{"id":13089,"date":"2026-09-08T11:50:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T09:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.magiccon.de\/?p=13089"},"modified":"2026-09-08T12:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T10:09:10","slug":"50000-orks-projekt-the-black-gate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magiccon.de\/en\/highlights\/special-events\/50000-orks-projekt-the-black-gate\/","title":{"rendered":"50.000 Orks Projekt &#8211; The Black Gate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p local-id=\"92df78f0a347\"><strong>&#8220;The Black Gate&#8221; &#8211; A Piece of Middle-earth at <\/strong><em><strong><em><strong>MagicCon 9<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p local-id=\"195c1a675f4e\">This year once again, we\u2019re taking you on a journey to Middle-earth! Covering around <strong>28 square meters<\/strong>, an impressive diorama will bring the <strong>Morannon, the Black Gate<\/strong>, to life &#8211; the mighty fortress guarding the entrance to Mordor.<\/p>\n<p local-id=\"ebe6b3443bdc\">But this time, things won\u2019t remain peaceful at the gates of the Dark Land: <strong>Aragorn and his army bravely stand against Sauron.<\/strong> What happens next? You\u2019ll have to find out for yourselves &#8211; come by, take a close look, and experience Middle-earth on an impressive tabletop scale!<\/p>\n<p local-id=\"8799e0da0ae5\"><strong>A Diorama of Epic Proportions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p local-id=\"0f0271f96d0b\">The scale of our project is truly something to behold: around <strong>3,200 figures<\/strong> in 28 mm tabletop scale populate the scene. Approximately <strong>2,200 of them have been extensively modified and individually customized<\/strong>. Added to this are around <strong>140 kilograms of scenic materials<\/strong>, along with countless lovingly crafted details from our extensive collection of accessories.<\/p>\n<p local-id=\"939e3878f590\">A project of this scale could never be created by just one team. That\u2019s why we would like to extend our special thanks to the many fellow hobbyists and companies who supported us with materials, expertise, and in countless other ways:<\/p>\n<p local-id=\"c687085c0c82\"><strong>Kai Fuhrmann Figuren, Silberschmiede.de, Bit Smith, Mines and Dragon, Finnsland HDR Ebay Shop, Tabletop-Modellbau<\/strong> and <strong>Gerard Boom \/ Shifting Lands<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p local-id=\"6fb3aa662f05\">Our heartfelt thanks also go to the <em><strong>MagicCon<\/strong><\/em><strong> organizing team<\/strong>, especially <strong>Melanie and Dirk<\/strong>, as well as the <strong>DtG and Andreas Kinder<\/strong> for their support. And, of course, to our friends <strong>Heike, Rebecca, Moka, Stefan, Thomas, Gabi, Marcel, Oliver, Sonia<\/strong>, and everyone else who helped make this project possible.<\/p>\n<p local-id=\"7baf44306b95\">A very special greeting also goes to <strong>our Becky<\/strong>, who supported us right up to the very end and has since sailed west.<\/p>\n<p local-id=\"452146598928\"><strong>The Team Behind the Project<\/strong><\/p>\n<p local-id=\"b22fb1439fe3\"><strong>Thomas F\u00f6rstmann, Louisa and Kai Fuhrmann, Dirk Helmes, Thomas Schmitt, Falco K\u00fcsters, Niklas Zeegers, Elias Pasch, Sonja Hamann, Katharina, Paul Herfen, Christina Gesse, Maik Warsinsky, Rene Ingenrieth, Silke Pape, Nadja Safat, Markus Wiekowski and sons, J\u00f6rg Cappel, Benjamin Kretschmann and Gerard Boom.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p local-id=\"d26ce0432a76\">We are incredibly excited to present our new Middle-earth diorama to you at <em><strong><em><strong>MagicCon 9<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><strong> at the Maritim Hotel Bonn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p local-id=\"f68230c45583\"><strong>Come by, take a look at the Black Gate &#8211; and experience for yourselves what happens when Aragorn and his army challenge Sauron!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p local-id=\"720c996e8af8\">See you in Middle-earth!<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Black Gate&#8221; &#8211; A Piece of Middle-earth at MagicCon 9 This year once again, we\u2019re taking you on a journey to Middle-earth! 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