This was a really nice puzzle, very enjoyable. Also, a great idea to have text along the edges (It says Unicef + the name of the puzzle in various languages). Again, great quality and very large pieces. I could get used to this.
There was also a poster, and it was as big as the puzzle 🙂
I had no idea that Unicef made puzzles, but I’ve seen some nice children’s puzzles from them lately. I got this in a lot with many other puzzles. The quality is good, the pieces enormous, and on the puzzle, it says “Printed in the Federal Republic of Germany”. Unfortunately, one piece missing. Appenzell is in Switzerland.
I did the edges first, then I started from the middle.
I really loved this! The image is a portrait of Parisian art critic and anarchist Félix Fénéon, painted by Paul Signac in 1890. The image works really well as a puzzle, and it was great fun working on the different colours and patterns.
Nice, but unremarkable.
Very enjoyable cartoon image with many fun details.
Not long ago I posted another puzzle called The Volcano, but that was an educational puzzle, whereas this is a pretty image with a volcano in the background. It was very enjoyable!
You may remember that Heye’s first cartoon artist, Mordillo, died at the end of June, aged 86. Heye has now brought out a memorial puzzle.
The date on the bag was 30.8., and I got this from my local puzzle store at the end of September. That’s pretty fast for a puzzle! Also, it’s made in Germany, although Heye moved production to eastern Europe years ago.
It’s a lovely puzzle and a great tribute to Mordillo. Definitely a keeper.
The pink shoes and the red nose came first, and the green background last.
Today is German Unity Day, commemorating German reunification in 1990. Happy Tag der Deutschen Einheit to my other country!
The puzzle shows the Berlin wall in 1989. On the western side, the wall was covered in graffiti, but I’m not entirely sure if these children are adding to them. It’s also possible that the photo was taken after the wall was opened (November 9th-10th, 1989), in which case the children may be trying to chip away some of the wall. You can’t really tell what they’re doing, but you can tell their clothes are definitely from the ’80s:-)
The puzzle is an old MB, made in Holland, and of good quality. MB is not active on the European market anymore, sadly.
So, I haven’t got much further with this. I finished the edges, and I’ve sorted the remaining pieces according to shape, but there are more than 500 of the red pieces…
Also, I managed to lose a piece. There’s no way there’s a black piece with some green still on the table, and I did an extensive search, including an unpleasant autopsy of a dustbag from my vacuum. That piece is gone for good.
I got a Ravensburger Puzzle Board for Dortmund, thinking it would be good when the table is occupied with a large puzzle, and I feel like doing a smaller one in between. I tried it out for the first time, and of course, started out the wrong way around…
… with predictable results. Yeah, that batten on top should probably be below, to stop what’s happened here 🙂
After I turned it around things got a bit easier. You can adjust the angle of the board, but even with the lowest setting, it was a bit steep for me. The blue velvet will mostly keep pieces in place, but there was a bit of slipping as well. When you place pieces on the board, you have to do it carefully, it’s difficult to spread out many pieces at once, except of course, if you lay the board flat first. This time, I had the pieces spread out on a piece of cardboard, but next time I will lay the board flat, spread out the pieces, and only then raise the board. A 1000 piece puzzle would be more difficult, you would need to spread out pieces somewhere else. Or, you could have more than one board 🙂
I enjoyed working at an angle, I’m pretty sure it’s more ergonomic, although it made no difference with regard to glare (I thought it might).
I also had to move the board before the puzzle was finished, and it was relatively easy: lay it flat and lift. You need to make sure you grab the tilting mechanism as well, you can’t just lift by the edges of the board.
The board from behind:
I have tried many, many puzzle boards and other puzzle paraphernalia over the years, and most of the time I end up thinking they’re not much use compared to much cheaper alternatives. I favour pieces of cardboard 🙂 Puzzle boards are, of course, heavier, but in this case, the ability to tilt the board makes it worthwhile. I will use it again.
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