Finished 25-26th December 2022

150 pcs.

New York

Illustration by Can Seixanta, LONDJI

99 pcs.

Lindt Teddy, 2022

Lindt/Ravensburger Collectible

200 pcs

Lindt Santa

Lindt/Ravensburger Collectible
 

Finished 20th August 2022

 During the past two weeks I've been busy assembling a jigsaw puzzle 

which will be an advent calendar for my very close friend. 

 

This blogentry is a placeholder - I'll show the box and jigsaw puzzle after 

the calendar has been conpletely assembled on christmas 2022 :-)

Finished 15th > 18th April 2022

 During a special easter marathon 23 members of the german forum assembled 65 jigsaw puzzles with approx. 500 pcs. each. These are mine

595 Pieces

New York, USA

+

566 Pieces

Sweet Venice

+

543 Pieces

Cute Puppies

Manufacturer: TREFL

Credits: NY = © National Geographic, Getty Images, Flash Press Media / Sweet Venice = © Adobe Stock / Cute Puppies = © 500px

Megamarathon, the 19th edition - 7th > 9th January 2022

 Oh yes, it was Megamarathon again. Seems like the 18th edition took place just a few weeks ago ...  as time goes by.

We pulverized our previous all-time-record of approx. 203k pieces and managed to assemble 271,413 pieces all together. My slice of this cake were 5.018 pcs which is a personal record :-)

Here we go with the jigsaw puzzles

 

200 pcs.

Copy of a byzantine icon

Adoration of the Magi by Michail Damaskinos, 17th c.

 

300 pcs.

Flowers in New York

Photo by Lewis Miller

Ravensburger

 

260 Pieces

Día de los Muertos

an important festive day in Mexico to commemorate the deceased. 

Celebrated between 31st october and 2nd November

MITstudio/Shutterstock

Bluebird Puzzles, Turkey

 

192 Pieces

High-speed Craft "Halunder Jet"

A SeaBus built in the Philippines in 2018 and used to travel between Hamburg and the island Helgoland

 

204 Pieces

Hummingbirds

Ravensburger

 

 

500 Pieces

"Lady in Hat"

Castorland

 

294 Pieces

A TugBoat in Antwerp, Netherlands

GrafikaKids

 

200 Pieces

Christ the Winetree

Copy of a byzantine icon

 

500 Pieces

DEG Metro Stars at Düsseldorf, Germany

Artist: Bernd Natke

MOCA333

 

50 Pieces

Travelling through the skies

Sergej Adeew, 2008

Wooden jigsaw puzzle by DaVici, Russia

 

500 Pieces

St. Peters from Tiber River, Rome

MB Belvedere, 1968

 

500 Pieces

Venice, Italy

by D-Toys, Romania

 

1000 Pieces

 Eiffel Tower

by D-Toys

Finished 3rd + 5th April 2021

  

500 Pieces

Floatilla - by Ciro Marchetti

(Floating Flotilla)

 

*

1000 Pieces

New York

Finished 24th December 2020

  

700 Pieces

Horse-car on NYC street

MB, 2004

A horse-drawn tram along 23rd Street and 4th Avenue in New York City. Photography by Bettmann / Getty Images

 

The Streetcar

The streetcar was the first important improvement over the omnibus. The first streetcars were also pulled by horses, but the streetcars rolled along special steel rails that were placed in the middle of the roadway instead of traveling along regular streets. The wheels of the streetcar were also made of steel, carefully manufactured in such a way so they would not roll off the rails. A horse-drawn streetcar was much more comfortable than an omnibus, and a single horse could pull a streetcar that was larger and carried more passengers.

The first streetcar began service in 1832 and ran along Bowery Street in New York. It was owned John Mason, a wealthy banker, and built by John Stephenson, an Irishman. Stephenson's New York company would become the largest and most famous builder of horse-drawn streetcars. New Orleans became the second American city to offer streetcars in 1835.

The typical American streetcar was operated by two crew members. One man, a driver, rode up front. His job was to drive the horse, controlled by a set of reigns. The driver also had a brake handle that he could use to stop the streetcar. When streetcars got bigger, sometimes two and three horses would be used to haul a single car. The second crew member was the conductor, who rode at the back of the car. His job was to help passengers get on and off the streetcar and to collect their fares. He gave the driver a signal when everyone was on board and it was safe to proceed, pulling on a rope that was attached to a bell that the driver could hear at the other end of the car. (SOURCE)

Already assembled in August + September 2019

I did not received advent calendars but also assembled and made them for others :-)

For my friend magihabbi

1000 pcs.

Mount Fuji, cover illustration by Bob Knox

New York Puzzle Company

completed 7th September 2019

+ 4 small 54pcs.-jigsaw puzzles for her cute daughter

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A few weeks earlier I completed two jigsaw puzzles for another friend. At least I decided to devide the huge one into 24 parts :-)

 2000 Pieces

New York Skyline

Innovakids, Bildagentur Huber

+

1000 Pieces

"Beach of dreams" (german title: Traumstrand)

M.I.C. Nature Art

Finished 3rd November 2018

500 Pieces

"Miss Liberty"

by Bernd Natke for MOCA/Art333

Finished 7th September 2018

890 Pieces

New York

(c) by Pictor, 2001

A Ravensburger Relief-Line jigsaw puzzle

Development process of a Ravensburger "Relief Line" (890 pcs.) - completed

During my life as a puzzle enthusiast I tried many challenges, but until now I never had a chance to assemble a "Relief line"

Just imagine that the pieces forming the buildings and clouds are twice as thick as a normal piece.

I chose this historic picture of the New York skyline before 9/11

Finished 18th August 2018

 140 Pieces

One World Observatory

Pigment & Hue, 2016

Small pieces - total size of completed jigsaw puzzles is 5x7 inches

60 Pieces

Fraktal 03

A wooden Art Puzzle made in Switzerland

 

 100 Pieces

Camille Pissarro: Place du Carrousel, Paris, 1900

Grafika Kids Art Collection

 100 Pieces

Auguste Renoir: Pont Neuf, Paris, 1872

Grafika Kids Art Collection

140 Pieces

Mexican Striped Owl (Pseudoscops clamator aka Asio Clamator)

Raptor Foundation

It is 30–38 centimetres (12–15 in) long and weighs from 320 to 546 g (11.3 to 19.3 oz). The striped owl has a very large range and its population is believed to be stable. It faces no particular threats, and as a result, the IUCN has listed it as being of "Least Concern".