PLA filament: the easy all-rounder for terrain, bases and display prints · 2.3kg, 2.85 mm
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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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PLA filament: the easy all-rounder for terrain, bases and display prints · 1kg, 1.75 mm
AzureFilm
PLA filament: the easy all-rounder for terrain, bases and display prints · 1kg, 1.75 mm
Bambu Lab
PLA filament: the easy all-rounder for terrain, bases and display prints · 1kg, 1.75 mm
BIQU
Metal-filled PLA: heavy prints that can be sanded and polished to a real metal sheen · 750g, 1.75 mm
colorFabb
PLA filament: the easy all-rounder for terrain, bases and display prints · 1kg, 1.75 mm
Creality
PLA filament: the easiest material for terrain, scenery, props and display pieces · 1kg
QIDI Tech
High-speed PLA with a stone-like marble fleck, good for terrain and bases · 1kg
SUNLU
A fixed set of 250g mini spools: a colour sampler, or small amounts of many colours for detail parts (250g spools are not sold alone) · 4 x 250g
ELEGOO
PLA filament: the easiest material for terrain, scenery, props and display pieces · 1kg
Anycubic
1.75 mm PLA filament for FDM printers · 1kg spool, 1.75 mm
eSUN
1.75 mm PLA filament for FDM printers · 1kg spool, 1.75 mm
Extrudr
1.75 mm PLA filament for FDM printers · 1kg spool, 1.75 mm
Fiberlogy
PLA-family FDM filament, 1.75 mm · 1kg
FormFutura
PLA-family FDM filament, 1.75 mm · 1kg
GEEETECH
PLA-family FDM filament, 1.75 mm · 1kg
nice essentials
PLA-family FDM filament, 1.75 mm · 1kg
Polymaker
Fibre- or particle-filled engineering FDM filament, 1.75 mm · 1kg
Prografen
PLA-family FDM filament, 1.75 mm · 500g
Proto-pasta
Prusament PLA FDM filament · 1.75 mm, 1 kg · Azure Blue
Prusa
PLA FDM filament · 1.75 mm, 750 g · Red
Recreus
rPLA FDM filament · 1.75 mm, 1 kg · Flaches Gewässer (Blue)
Recycling Fabrik
GreenyPro FDM filament · 1.75 mm, 1 kg · Dark Grey
Spectrum
HT-PLA FDM filament · 1.75 mm, 1 kg · Light Grey
The Filament
PLA filament: the easy all-rounder for terrain, bases and display prints · 4kg, 1.75 mm
3DJAKE
PLA filament: the easy all-rounder for terrain, bases and display prints · 1kg, 1.75 mm
AzureFilm
PLA filament: the easy all-rounder for terrain, bases and display prints · 1kg, 1.75 mm
Bambu Lab
PLA filament: the easy all-rounder for terrain, bases and display prints · 1kg, 1.75 mm
BIQU
Metal-filled PLA: heavy prints that can be sanded and polished to a real metal sheen · 1.5kg, 1.75 mm
colorFabb
PLA filament: the easy all-rounder for terrain, bases and display prints · 1kg, 1.75 mm
Creality
PLA filament: the easiest material for terrain, scenery, props and display pieces · 1kg
QIDI Tech
PLA filament tuned for high-speed printers · 1kg
SUNLU
A fixed set of 250g mini spools: a colour sampler, or small amounts of many colours for detail parts (250g spools are not sold alone) · 4 x 250g
ELEGOO
PLA filament: the easiest material for terrain, scenery, props and display pieces · 1kg
Anycubic
1.75 mm PLA filament for FDM printers · 1kg on eSUN eSpool+ reusable spool, 1.75 mm
eSUN
1.75 mm PLA filament for FDM printers · 1kg spool, 1.75 mm
Extrudr
1.75 mm PLA filament for FDM printers · 850g spool, 1.75 mm
Fiberlogy
PLA-family FDM filament, 1.75 mm · 1kg
FormFutura
PLA-family FDM filament, 1.75 mm · 1kg
GEEETECH
PLA-family FDM filament, 1.75 mm · 10 x 1kg
nice essentials
PLA-family FDM filament, 1.75 mm · 1kg
Polymaker
Fibre- or particle-filled engineering FDM filament, 1.75 mm · 500g
Proto-pasta
Prusament PLA FDM filament, spool-free refill (needs a reusable spool) · 1.75 mm, 900 g · Azure Blue
Prusa
PLA FDM filament · 1.75 mm, 750 g · White
Recreus
rPLA FDM filament · 1.75 mm, 1 kg · Flauschiges Schaf (White)
Recycling Fabrik
GreenyPro FDM filament · 1.75 mm, 1 kg · Light Grey
Spectrum
HT-PLA FDM filament · 1.75 mm, 1 kg · Tooling Dark Green
The Filament
PLA filament: the easy all-rounder for terrain, bases and display prints · 4kg, 2.85 mm
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PLA or PETG?
| PLA | PETG | |
|---|---|---|
| Printing | Easiest: lower temperatures, little tuning, prints on almost any machine | Hotter nozzle and bed, strings more, likes a slower first layer |
| Strength | Stiff but brittle - thin parts snap | Tougher - flexes before it breaks |
| Heat | Softens at around 60 °C | Holds its shape to around 80 °C |
| Detail and sanding | Crisp detail, sands cleanly | Slightly softer detail, gums up when sanded |
| Painting | Primes and paints like a plastic kit | Glossy surface: use a primer made for plastics |
| Best for | Most terrain, scenery, bases and display pieces | Pieces 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.