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Community => The QE2 Story Jigsaws => Topic started by: June Ingram on Apr 08, 2014, 04:36 PM
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Great pictures Hauke! I really like the one of the QE2 'under the tree'.
(https://www.theqe2story.com/forum/gallery/albums/userpics/19560/normal_neu1~1.jpg)
That particular photo would make a marvelous new jigsaw !
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That particular photo would make a marvelous new jigsaw !
Yes now you mention it, I think it would indeed.
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That particular photo would make a marvelous new jigsaw !
I wonder could we produce our own QE2Story jigsaws!?
Something to look into over the next few months...
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Hi Isabelle - I bet we could. That would be marvelous to have a brand new QE2 jigsaw to be made available !!
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Fantastic Idea!
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There are plenty of places around online for getting jigsaw prints, or someone here could print them theirselves. Maybe speak to Rob about it? I hope you don't mind but I may start a topic about it so that we can discuss it?
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Recently Isabelle and June came up with a fantastic idea of QE2 Story Jigsaws. I thought I would see what other people think of Isabelle and June's brilliant idea. I think it is a great idea, and perhaps it could work similar to the photo competition in that winning photos could be produced as jigsaws? What do you think?...
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Isabelle and Adam - I am liking this idea more and more !! ;D
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Hi June - So am I. I really would like to hear other people's thoughts on this too!! ;D
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Sounds interesting.
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Please check out Louis De Sousa's on line site for QE2 jigsaw puzzles --
http://www.jigsawplanet.com/LouisDeSousa/QE2
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Please check out Louis De Sousa's on line site for QE2 jigsaw puzzles --
http://www.jigsawplanet.com/LouisDeSousa/QE2
Thanks June. They appear to have been created within the past hour or so... great minds and all that!
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I've never seen that page before!
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Thanks June. They appear to have been created within the past hour or so... great minds and all that!
Hi Rob and All - After the discussion between Isabelle, Adam, and myself yesterday regarding making a QE2 Story jigsaw, the on line jigsaw appeared. So I am thinking the idea was seen here.
I think we should consider doing a jigsaw, perhaps 500 pieces like the ones we are circulating. I am wondering if one would have to check with Dubai or Cunard in order to use our QE2 in an image ? I would think that a photograph by a Forum member would not be difficult, as in all probability, that person would allow us to use it.
Alan, any ideas on how to do this if indeed we did it ?
I personally think a series of new QE2 jigsaws put out by The QE2 Story would be marvelous !
June
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I did a quick search via Google which brought up a plethora of sites/companies that specialise in this for varying pricing dependant upon jigsaw size.
Two of the better ones for larger jigsaws of 1000 or 2000 pieces were:
http://www.myphotopuzzle.co.uk/photo-puzzle/?tc=ga&gclid=CILZ_oHd070CFRDItAoduywAAA
http://www.myravensburger.com/start/index.html?lang=en
I suspect that if the companies were contacted directly they would offer a discounted rate for a bulk order.
As for the intellectual property of any image used, that remains with the owner of the original. So as long as permission is sought from the owner, i.e. one of our members, then there are no problems. Dubai owns the vessel not rights to her image unless they hold title to that photo.
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Ravensburger are high quality jigsaw puzzles.
If we could use them to build our own, that could be an excellent idea. With a jigsaw, it is really important that the cardboard used is strong and is well cut, and that the shapes are all a bit different, so there is something to be said in going for a reputable producer. The quality of the reproduction of the picture is also important, but to my mind a bit less so. Needless to say, Ravensburger would make a fine job of that too.
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Thank you very much, Graham, for researching this and providing information regarding rights to the photos. This seems an exciting prospect. I will check out the sites. June :)
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Ravensburger are high quality jigsaw puzzles.
If we could use them to build our own, that could be an excellent idea. With a jigsaw, it is really important that the cardboard used is strong and is well cut, and that the shapes are all a bit different, so there is something to be said in going for a reputable producer. The quality of the reproduction of the picture is also important, but to my mind a bit less so. Needless to say, Ravensburger would make a fine job of that too.
