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firstly there are two main types of printer with different ‘rules’

FDM for big terrain projects, generally cheaper to run with PLA etc but the detail is harder to achieve

SLA (resin) is great for small detail, for example minis or small scale terrain, but is generally more expensive to run due to faff and material costs.

The ‘standard’ (average) nozzle size on FDM is 0.4mm and its normal to want to have double thickness walls so really you’ll want to have 0.8mm thick walls as a minimum on your model (note, I’ve used walls to describe 2 types of wall*). FDM can work perfectly well for 15mm terrain but you’ll have telltale ‘lines’ on your prints from the process of extruding plastic layer by layer. makes it cheaper to make loads but SLA will always be much more detailed.

let me know if you need something testing, Im sure I can run one out for you. I have both FDM and SLA.

 

*first wall = thickness of the outer layers of a print before getting to the hidden infill area.

*second wall = wall on a building in real life, aka the wall of the building on your model