/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1752088
I would not get a large printer in the beginning. It's just as easy to cut models into pieces, print them, then assemble them. If you are smart about it, it uses far, far less filament on supports as well - the only part of this Kylo Ren helmet that I used any supports on was the very front plate.

It's arguably more convenient too because a failure on one piece of the model is a lot less wasteful than a failure on a full mask.

Yeah, there's some extra sanding to get rid of seam lines, but don't be a puss about it. You can control where your seam lines fall to make sanding as easy as possible.

At my level of knowledge of finishing props and large figures, I would consider getting a large-volume printer (if I had room for it), but I wouldn't have known what to do with it in the beginning and would probably just be overly frustrated by how costly failures are. And there are a lot of failures in the beginning of this hobby that you have to learn from.