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Re: Liberty Green (was: Picture of the Statue of Liberty)
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Fri, 21 Jul 2000 15:58:04 GMT
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David Schilling wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Eric Kingsley writes:
> > In lugnet.general, Tom Stangl writes:
> > > Pics of the color are at http://www.vfaq.com/LEGO/Legoland/Statue-of-Lib.jpg
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> > Well the color looks really cool. The only thing is that the model looks like
> > it is mostly Bricks. There seem to be some slopes around the head and face • and
> > some rounds and macaroni's in the Torch and Crown.
> >
> > Did anyone get a good enough look at the model to see what sort of part
> > breakdown we might see?
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> I'm pretty excited about the new "Liberty Green" colour.
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> I spent a bit of time examining the Statue of Liberty set, as well as asking
> questions about it. First of all, the one shown wasn't necessarily
> the 'final' set. The person I talked to said that they weren't exactly sure
> whether it would be exactly like this, and they didn't know how many pieces
> this set, nor the final one would actually contain. The statue is hollow,
> like all the models at LEGOLAND, and is in response to the many people who
> have asked how they build models like in the park. Now they can find out for
> themselves by building one. (I wonder how long before the replace the white
> Statue of Liberty in the New York section of Miniland with a Liberty Green
> one?)
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> The statue was 89 bricks tall, base to torch, with the top of the head around
> 66 bricks high. In inches, it was 33" high base to torch, and 24 1/2" high at
> the head. The base itself was 7 1/2 inches square. A VERY rough guess (based
> on a girth of about 26 bricks near the statue's waist), gives approximately
> 2000 pieces for the entire set.
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> Most were 2xn and 1xn pieces. Though the head and torch contained plates, and
> a lot of other interesting pieces. (Including four macaroni pieces!)
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> My guess is that it will run upwards of $200. I wonder if it will be the only
> source of the Liberty Green bricks, though? Or will they also start showing
> up in other sets? Bulk purchases? (Please!?)
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> The minifig they showed, by the way, was 14 1/2" tall.
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> --
> David Schilling
Thanks for the insightful reporting David. Was Liberty's nose the only steep slope
(2x2x3) in that set? I am happy that there are a few.
Gary Istok
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