Cost of 3D printed terrain
I don't own a 3D printer but am considering buying one for both minis and terrain printing. Trying to gather some opinions about the rough costs of printing 28mm scale terrain pieces in terms of the materials, and whether it's "worth it" vs scratch built. You can't beat the satisfaction that comes with scratch built, especially when made from found materials, but it is very time consuming, which I don't have a lot of in general. If I could print a small building say in a few hours instead of days, even weeks, using other methods then it'd be worth spending a bit of money on materials.
The cost of the printer itself would also need to be taken into account of course, although that's harder to quantify as it depends on use and lifetime of the average printer, maintenance etc. So I'm mostly focusing on the material costs and time savings for now. Minis are a whole other topic with different considerations as scratch building them isn't really a viable option!