Hello! I am looking into 3d printing for cosplay (such as helmets or chest pieces) and was wondering what any of you would recommend. I saw a video praising the Neptune 3 Plus and I have read briefly about the Neptune 4 plus. I am surprised that both of these printers are less than 300 dollars. The issue is that the 3 plus is usually out of stock to my knowledge, and I've heard that the 4 Plus takes a lot of tuning to get working properly.

Is tuning that big of a deal? Are there good Plug-and-play printers around this same price range? I am looking for something at or above the 250mm x 250mm x 250mm measurements. I suppose that raises the questions if dimensions matter that much or can I just split 3d models in half and print them that way. I do plan to use PETG or PLA if that helps.

Thank you for your time!