Hi Isabelle - Thank you very much for your post. Ravensburger is one of the sites Graham mentioned as well. Yes, agreed that the cardboard used must be strong and that it does not bend easily, and that the shapes are a bit different. Shall we research Ravensburger further ? June
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You all read my mind. I was about to suggest sites such as Ravensburger. Perhaps we could research them and get in contact with them?... I am into photography and this sort of thing so it's would be great if we produced our own jigsaws! :)
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Great to see this idea advancing so quickly!
Yes, it was in response to Graham's suggestion that I looked at the Ravensburger -- most of our jigsaws are by them, and are excellent, but I had not realised that they also produce special orders for customers!
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Any thoughts on some of the spectacular interior photos available ?
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Of course we'd have to have jigsaws of her interior. There are so many fantastic photos of her interior. I think that we should definitely include the midships lobby, yacht club, original double room, and possibly the princess grill.
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I've had contact with Ravensburger before, about a year ago over a separate matter; they would be unlikely to add it to their general range because they normally work from a set list of artists / photographers. This means we would have to cover the full costs up front and it would mean effectively either paying for a quite substantial run to make it viable on a unit cost and hope to sell them generally or facing a fairly highly priced jigsaw on an individual basis.
I have a contact in another jigsaw company which does quality puzzles and they are prepared to look at things suggested and offered to them; I will dig the name and e-mail out tomorrow and private message it to..... would that be Isabelle??
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I think that it would perhaps be best if we went to a company that just prints them, and then they could be sold on the QE2 Story website. There are plenty of sites out there that could be researched. I would have thought this would just involve getting orders of the jigsaws printed that can then be sold from the website (and be sent out to people) and perhaps sold in a few places that would be happy to sell our own jigsaws.
(Hopefully I'm making sense)
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Many of those don't produce the same quality as the mainstream jigsaw companies, unfortunately - I have a few that have been made through such sources and the pieces are more often than not quite fragile.
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Many of those don't produce the same quality as the mainstream jigsaw companies, unfortunately - I have a few that have been made through such sources and the pieces are more often than not quite fragile.
Ah I see (I did wounder whether they would be any good). Hopefully your contact in a jigsaw company will be able to help us. :)
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I have a contact in another jigsaw company which does quality puzzles and they are prepared to look at things suggested and offered to them; I will dig the name and e-mail out tomorrow and private message it to..... would that be Isabelle??
Interesting news, Peter -- good to hear from someone who has experience in the matter :) .
You could email the contact to us -- best thing would be to use the admin@theqe2story.com address, as all the Moderating Team have access to it. It would be good if you could already find out some more from your contact -- and if it is not confidential, you could post the information here directly.
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Yes, I will use the admin address - and I would suggest that anyone else should do as well; we need a centrally co-ordinated approach to this rather than lots of us all trying to do the same thing don't we?
Perhaps it is best not to post details openly until the admin team are ready to - the last thing we need is to do all the legwork and then have external people taking advantage of that effort...
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I've had contact with Ravensburger before, about a year ago over a separate matter; they would be unlikely to add it to their general range because they normally work from a set list of artists / photographers. This means we would have to cover the full costs up front and it would mean effectively either paying for a quite substantial run to make it viable on a unit cost and hope to sell them generally or facing a fairly highly priced jigsaw on an individual basis.
I have a contact in another jigsaw company which does quality puzzles and they are prepared to look at things suggested and offered to them; I will dig the name and e-mail out tomorrow and private message it to..... would that be Isabelle??
The link I posted to the Ravensburger site specifically states that the company prints and produces jigsaws using a customers' own photo.
http://www.myravensburger.com/start/index.html?lang=en
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Great idea to have a QE2 jigsaw made either from Photo Competition winning photos or Forum members choice of photos from the Gallery that has so many beautiful photos.
When searching for an online company to print the QE2 Story Calendars we initially had difficulty finding a company where members could order and pay direct to the company online, so that the money did not go through the forum's paypal account. This is something you may want to bear in mind when researching a company for the jigsaw.
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I was really thinking of having the puzzles available through The QE2 Story Shop.
