Keep the individual meshes in the model under 22000 polys.
You can get a lot in a static model. Only thing you may want to think about is how collision will react on the individual parts in the mesh.
Some things may be better off with a seperation model with no collision assigned. (11) in the fpe file, such as ceilings, stuff the user will never be allowed to get near, back ground objects also.
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