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    which set? —Chris Gray
    My boss, knowing all about my Lego hobby, has said that we should get a corporate Lego set to use as a progress indicator. People that complete items on their plan will get some number of pieces to add to the model. He wants it to be a model that (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jul-00, to lugnet.fun)
   
        Re: which set? —Jon Kozan
     (...) Design your own. That way you get exactly what you want. Since he's paying for them, you can get parts from any of the parts sites and make something that's even company specific - like your company logo. I'v handled corporate requests such as (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jul-00, to lugnet.fun)
   
        Re: which set? —Matthew Teets
     I think the better question would be to figure out how many progress "points" your going to have, and then determine whether each "point" will be represented by 1 or more pieces. Then search the database and see which sets fit. My own suggestion (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jul-00, to lugnet.fun)
   
        Re: which set? —Eric Lanteigne
   (...) Maybe you want to wait for this fall and get the Liberty Statue set. (24 years ago, 29-Jul-00, to lugnet.fun)
   
        Re: which set? —Timothy Jones
   (...) But he said he didn't want any really big ones; that one's going to be $200, at least from what I heard. Tim (24 years ago, 29-Jul-00, to lugnet.fun)
   
        Re: which set? —Chris Gray
   (...) I could probably swing that kind of thing, but a) I don't think my boss wants to wait that long b) We're in Canada, so its not terribly appropriate (This is the first I've heard of this set. Are any pics or info available?) If I had my (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jul-00, to lugnet.fun)
   
        Re: which set? —Alan Gerber
     (...) Here's a picture on brickshelf: (URL) . Alan (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jul-00, to lugnet.fun)
    
         Re: which set? —Nick Cameron
      (...) $200, (...) Just out of curiosity, what's that castle-looking thing in the background by that guy in a blue shirt? NICK :^A (24 years ago, 30-Jul-00, to lugnet.fun)
    
         Re: which set? —Chris Gray
     (...) Is that actually going to be a real for-sale set? Looks more like a display-only thing to me. If it were sold, it would be the single largest collection of grey bricks that Lego has ever come out with, and I'd have to buy zillions of them! (24 years ago, 30-Jul-00, to lugnet.fun)
    
         Re: which set? —Alan Gerber
      (...) This is Steve Chuck's post about it: (URL) . It is also his picture, I was just putting up a link to it. Alan (24 years ago, 30-Jul-00, to lugnet.fun)
    
         Re: which set? —Larry Pieniazek
      (...) Two things to note.. - It's slopes sparse, most of the statue is made from regular bricks. - The statue, I beleive, doesn't use regular gray. It will be using a new gray- green color (shown at the bottom of some pics) to match the color of (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jul-00, to lugnet.fun)
    
         Re: which set? —Andy Lynch
     Actually, word is that the bricks are NOT gray, they are a new color that approximates verdigris ( the color that copper weathers to, something like a greenish gray). -Andy Lynch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Gray" (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jul-00, to lugnet.fun)
    
         Re: which set? —Erik Olson
     Wow, I didn't know that verdigris was the word for it. I thought verdigris was the pearly grey stuff that came out of whales. See Moby Dick, where Herman Melville writes pages about it and what people will do to get it and what it feels like and (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jul-00, to lugnet.fun)
    
         Re: which set? —Andy Lynch
      Ah, yes. It took me a second or two, but that other stuff is called ambergris: Thanks to Merriam-Webster Online (URL) Entry: am·ber·gris Pronunciation: 'am-b&r-"gris, -"grE(s) Function: noun Etymology: Middle English ambregris, from Middle French (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jul-00, to lugnet.fun)
    
         Re: which set? —James Powell
      (...) lit. (...) I would have called it a "copper Patenia" colour (not sure on the spelling)...but that is what I was brought up with the copper roofs being called. James (24 years ago, 30-Jul-00, to lugnet.fun)
     
          Re: which set? —Matthew Miller
      (...) The patina is the greenish-bluish-cyanish film that forms; verdigris is the color. (24 years ago, 31-Jul-00, to lugnet.fun)
    
         Re: which set? —David Schilling
     (...) lit. (...) I wonder how close the green will actually end up being to weathered copper? If we have to give it a name now, perhaps calling the new LEGO colour "Liberty Green" after the first set it will appear in would be best. -- David (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jul-00, to lugnet.fun)
   
        Re: which set? —Nick Cameron
     (...) I've seen technic space shuttles on internet sites, but they cost mabey twice as much. NICK (24 years ago, 30-Jul-00, to lugnet.fun)
    
         Re: which set? —Matthew Miller
     (...) I just bought one on eBay for $84 + shipping (the seller charged $10 flat). It's just a matter of patience. (24 years ago, 30-Jul-00, to lugnet.fun)
   
        Re: which set? —Erik Olson
   It's not the greatest set, but, 4556 the train station has 233 pieces, many of which contribute incrementally to the vertical growth of the building. It's two stories high with a flag on top (could be the final piece.) It also has 30 red 2x2 round (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jul-00, to lugnet.fun)
 

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