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Yes, I will use the admin address - and I would suggest that anyone else should do as well; we need a centrally co-ordinated approach to this rather than lots of us all trying to do the same thing don't we?
Perhaps it is best not to post details openly until the admin team are ready to - the last thing we need is to do all the legwork and then have external people taking advantage of that effort...
Peter is right. Is there a way to set up a topic here on The Forum that only those involved in the project can see and respond to ?
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Peter is right. Is there a way to set up a topic here on The Forum that only those involved in the project can see and respond to ?
I did post this topic in the off topic section so that it would at least stop guests from seeing it, but I'm sure a moderator or Rob would be able to help with this.
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I did post this topic in the off topic section so that it would at least stop guests from seeing it, but I'm sure a moderator or Rob would be able to help witht this.
I have just checked by logging out -- and yes, I can confirm on that basis that only logged-in Forum members can see this topic and indeed any others under the "Off-Topic Chat" board.
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Interesting how that jigsaw site appeared online then.
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Interesting how that jigsaw site appeared online then.
The jigsaws were first mentioned in Hauke's thread where he had posted the lovely photo of QE2 under the flowering tree. I split the relevant posts off and merged them with the thread you had started here. At this stage, they are out of sight, but initially they were visible...
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Ah yes I remember now. Thanks for adding them in Isabelle.
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Another jigsaw idea might be a collage of photos.
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The link I posted to the Ravensburger site specifically states that the company prints and produces jigsaws using a customers' own photo.
http://www.myravensburger.com/start/index.html?lang=en
Please excuse me for being a bit late to the party on this topic but I have been heavily involved on another project and free time has been a little scarce.
I have just had a quick look at the Ravensburger site and Graham is absolutely right that they will produce Jigsaws from customers own photos but it certainly isn't cheap!
I found the following details on their website.
A 500 piece jigsaw measuring 36 x 49 cm (14 x 19 inches approximately) would cost roughly £24 plus another £11 for shipping.
A 1000 piece jigsaw measuring 49 x 70 cm (19 x 27 inches approximately) would cost roughly £25.50 plus another £11 for shipping
I was not able to find any mention of bulk discounts but it is a possibility they might discount for a sufficiently large quantity.
Another limiting factor is that they only ship within Europe and not to all European countries either.
I do think it is a great idea to have jigsaws available but just not sure of the best way to approach it so that we can get a reasonable quality without it costing a small fortune.
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Thank you, Alan, for providing all of this information.
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I have found this site that will do one or many puzzles. I have not yet had time to investigate but will do so. Please have a look.
http://www.createjigsawpuzzles.com/
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Thanks for that Alan.
I do think it is a great idea to have jigsaws available but just not sure of the best way to approach it so that we can get a reasonable quality without it costing a small fortune.
Yes that is a problem. The prices for high quality Jigsaws are very high.
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I was really thinking of having the puzzles available through The QE2 Story Shop.
I love all this interest in fresh QE2 jigsaws, and I know we have some of the best pictures available.
As regards selling the jigsaw in the QE2Story Shop -- there isn't really such a place. The only things we now stock are the badges, and these have to be hand packed and addressed and posted by Rob in his spare time whenever he gets a moment.
We also have the problem that, if we handle funds to buy and sell products above a negligible value, we become a commercial business with all sorts of new problems for Rob as the visible face of the Forum.
And so, what we have done for the calendars for instance has been to set up a system (such as the one with Lulu), to prepare a product and then allow members to make the purchase themselves from the suppliers and to pay the suppliers directly. It would be great if this were possible for the jigsaws -- let us see what suitable source may be found.
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Apologies, I did not have time today to check out my contact in the other company owing to having to sort out a suspected problem that arose; I will do so tomorrow.
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Guys and Gals....If I could make a small suggestion here????
COOL IT!!!!
The Managers of this forum have enough to do, when they all have full time jobs, I assume, THEN they run the forum that we love!
My suggestion....Somebody volunteer to pay the x number of pounds, to get a special jigsaw made then put it into the jigsaw pass around.
If somebody likes it enough to want one...let them order it!
