I remember that extremely well!
The Glen blue makes me smile every time, very much a spring day feel when you see it.
This thread got me thinking more and more about having my new Weber Genesis match my WSM. Unfortunately, there isn’t an equivalent in black to match the Ace Hardware exclusive SA-E-330 in indigo… which includes the 9mm SS grates, Weber crafted frame kit, and griddle for $1,199.
Oh dang, interesting. You have both the Glen Blue 26” and an Imperial then? And many thanks to you and your team for that I might add, it’s amongst my favorites. Well ok all my kettles and grills are favorites but…
Sorry, I should have been more clear. I wish I owned an Imperial. So, the enamel team color matched to an Imperial that someone provided to make the unit for the one-off unit we made for Tuffy. Once the decision was made to mass produce some units, we made some lids/bowls that we used to make sure we could consistently make the Glen Blue color, which the unit I have was the "golden sample".
I actually have a retro color I have been wondering if Weber would ever bring back. It was kind of a gradient color scheme listed as Chocolate. Maybe upgrade it for modern color running from a warm copper brown to a deeper bronze shade.
I ended up buying the Searwood XL instead of the indigo Genesis. So, vote changed back to orange.
I know the color you're talking about. Two tone enamels always cost more and are more labor intensive to apply, but that would be a cool retro one to revive.
Yeah. I figured chances are it would make most sense as a special edition "One Year Only" type deal, treated like the Glen Blue. I've had an idea for a while about having IPE handle a 26 incher for me and do a color scheme I call "Black Cherry" It is a darker red in the center of the lid and bowl and as it moves outwards it transitions to a burgundy, then a almost purple black, and finally as close to glossy black as possible with a little red still in the mix. Have not pulled the trigger yet. Too many other projects going on.