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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, Brown

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

3DJAKE

Bambu Lab PLA Aero Filament 1kg, White

Foaming lightweight filament: low-density prints for RC aircraft, cosplay and large light parts · 1kg, 1.75 mm

Bambu Lab

colorFabb LW-PLA Filament 750g, Red

Foaming lightweight filament: low-density prints for RC aircraft, cosplay and large light parts · 750g, 1.75 mm

colorFabb

ELEGOO PLA Basic Filament 1kg, Beige

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

ELEGOO

3DJAKE ecoPLA CMYK Filament 500g, Cyan

PLA filament: the easy all-rounder for terrain, bases and display prints · 500g, 1.75 mm

3DJAKE

AzureFilm PLA Filament 1kg, Gold

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

AzureFilm

colorFabb LW-PLA Filament 750g, Yellow

Foaming lightweight filament: low-density prints for RC aircraft, cosplay and large light parts · 750g, 1.75 mm

colorFabb

Creality Hyper PLA Filament 1kg, Skin

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

Creality

ELEGOO PLA Basic Filament 1kg, Black

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

ELEGOO

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.