Category: Dortmund

The Pig In Art, In Progress

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So, I was back in Dortmund this weekend for the top game between Dortmund and Bayern, and this was one time when a game really lived up to the hype. After going behind twice, we eventually triumphed 3-2 and extended our lead at the top of the table. Whew! Anyway, I also got a bit of puzzling done.

During my previous visit, I had already started working on a 4000 piece Heye Puzzle called the Pig in Art, by the artist Ryba. The image shows famous works of art through the ages, but with a lot of pigs involved. The puzzle came in two bags, and I did not mix them.

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So, this was the situation when I arrived on Thursday. The right half was almost finished.
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Nice and easy, but then I got to the border. Four pieces wide! I know I shouldn’t complain, at least it isn’t monochrome, but it was still really slow.
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I did make a start on the next half…
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Finished the right-hand half!
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I did make a start on the next half…
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But I didn’t get very far.

Here I had to leave, but I’ll be back at the end of the month.

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Ok, not puzzle related, but what a great night it was! Here the team is thanking the south stand for their support.

Collage of Operas, 2018-09-06

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Collage of Operas, Educa, 3000 pieces, completed on September 6th, 2018.

I had actually decided not to get anymore Educa-puzzles because the pieces too often fit where they don’t belong, which I hate. Then I saw this, and thought, well, maybe just one more 🙂 With virtually no monochrome areas and very distinct details it is less of a problem that pieces fit in the wrong places, and I love the image.

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I don’t often have pictures of unfinished puzzles from before I started this blog, but here’s one.

Set-up in Dortmund

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One of the first things I bought for my flat in Dortmund was a large table to assemble puzzles on, 180 x 100 cm.  You’ll be seeing a lot of this table on the blog 🙂 Any pieces that won’t fit on the table I spread out on sheets of cardboard, and while puzzling I keep them on a drying rack, seen here to the right. I have since acquired a second drying rack so that I don’t have to use it for laundry and puzzle pieces at the same time (the laundry was almost dry and the cardboard is very thick).

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Here’s a better picture of  the drying rack:

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So, what if you want to actually use the table for, say, dining? Originally I thought about having glass panels cut, but a friend suggested an alternative, acrylic glass, which is cheaper, lighter, doesn’t break as easily, and you can get these straight off the shelves in a hardware store – no need to have anything cut. Glass would, of course, look better, but you can’t have everything.

You just put as many panels as you need to cover the puzzle on the table, and after you’re done, you just lift them off again, and every piece is exactly where you left it.

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Looks a bit hair-raising, but perfectly safe. Only the pancakes didn’t survive, the puzzle was fine.

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