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Hello All!!!
After much anticipation, I am both excited and pleased to formally announce
The Medieval Marketplace: A Common Castle Builders project. Below is the
final version of the "Market Standard", the building standard for all market
shops. Please be sure to read the "Inspiration" and "Concept" headers to
learn more about the project.
I was originally hoping to be able to announce the "Marketplace" along with
a dedicated web site but unfortunately, due to uncontrolable circumstances,
the Marketplace web site will not be available until Tuesday or Wendesday.
When the site launches, you will be able to find it at
www.ozbricks.com/medievalmarket.
Have fun building and we'll be watching for your market shops!!!
Jeremy Scott
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The Medieval Marketplace
A Common Castle Builders Project
Marketplace Standard Version 1.1
October 27, 2002
The Inspiration:
The Lego Castle enthusiast community was in need of inspiration. Due to the
complexity in the design and construction of a true castle, the community
was slowly killing itself in the dulled silence while we built away in our
personal confines. The community needed a common project, that is easy to
participate in, which allows for us to share our ideas, building techniques
and inspiration in-between our larger projects.
When co-founder Erik J announced a “call-to-arms” many castle builders
joined together to brainstorm a common project. Jeremy S suggested the idea
for the marketplace and after support was shown for this idea, a
brainstorming group formed and further developed the idea. The Medieval
Marketplace Project was born.
The Concept:
The Marketplace was the cornerstone of every Feudal Age village. The local
Lords needed the peasants to support a thriving economy. Markets met often,
and both local and foreign merchantmen would sell their services and goods.
Some merchantmen even created some of their goods onsite while their
customers shopped. The local Lord made hefty profit on the steep taxes
charged at these events.
Lego Castle enthusiasts normally focus on building the Military structures
of the Feudal Ages in their models. Most seem to disregard the common
“every day life” of the peasants when constructing Feudal Age models and
layouts. However, no longer. The Marketplace project will open up the
horizons while creating a tighter community as we share our market shops.
When we meet at conventions or club get-togethers, we can bring our market
shops together in real life and put together a large Marketplace.
The brainstorming group decided to create a building standard that allowed
for unlimited building possibilities while creating a compatibility in each
shop so that they may come together to create a marketplace.
The Basic Marketplace Shop:
----Baseplate:
A common Lego 16x16 baseplate with smooth bottom is the standard size for a
Marketplace Shop. The baseplate must be green, unless the market shop is
being built custom for a show where the color has been defined as something
other than green. (IE: the show will have a desert marketplace, therefore
the baseplate will be tan.)
----Building Area:
The road is integrated into the shop’s baseplate. The standard road width
is 8 studs, therefore, there must have a 4 stud deep offset from the front
of the baseplate to the front of the shop. There must also be a 1 stud
offset on the back of the shop for an alleyway. Otherwise, there is no side
offset required. We recommend you include a one stud offset if you would
rather not have you shop butted against another. The maximum building area
is 11x16 studs.
----Overhang:
There is a one-stud overhang allowed on the front of the shop. The overhang
must be based off the main structure, and not have any supports outside of
the 11x16 stud building area.
----Shape:
There are no additional requirements as to the vertical size or the shape of
the shop with the exception that the entry to the shop, (If applicable) must
be tall enough for a minifigure wearing a helmet to pass through. This is
generally 5 bricks high. This rule may be nullified if the shop is selling
dwarf only items.
Additional Configurations:
----Corner Shop:
A 16x16 or 16x32 baseplate may be used. The building area is 11x12 or
11x28. The 4 stud offset must apply to the 2 sides of the shop facing the road.
----Wide Shop:
A 16x32 baseplate may be used. The building area is 11x32.
----2 Shops B2B:
A 16x32 baseplate may be used. The building area is standard for each shop.
The two shops are separate and must be separated by a 2 wide alleyway in the
middle. Each end of the baseplate must have the 4 deep offset for the road.
----2 Wide Shops B2B:
A 32x32 baseplate may be used. The building areas are each 11x32. The two
shops are separate and must be separated by a 2 wide alleyway in the middle.
Each end of the baseplate must have the 4 deep offset for the road.
----4 shops B2B:
A 32x32 baseplate may be used. The building area is standard for each shop.
The four shops are separate and must be separated by a 2 wide alleyway in
the middle. Each end of the baseplate must have the 4 deep offset for the road.
Connection:
We will connect the shops by using green 2xN plates placed in-between each shop.
Shop Ideas:
(The full list of shop ideas will be available on the web site when it is
launched.)
As a final note:
Please remember the published standard is only to promote compatibility
between each shop. Please note that we as the brainstorming group did out
best to ensure the standards do not limit the building possibilities of each
builder. As a final note – have fun!!!
Credits go out to:
Erick J for his motivating call to arms, Jeremy S for the idea, the whole
brain storming committee (Erick J, Jason M, Aaron M, Frank F, Josh W, Alan
F, Lenny H, Jeremy S) for creating the standards, ozBricks for the web site
hosting, Jeremy S for site design, the great castle builders of the past and
present for birthing our great castle community and to all the great castle
builders of the future who will embrace and strengthen the ideals of the
Medieval Marketplace Project.
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