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My suggestion....Somebody volunteer to pay the x number of pounds, to get a special jigsaw made then put it into the jigsaw pass around.
Brilliant, Rod! Maybe even several of us could volunteer to get a different one made each, and we would have a good stock to pass around. The postage will still be a fair bit lower than paying for a new jigsaw.
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Sounds like a good solution to me.
In addition to the fun of circulating jigsaws using forum photos I am also interested in the concept that you can order and personalise jigsaws for presents etc. I had never thought of this before and I am now thinking would be a great idea for Christmas present for my sister. Knowing how Isabelle and her family love the Christmas jigsaw challenge I can see a jigsaw on the Christmas present list for her also. :)
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Guys and Gals....If I could make a small suggestion here????
COOL IT!!!!
The Managers of this forum have enough to do, when they all have full time jobs, I assume, THEN they run the forum that we love!
My suggestion....Somebody volunteer to pay the x number of pounds, to get a special jigsaw made then put it into the jigsaw pass around.
If somebody likes it enough to want one...let them order it!
You are correct Rod.
During my youth my father was national regalia officer for 41 Club.
The result was I had a bedroom full of stock and he spent the equivalent of about a working day a week processing orders, ordering stock etc all in his spare time.
Then there is the financial side to consider. As a quasi charitable organisation my dad was not over troubled by the Tax Man. Then who provides the working capital etc?
As this site is not overburdened with advertising I think we can take it as read that this is Rob's hobby and he is not going to chuck his career and try to make a living out of it.
Keep it simple must be the way to go.
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Thanks for your understanding!
When I did the DVD, I wasn't working, had lots of time free, and it largely paid for the trip to Dubai. Lynda did the first calendar 'the old way' but it involved fairly large sums of money, and an absolutely huge amount of time and effort.
In the little time I have free, I make sure the forum is up to date and backed up, and I process the few badge orders we get. That's really all the time I have most of the time!
Our shop page (https://www.theqe2story.com/QE2Shop.php) brings some more money into the PayPal although the calendar made no profit, and the badges make a very little profit.
I have a PayPal account, in the website's name, which donations go into, which I use to pay for the site hosting etc but its not a club, so there's no bank account, treasurer etc etc. and its not a charity. I did look into it but its all really complicated. Suggestions would be welcomed, however, about how else to work it! Last time I checked the PayPal account has around £400 in it. This gives me reassurance that the site will be around for many, many years to come, and if necessary I can even pay for some technical help with it.
Isabelle started off the first Jigsaw forum fun by simply giving her lovely jigsaw to a member to have a go of. This act of generosity has paid off with all your enthusiasm for doing your own, which I love :)
I set it up originally, but it has to be your forum !
Full of contradictions I know, but that's me.
PS: Off work today or the above would be a one-liner as usual!
- Rob
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I'd point out that even by going down the course of individual orders a co-ordinated approach could well result in a bulk discount... I'm waiting to hear back...
I do know that the MD of the company in question does take a direct personal interest in chosing which pictures they use, so there is a possibility that if one or more of the pictures on this forum grabs his attention they may well want to talk to the member whose picture(s) are involved about adding it / them to their general range - meaning there would no up front costs or hassle for anyone here, and instead the possibility of royalties... plus a jigsaw or two available for us all to buy openly in the shops at normal retail prices.
Just keep your fingers crossed...
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Thank you to all for your input and information both about the jigsaw idea and how The Forum and The Shop work. And yes, there is always the business and tax end when selling things direct. It would be great to have individuals make up jigsaw(s) and circulate them. I would step up to have a jigsaw made. Also, Peter has an excellent idea about bulk discounts but also in interesting the company in perhaps a new series of QE2 jigsaws which the company would make and sell themselves. Let's continue the discussion on how to proceed. I don't think any of us intended that Rob and admins would take on the work themselves. June :)
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I don't think any of us intended that Rob and admins would take on the work themselves.
That is correct; the only involvement they would need, really, is to ensure that we aren't duplicating effort - imagine what it would look like for the forum if three or four people independently approached the same outlets with the same requests...
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I've been busy recently so sorry for the late reply but I think that Peter's idea is great - letting members have them made.
