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(...) For a real cloak-and-dagger story, go back 2-3 centuries to Siger of Brabant and William of Ockham: Siger successfully defied the eccesiastical authorities in Paris for years until he was finally silenced in 1277. He got the dagger from his (...) (22 years ago, 1-Nov-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello! (...) You are welcome :-) (...) Well, he had guardians in influential positions who supported his ideas and protected him from the Inquisition. Luther was "kidnapped" and brought to the Wartburg Castle (Robert Carney has built it recentley. (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) According to Jojo (see previous postings in this thread), you are correct. (...) A quick search online reveals that MLK received a doctorate in systematic theology in 1955 from Boston University. -H. (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ah. That I did not know. Thank you for correcting my oversight! :) I do find it interesting that the story of him nailing things to the door might be a myth or exaggeration. I have often wondered how someone in his day and age could have (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello! (...) Nope. :-) The reformer Martin Luther was an Augustinian monk and also a Doctor of Theology at the University of Wittenberg. This is why he nailed his 95 theses on the church's door there because this door was used as a bill-board for (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) It is possible that the Doctor title comes from the theology degree Martin Luther had, as a monk. He was a scholar, if I am not mistaken? And back then, all Church scholars were referred to as "Doctors of the Church". BTW, MLK was a doctor of (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello! (...) Thanks! (...) It was not intended to be the door of my gothic cathedral(fragment). However, it would well fit into it. Bye Jojo (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello! (...) Thanks! (...) Unfortunatelly not. I've only built this portal just for this one picture. This door would fit into my cathedral though. If only I had bricks and space enough to build the cathedral... (...) I'm pleased to hear that :-) (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Just read this thread again. Not trying to nit-pick, but I think you may be mixing up your historical figures. The Martin Luther you rendered in Lego was (I believe) just Martin Luther, not a Doctor. The "Dr." probably seems to precede that (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello! (...) Thanks! (...) Hehe, maybe... There's not much that once could build concerning to Luther. Except the Wartburg Castle, of course... (...) Thanks. I've to confess I was surprised myself when I got this idea. And I like the look, too. :-) (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Buenos tardes! (...) Thanks! (...) Well, maybe I tend to lecture sometimes... Bye Jojo (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) What size carts are you using? I asumed most people would be using 4-wide carts, and with two market stalls facing each other the road is 8 studs wide. With two market stalls back to back the alley is 2 studs wide. Just wondering if maybe you (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I would tend to agree. I think it would be good to keep the organizational aspects of Market Place (and future such projects like the modular castle town) here. Frank (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle.org, lugnet.castle)
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Hey Jojo, WOW! what a wonderful and unique MOC is it the outside of the Gothic stuff you sent earlier? Yaron "Webrain" Dori (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi all, I am proud to present the first Medieval Marketplace: The Rare Items Co. It sells all those rare pieces that are so hard to find and so collectible... think of an old fashioned bricklink with only one store... The Folder (after moderation): (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Castle.org can now be the home of the Market Place, I would cross post to .announce and .castle anyways, but we can reply to .castle.org It really doesn't have a use otherwise. Since we have it, we mine as well use it. Unless the world disagrees (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle.org, lugnet.castle)
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Excellent work Jeremy, we have lots to be excited about now. CW and MP to build for. So much to do, so few bricks. Thanks for the hard work Jeremy, it turned out really nice! e. (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.publish)
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After creating a experimental shop on a 16x16 baseplate I came up with a few problems and I know some of them have been said befor. (...) I think that the road should be made with 16x32 tan basplates, set between the shops facing each other. With a (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Couldn't have said it better. Thanks Alan, Josh! Jeremy - who doesn't like being the turn-to for all marketplace questions. I am not really the creator, just the ringleader. :-) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.publish)
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Cool! Cool! Cool! Now I'm gonna play in the past and in the future! Love it! Peace and Long Life, Tony Alexander (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.publish)
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Beautiful image, Jojo. I love the detail in the archways. Is what we see there just a small part of a larger model? ...Oh, and the historical notes in your post are quite nice too! :) -Hendo (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Hey Dan, A 2x alley is a bit narrow, but there was some concern about making the building space to small. I prefer a 4 stud alley, so I have built my shops (which will be posted soon, I hope) with a 2 stud back offset which gives the wider alley. It (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Excellent comments, Alan, I agree completely. I just wanted to add my two cents about one thing, for those who may not have followed this from the beginning. This project keeps getting compared to the Moonbase project, but there is a large number (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.publish)
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Hi Jojo, Really nice MOC! I wonder if you are the first to make Martin Luther in Lego. I like the peaked arch over the door, very original. And I too would rather remember Martin Luther on Oct 31 than Halloween. Good job! Josh (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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As one of those who gave input to the "Standard", hopefully I can give some helpful comments. I think that as long as the outward "facings" of a large shop conform to the standard, whatever happens behind the facades is pretty much up to you. But (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Wassssup (...) Great MOC! Looks cool. Didn't completely follow the thing about Dr Martin Luther, probably my fault though. Anyways, good job! Hasta La Vista, Sean P.S HLDI-wait, better not ask that : ) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello! For you October 31st is "Halloween". For me it is the day (485 years ago) when Dr Martin Luther nailed 95 theses against the practice of indulgence on the portal of the Schlosskirche (chateau church) in Wittenberg. This was a revolt against (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle) !
