The Sculptures subtheme of Creator Advanced Models was first introduced in 2000 and only comprsied of a few sets such as LEGO Dragon, LEGO Mini-Figure and the Statue of Liberty. Creator Sculpture sets are hight coveted sets that are hard to find thus have seen significant value increases over the years.
2000 LEGO Sets
The turn of the millennium was an important year for LEGO. Not only did LEGO produce some investible sets for 2000, we saw some transition in the company. First, set designer and the inventor of the minifigure, Jens Nygaard Knudsen, retired from The LEGO Group. Second, The British Association of Toy Retailers name the LEGO brick "Toy of the Century". With 2000 LEGO released just a couple of new themes including TECHNIC Roboriders and Race. The Rock Raiders, Nijna and the Slizer/Throwbots themes were discontinued.