Witness how massive Lord of the Rings 3D prints come to life through the work of Hungarian model maker Gergely Zsikla. With more than 25 years of experience in model making, he has moved from traditional hand-built replicas into large-scale 3D printed projects using detailed STL files from Gambody — including a 150 cm Barad-dûr and a sprawling Minas Tirith diorama filled with nearly 1,900 printed Gondor soldiers.

In this interview, Gergely talks about how these projects come together in practice — from printing and assembly to painting and final display — and what it actually takes to complete builds of this scale.

If you are interested in Lord of the Rings STL files, or large 3D printed dioramas, this is a closer look at how these kinds of projects are made behind the scenes.