Amon Hen: Middle Earth SBG Terrain.

So I have been trying to keep this build with in the spirit of Middle Earth. By trying to keep the visualizations in par to what we have seen in the movies. (With a little artistic leeway thrown in).

3D printing Amon Hen is going to be tough. Since of the large over hangs with little to no support. How the people of Arnor did it with actual stone would be amazing to see. Anyways, the point I am trying to touch on while I sit here on my lunch break at work is. Limiting the number of cuts/peices needed to 3D print.

And here is why, each time you cut a model in two parts. It will fit together just fine. But it creates a notice seam line. Some times you can hide those in between grout lines in tile and Some times you just can not.

Now I could cut this up into multiple parts and it would print just fine with next to no artifacts from 3d printed supports. Or cut it into 3 parts with supports and artifacts (huge mess to clean up).

My 3rd option is to break some of the visualizations/emersion and cut/seperate the whole upper platform. From the base with stairs and the pillars. Leaving the underside of the platform completely flat and not stone textured like it currently is.

Yeah I think I am going to do this 3rd option. I will figure away to make interlocking parts so assembling it together will not be a chore to do.

Here is what I am thinking on parts. The platform will be cut from the base and then broken into two parts. The base with the stairs will be its own part. The four pillars will be grouped into right and left sections. So two more parts there. Then we have the eagle statue. So roughly 6 parts to print to make Amon Hen.