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Snip Great Marketplace Idea; I just have one concern, isn't a 2x wide alleyway just too narrow for a minifig???? The only way to get around this problem is to join the shops using 2x2 tiles, so that the minifigs can be placed at a slight angle. I (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Nathan, Very nice! I like a lot of the daily life details like the barracks and mess hall. The waterfall opening is cool, too. Where does it lead? I did wonder a bit why the commander would want to be dropped into the river below. It's not the sort (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.western, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Glad to see a common castle builders project finally got off the drawing board, and into action! The whole idea is great and all, but the modules seem a bit small compared to the moonbase project, but that's entirely different, I suppose. I (...) (22 years ago, 30-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Hi Jeremy, Looks great... Wondering if you could address some of my concerns: (URL) One other question- Can I buil one giant shop (32x32) with 2 street fronts and then indent where the ally comes in by a few dots so it can be hooked up? Thanks (...) (22 years ago, 30-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.publish)
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(...) *with pure fun intended* (URL) why do you always ask that? Is there a time limit? *plays Jeopardy theme* Thanks :-) Chris <>< (22 years ago, 30-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Congrats on the new system and the website. Looks like you guys are gonna have some fun. -Jon (wondering what a Moonbase/Marketplace adaptor would be like :-) -- | The Shipyard - (URL) The Moonbase Project - (URL) My Lego Creations - (URL) Attack of (...) (22 years ago, 30-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Oh great, now I have to find time to build both Marketplace MOCs *and* Moonbase MOCs... Not to mention I need more pieces! <snicker> ...I just re-tallied my collection using the Lugnet member set list and I only need 2000 pieces to reach (...) (22 years ago, 30-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.publish)
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Great Job James! Looks cool and detailed. HLDITY to build it? Hasta La Vista, Sean (...) (22 years ago, 30-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle)
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Thanks for the positive feedback so far! I have already updated the site with a tracking service and I fixed some broken links. I need all the new "Shop Keepers" to send me urls to thier shops so that I may display them in the gallery - so everyone: (...) (22 years ago, 30-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Very nice standard, Jeremy. You guys did a great job defining it all. Now, get to work you peasants and build some shops!(cracking the whip) ;-) Alex "The Earl of Heinz LVII" Cruz (22 years ago, 30-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.publish)
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Very nice, Jeremy! The web site looks great! It makes all the work we did worth it! Thanks, Josh Wedin (...) (22 years ago, 30-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.publish)
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(...) WOW! Cool site Hopefully I'll be making something soon for it (I had an idea of a guild of some sort but I'm not sure yet how it's gonna look). The only problem I see is the fact that I don't know if I'll arrive to the brickfest (hopfully I (...) (22 years ago, 30-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.publish)
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After a late night, the Medieval Marketplace web site is finally online! www.ozbricks.net/medievalmarket The web site further explains the published "Market Standard" along with 10 color-coded diagrams, includes a full list of shop ideas to get you (...) (22 years ago, 30-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.castle.org.cw, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.publish) !
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