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That is correct; the only involvement they would need, really, is to ensure that we aren't duplicating effort - imagine what it would look like for the forum if three or four people independently approached the same outlets with the same requests...
Hi Peter - Thanks for your reply. Should we ask, perhaps, who is interested in having a jigsaw made up and with what pictures, and then contact the company on cost ? Should we have an "on line committee" so we do not duplicate efforts as you say ? Thanks, June :)
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That sounds a good idea.
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Yes it does!
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Thank you for your posts. Who would like to be on the "on-line jigsaw committee" ? :)
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I am happy to June.
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So far, Adam and June... Peter ?
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If this excellent idea is progressed there is one point that would need to be addressed and that is the quality of the photo or photos chosen. However pretty the subject matter and however well composed the shot is, for the photo to work well as a jigsaw it must:
1) Be of a reasonable resolution so that it can be enlarged and printed but still have a crisp clarity of image.
2) The background around the image must be varied enough to allow for a degree of ease in putting the jigsaw together. The most difficult parts of many jigsaws are those pieces that must be placed between the central area and the edges, so an exterior shot of the ship with a brilliant, blue, cloudless sky and an even, azure, flat calm sea, however stunning, may make the jigsaw nigh on impossible to complete.
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If this excellent idea is progressed there is one point that would need to be addressed and that is the quality of the photo or photos chosen. However pretty the subject matter and however well composed the shot is, for the photo to work well as a jigsaw it must:
1) Be of a reasonable resolution so that it can be enlarged and printed but still have a crisp clarity of image.
2) The background around the image must be varied enough to allow for a degree of ease in putting the jigsaw together. The most difficult parts of many jigsaws are those pieces that must be placed between the central area and the edges, so an exterior shot of the ship with a brilliant, blue, cloudless sky and an even, azure, flat calm sea, however stunning, may make the jigsaw nigh on impossible to complete.
Agreed! Hear hear.
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Hi Graham - Thank you very much for your very constructive suggestions and advice !
Committee - Adam, Peter ?, June, Graham ? :)
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I'll get back to you about the committee invite - got a lot on here at the moment; roof replacement is imminent...!!
Heard back from my jigsaw contact; it seems they're not actually a manufacturer as such - they subcontract everything so are basically a middleman using their own brand name, so we would be better off talking to the various actual manufacturers.
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Hi Peter - Thank you very much for your post and good luck on the roof replacement. That is a huge job ! I don't see a rush on our jigsaw unless others here do, so we could all take our time in the planning. Thank you for the information about your jigsaw contact. Yes, it does seem as if it would be better to go directly to the manufacturer. June
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Why rush? We have plenty of time to sort the jigsaws out. :)
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Yes, taking time to sort things out would be beneficial.
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It will be better if we take our time rather than rush. That way we have more time to plan and research good quality jigsaws. :)
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How should we go about choosing a picture ?
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Perhaps people could vote for all the winning photos of competitions?
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Although they would have to be pictures that aren't impossible to do as a jigsaw (e.g. No clear blue sky and clear sea)
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Clear blue sky is not impossible in a jigsaw; no harder to do than the detail parts in fact...
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Yes, Peter, that is true especially if the jigsaw pieces are slightly different shapes.
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Well as long as people enjoy the jigsaws, that doesn't matter. :)
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I think I will have a QE2 jigsaw puzzle made up and then circulate it along with the other two that are now circulating among members.
I was thinking perhaps choosing one of the photos in the 2014 calendar, but I would like input from The Forum members on which photo to choose.
Should we set up a poll to choose a picture for the jigsaw ?
Thanks, June :)
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June,
Once you have chosen the image you would like to use I would be happy to do any necessary editing and image preparation to make it ready for printing.
I have originals of all the 2014 calendar images on my storage system. As long as the photographer/s who own the copyright are happy for their image to be used I can do the editing.
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June,
Once you have chosen the image you would like to use I would be happy to do any necessary editing and image preparation to make it ready for printing.
I have originals of all the 2014 calendar images on my storage system. As long as the photographer/s who own the copyright are happy for their image to be used I can do the editing.
