3d Printed Space Hulk Terrain (stl files from Printable Scenery)

I’ll be using the Flashforge Finder for this Project

The finder has a 140mm x 140mm (unheated) print bed and prints using PLA only. The only modification that has been made is that an external printer reel has been added to allow me to use the 1kg reels that I can get off Amazon Subscribe and Save.  I’ll be using natural white PLA.

In terms of Preparation, I use the purple ‘disappearing’ glue, (which turns clear when dry) on the print bed to help with adhesion and reduce warping

In terms of the printer settings, I am printing with a raft, and a temp setting of 190°C and the standard infill of 10%.  Cutting down the temp from 220°C as this helps reduce warping. ( a small degree of warping is ok – it usually just affects the outside edge, not the inside, so you can just fill with milliput.

I use the old loyalty card to prise the print from the bed without scratching the build surface (I did already scratch the surface while using a scalpel – this is to stop it getting worse until I can get a new build surface at a not ridiculous price).

Thick and Thin Superglue – The thick stuff really helps gluing the big blocks together, then you can fil the gaps using the thin stuff for extra rigidity.

I used models from Printable Scenery with my fantasy terrain project and have printed 10 buildings for that using their models.

I’ve found the models I’ve already used from Printable Scenery easy to get going with, the models thus far have printed with just a brim and no need for support structures which need clean up or a raft, so I’m happy to continue with this. Also worthy of note is the extra support for small printers, with extra copies of the objects pre-cut to work with smaller print beds – this is useful for me as it meant that I could print the objects without having to learn how to slice them up (though this is actually pretty easy with the software that comes with the printer) .

The models seem very Space Hulk focussed – that is the corridor tiles seem to fit neatly on a tile-for-square along the original board lines and the rooms and corridor pieces all seem to be covered.  Boarding Rams introduced in 4th Edition are also modelled.

The tiles are scaled at 30mm in this set – a decision that I will have to make is whether to print as is, and use the models at that size or to print them at 133% (or so depending on tolerances) and use terminators at their modern base sizes.

The 3d objects are (Barges aside for obvious reasons) OpenLOCK compatible, which allows the pieces to be connected together with clips that you also print.  This system is also used on dungeon crawlers and I have seen it appear as a feature on a number of 3d printable Terrain over the last 6 months.