Completed 12th February 2024

 

500 Pieces

 

Bella Italia

 

Framed and decorated in a gelateria in Schalksmühle, Germany

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 24th December 2021

 

Finished 2nd August 2020

 In 2012 I received a wonderful present from my familyUnfortunately a nose of one of the tinier pieces was brocken and we claimed it.

 I received a new jigsaw puzzle and at least we assembled it ... 7.5 years later.

... the whimsies are not the same than the previous ones!It was amazing to explore those special shaped pieces :-)

Finished 25th August 2018

1000 Pieces

Rome Collage

Trefl

Development process of "Rome Collage" (1000pcs.) - completed

Sometimes life keeps surprises and suddenly time is rare for leisure activities.

Since several days I assemble this black-and-white-collage of Rome

(9th - 14th August 2018)

At least I took a day off to meet other jigsaw puzzle enthusiasts 

and assemble some new jigsaw puzzles. 

Okay, Rome, here I come to complete you to 1000 pieces :-)

completed ar last :-)

Finished 5th December 2016

1000 Pieces

Rome, Italy

maybe by Detlev Nitschke like the others assembled before. 

Made by MB in 1986

This is a watercolour of the spanish steps in Rome, the worldfamous stairs.

The church on top is the "Trinita dei Monti" (Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio)

In front of the church is the 14m Obelisco Sallustiano.

Development process of "Rome, Italy" - completed

Since 26th Nov. I'm busy with this stunning water colour view of "Rome, Italy" (1986)

I started assorting the pieces and then decided to beginn with colours except of the frame.

piece by piece

like a cheese from switzerland with all those holes and gaps

finally - today - all buildings, flowers and stairs are done

heaven....

I'm in heaven....