Hi Alan -
Thank you very, very much for your offer to make the image ready for printing. And, yes, we would have to get permission from the owner of the photo. How does one attach an image in setting up a poll for The Forum, such as showing all of the images from the 2014 calendar ?
Thanks again !
June :)
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The best way to go about it June would be to attach all the images into the post with a title, and then just vote for the title in the poll? (Am I making sense?) Like the monthly photo competition is set up. I am happy to help you set it up if you need a hand. :)
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The best way to go about it June would be to attach all the images into the post with a title, and then just vote for the title in the poll? (Am I making sense?) Like the monthly photo competition is set up. I am happy to help you set it up if you need a hand. :)
Hi Adam -
Thank you very much for your post and thank you very much for your offer of help, which I will accept. I think we have to take the winning image from each of the monthly competitions for 2014. Correct me if I am wrong, but I am not sure they are all in one place. Do we have a representation of the calendar here which shows all of the photos in the calendar ?
June :)
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June,
Why not just choose your favourite image, so it will be a surprise for the first person who receives it :)
- Rob
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June,
Why not just choose your favourite image, so it will be a surprise for the first person who receives it :)
- Rob
Hi Rob -
Thanks for your post and that is a good idea. The problem is I might have to make 12 puzzles as all of the photos are amazing ! June ;D
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Hi Adam -
Thank you very much for your post and thank you very much for your offer of help, which I will accept. I think we have to take the winning image from each of the monthly competitions for 2014. Correct me if I am wrong, but I am not sure they are all in one place. Do we have a representation of the calendar here which shows all of the photos in the calendar ?
June :)
Hi June
If you need any help I can point you in the direction of the winning pictures and help you start the poll. (Or, as Rob has said, you could pick one you like.) - Adam
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Hi June
If you need any help I can point you in the direction of the winning pictures and help you start the poll. (Or, as Rob has said, you could pick one you like.) - Adam
Hi Adam -
Thanks for your message and your help. Let me think a bit about which way to go. June ;D
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Hi Adam -
Thanks for your message and your help. Let me think a bit about which way to go. June ;D
No problem. Get back to me after you have decided. :)
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Thanks ! June :)
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I think we have to take the winning image from each of the monthly competitions for 2014. Correct me if I am wrong, but I am not sure they are all in one place.
Great to see you finding your way around the Forum! Yes, it has become big :) .
All the winning images are easy to find, and indeed we have a permanent link to them on the front page!
QE2 Story Forum » General QE2 » Photo Competition and QE2 Calendar » Photo Competition Results (2015 Calendar)
https://www.theqe2story.com/forum/index.php/topic,5816.0.html
These are the winning images which we shall possibly find in the 2015 calendar. You will find the older winning images in the same section of the Forum.
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Hi Adam -
Thank you very much for your post and thank you very much for your offer of help, which I will accept. I think we have to take the winning image from each of the monthly competitions for 2014. Correct me if I am wrong, but I am not sure they are all in one place. Do we have a representation of the calendar here which shows all of the photos in the calendar ?
June :)
For the 2014 Calendar you can see them here
https://www.theqe2story.com/forum/index.php/topic,5817.0.html
or have a look at the preview of the Calendar on the Lulu site.
http://www.lulu.com/shop/alan-snelson/the-qe2-story-2014-premium-calendar/calendar/product-21276709.html
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Thank you very much to Isabelle and Lynda for your help in locating the winning pictures and other ways of getting to the photos to post. I think I may, as Rob suggested, choose a photo from the calendar and surprise everyone. I looked over my calendar again in detail, and I believe I have chosen one....June ;D
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Thank you very much to Isabelle and Lynda for your help in locating the winning pictures and other ways of getting to the photos to post. I think I may, as Rob suggested, choose a photo from the calendar and surprise everyone. I looked over my calendar again in detail, and I believe I have chosen one....June ;D
Great!
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Now, next decision - 500 piece or 750 piece ? :)
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Now, next decision - 500 piece or 750 piece ? :)
500? :)
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Now, next decision - 500 piece or 750 piece ? :)
The jigsaws circulating (by the way, are they actually circulating at present?) are 500-piece jigsaws. I'd love to see this one a wee bit more time-consuming at 750 pieces :) .
