Most people over-detail a tombstone, then print it at 0.12 mm and burn 18 hours on a prop nobody sees up close.

If you're printing for a driveway, not a shelf:

1. 0.2 mm layer height. From the street, 0.12 and 0.2 look the same. 0.2 finishes before you give up.

2. Matte black + one light source. Gloss PLA reads as plastic. A cheap flood at the base does more than extra infill.

3. Split tall pieces at 180–200 mm. Wind hits yard props harder than tabletop minis. Pegs beat glue.

That's the whole playbook I use on my own lawn. Files and live printer help stay in two separate products — the pack is files only, the hour is a booked session that expires in 7 days. No subscriptions. No lifetime promises.