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PLA Filament

PLA is the default filament for printing terrain, scenery, bases and props. It prints at low temperatures on almost any FDM printer without an enclosure, barely warps, and holds crisp detail - and once primed it takes acrylic paint like any plastic kit. It is stiff rather than tough, and it starts to soften at around 60 °C, so a PLA print left in a hot car can sag. PLA+ and Pro lines trade a little of that ease for toughness; matte PLA hides layer lines under a thin coat; silk and specialty PLAs (marble, wood-fill, glow, metallic) are for display pieces you may not paint at all.

Nearly every spool here is 1.75 mm; the few 2.85 mm ones say so in their name. Other materials: PETG filament, TPU filament, or every filament.

3142 PLA products read and admitted; 2622 priced in pounds at the shops we track, listed first.

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3DJAKE ecoPLA Filament 2.3kg, Light Grey

PLA filament: the easy all-rounder for terrain, bases and display prints · 2.3kg, 1.75 mm

3DJAKE

AzureFilm PLA Filament 1kg, Pink

PLA filament: the easy all-rounder for terrain, bases and display prints · 1kg, 1.75 mm

AzureFilm

Creality Hyper PLA RFID Filament 1kg, Viva Magenta

PLA filament: the easy all-rounder for terrain, bases and display prints · 1kg, 1.75 mm

Creality

SUNLU PLA Filament 1kg, Green

Standard PLA filament: the easiest material for terrain, props and display pieces · 1kg

SUNLU

ELEGOO PLA Basic Filament 1kg, White

PLA filament: the easiest material for terrain, scenery, props and display pieces · 1kg

ELEGOO

Anycubic PLA Silk Filament 1kg, Pink

High-gloss silk-finish PLA filament for display pieces · 1kg

Anycubic

3DJAKE ecoPLA Filament 1kg, Neon Green

PLA filament: the easy all-rounder for terrain, bases and display prints · 1kg, 1.75 mm

3DJAKE

AzureFilm PLA Filament 1kg, Pistachio Green

PLA filament: the easy all-rounder for terrain, bases and display prints · 1kg, 1.75 mm

AzureFilm

Creality Hyper PLA RFID Filament 1kg, White

PLA filament: the easy all-rounder for terrain, bases and display prints · 1kg, 1.75 mm

Creality

SUNLU PLA Filament 1kg, Grey

Standard PLA filament: the easiest material for terrain, props and display pieces · 1kg

SUNLU

ELEGOO PLA Basic Filament 1kg, Yellow

PLA filament: the easiest material for terrain, scenery, props and display pieces · 1kg

ELEGOO

3DJAKE ecoPLA Filament 1kg, Neon Yellow

PLA filament: the easy all-rounder for terrain, bases and display prints · 1kg, 1.75 mm

3DJAKE

AzureFilm PLA Filament 1kg, Red

PLA filament: the easy all-rounder for terrain, bases and display prints · 1kg, 1.75 mm

AzureFilm

Bambu Lab PLA Basic Filament 1kg, Cyan

PLA filament: the easy all-rounder for terrain, bases and display prints · 1kg, 1.75 mm

Bambu Lab

Creality Hyper PLA RFID Filament 1kg, Yellow

PLA filament: the easy all-rounder for terrain, bases and display prints · 1kg, 1.75 mm

Creality

PLA or PETG?

PLAPETG
PrintingEasiest: lower temperatures, little tuning, prints on almost any machineHotter nozzle and bed, strings more, likes a slower first layer
StrengthStiff but brittle - thin parts snapTougher - flexes before it breaks
HeatSoftens at around 60 °CHolds its shape to around 80 °C
Detail and sandingCrisp detail, sands cleanlySlightly softer detail, gums up when sanded
PaintingPrimes and paints like a plastic kitGlossy surface: use a primer made for plastics
Best forMost terrain, scenery, bases and display piecesPieces that get handled, packed or left somewhere warm

Keep it printable with a filament dryer, or see the rest of the bench on the 3D Printing hub.