3D printed house with playable interior

It's intended as Rohan terrain for Lord of the Rings, but it also works for pretty much any generic medieval setting.

The Model

The house is part of the Kingdom of Saxonia Kickstarter by Jacob Lucas, and was printed by a friend of mine. I don't own a 3d printer myself, so I can't speak to the quality of the stl file, but I was told that it had quite a few issues that made the printing process more annoying than it should have been.

Combined with seemingly missing stretch goals (see Kickstarter comments), I would recommend that you do extensive research, before buying something from that set.

Prepping

This was my first ever 3d printed model, so I wasn't sure what to expect from the material. The layer lines are quite visible up close, and I was worried that washes or drybrushing would make them stand out too much. As a test, I decided to paint it exactly as I would a hard-plastic kit from GW. If the layers ended up too visible, I could always change painting techniques for future models.

To clean up any residue, I scrubbed it in warm water with a bit of dish soap. I don't know if that's really necessary, but it really helped with the thin filament strings floating around some of the details.

Painting

I spray primed the roof with GW's Zandri Dust and used Vallejo's German Field Grey on the other two parts. That way, the thatching already had a good base color from the start, and the Field Grey is a nice foundation for both stone and aged wood.

The Roof
1. Layer of Vallejo GC Beasty Brown - uneven (for color variation)
2. Drybrush with GW Zandri Dust
3. Shade with GW Agrax Earthshade - darkening down the corners (feather it out)
4. Shade with GW Seraphim Sepia + Agrax Earthshade (wet in wet) - for color variation
5. Drybrush with GW Tyrant Skull
6. Drybrush with Vallejo MC Ivory - very light

The Wood
1. Base of Vallejo MC German Field Grey WWII
2. Drybrush with GW Administratum Grey
3. Shade with GW Agrax Earthshade + Seraphim Sepia + Reikland Fleshshade - individual planks for color variation
4. Drybrush of GW Celestra Grey
5. Drybrush of Vallejo MC Ivory - very light

The Stone
1. Layer of GW Administratum Grey + Zandri Dust + Mechanicus Standard Grey + Dark Reaper - individual stones for color variation
2. Drybrush of GW Dawnstone + Celestra Grey
3. Wash of GW Reikland Fleshshade + Agrax Earthshade + Athonian Camoshade - outside foundation (wet in wet)

Conclusion

As you can see in the pictures, the layers are almost invisible at table distance. I'm really happy that it turned out that way, because I was dreading having to paint a table worth of terrain without washes or drybrushing. Thankfully, I can just paint 3d printed terrain as I would any other plastic kits.

My friend actually printed the entire Kingdom of Saxonia set for me, so I have more than enough Rohan terrain to fill an entire table. This house was actually the smallest in the set, so I'm really looking forward to getting the larger pieces painted and on the table.