For small parts its definitely worth it, so cheap. Comparing it with crafting things from xps etc. Crafting is cheaper per piece for larger pieces but obviously much more time/work expensive. The tools and materials for crafting can easily add up to be more expensive than a fdm 3d printing setup. I have a problem where i can print much faster than i can paint so i get a large backlog of unpainted prints which becomes a problem and it can feel like a chore nedding to get all these prints painted when theres other things i want to work on. Crafting is more rewarding in terms of creativity.

[@thecraftingbrothers9448]

Thank you for this comment... I absolutely love crafting, although I have a problem with fine motor skills on my left have so I find it very tedious to craft small things. I am liking the printer as I can concentrate my efforts on the paint job instead of using knives and glue guns. Thanks for watching

[@luvinjefe]

Last suggestion is for reshaping large areas, use a heat gun. Does the same thing the sun would do but you have control.

[@thecraftingbrothers9448]

Funny, I just pulled out my glue gun yesterday and yes, it works great. Thanks

[@BreezingThrou]

Thanks, living in UK was thinking of how to do this, thanks for advice.

[@Emily-fm7pt]

1:30 try using a box opener type knife around the edges and then to can try to pry it out.

[@GrimmJD]

Greenstuff in my experience is a two part epoxy. One yellow, and one blue. Mixed together you get the green. Is there new stuff out there. Where did your putty come from?

[@thecraftingbrothers9448]

You are correct. I should have said "Blue". That one piece was greatly discolored (Probably 4 years old). Thanks for watching

[@Agamemnon2]

That's Milliput, one component always develops that kind of "skin" to it.

[@xTheJoexRF]

Awesome bridge.... But bro, where did you get that grid map? Looks really cool! lol

[@thecraftingbrothers9448]

Funny you should ask... I love these mats! I did a video on that a while ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bX2sapygrs92mrs

[@Nealath43]

Looks great, where did you get that gridded matt underneath it in the final shot?

[@thecraftingbrothers9448]

Nice battle mat, huh? They are great. I did a whole review on them a few months ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bX2sapygrs92mrs

[@royalfolkspark]

What printer ?

[@thecraftingbrothers9448]

I'm using an Ender 3

[@user.not.here.2072]

strength wise, no brain wise