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The jigsaws circulating (by the way, are they actually circulating at present?) are 500-piece jigsaws. I'd love to see this one a wee bit more time-consuming at 750 pieces :) .
Hi Isabelle - Thank you very much for your post. I do believe both QE2s (jigsaws) are moored at their respective houses and are in the process of refit. I too would like to see a 750 piece jigsaw and I think the one I have chosen from the calendar will provide enough detail to make it enjoyable to fit together but add a little bit of "frustration" into the mix (there always has to be some water where there is our QE2). June :D
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The jigsaw that resulted from this excellent discussion now has its own topic, here :
QE2 Story Forum » General QE2 » Miscellaneous QE2 »
QE2Story Jigsaw "Liverpool Calling" by Alan Kirby, presented by June Ingram
https://www.theqe2story.com/forum/index.php/topic,6257.0.html
With thanks to Alan Kirby for the use of his wonderful photo, Alan Snelson for preparing it for this new life, and June Ingram for commissioning it and making it available to us!
It would be lovely if we could use this topic right here to discuss further potential jigsaws we might want to make!
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Do you have any "photos" of the interior work which could make a jigsaw ?
For the purposes of a special photo, the refit crew managed to get the silver QE2 model back :
(https://www.theqe2story.com/forum/gallery/albums/userpics/10538/normal_P1010119_-_Copy.JPG)
To my mind, this would make an excellent jigsaw.
Plenty more options in the QE2 Gallery!
I also like these three just fo a start :
(https://www.theqe2story.com/forum/gallery/albums/userpics/10538/normal_zP1010158_-_a.JPG)
(https://www.theqe2story.com/forum/gallery/albums/userpics/19381/RED_THICK_CARPET.jpg)
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Doesn't she look lovely! As you can see, the refit is well underway. Which picture would make a good jigsaw?
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Hi Isabelle -
Thank you very much for your post and the pictures. That is awesome that your refit crew got the silver QE2 model back. Maybe they can get our QE2 back in person !! ;D She looks lovely always. I have never seen a photo of our QE2 in which she did not look absolutely stunning ! These are all wonderful pictures. Each would make a wonderful jigsaw. There are some other options. We could have another 1000 piece jigsaw or even a 2000 piece jigsaw with all four pictures each taking one quarter of the jigsaw. We so do need to get our QE2 out of her captivity and back home again...
June :)
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Yes, I like the idea of four different photos on one jigsaw, but if we go for a 2000 piece we could conceivably go for eight images without shrinking any of them too much? A 2000 piece may only be a few inches wider and longer than a 1000 piece, but that translates as a large percentage of extra surface area.
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Hi Peter -
Thank you very much for your message. I believe eight images would work as well. Then we need four more interior images.
Could you please tell us a little more about your photo ?
June :)
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Wonderfully, this discussion too led to a new QE2Story jigsaw being prepared -- the discussion is continued here :
https://www.theqe2story.com/forum/index.php/topic,6357.0.html
QE2 Story Jigsaw "Evening at Sea" by Peter Mugridge :) .
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It is impressive to think of the forum's jigsaw "fleet" travelling from place to place being constructed then deconstructed before making their next voyage.
I would like to a fifth to the fleet if I may?
The subject would be QE2 on the Clyde - most of the really good shots I have are from the old girl's last visit to the river of her birth in 2008 but the weather was excellent as was the turnout so we get to see both QE2 and the Clyde at their best. The photographers who own the copyright (I was on Balomoral at that time) have kindly allowed the use of their photos.
To this end could you look at the shots below and comment as which one you think will make a good puzzle?
I will then have the winner made into a jigsaw - my wife Shelagh has asked to be the first to assemble it then it can be forwarded onto the next volunteer as per the existing four!
Are we up for a fifth challenge people? Only time will tell.
I'll wait until the end of the week before closing the voting. (would have made a poll out of this but have never done it before!)
(1) Was taken from Gourock as QE2 arrived on the river.
(2) Taken from above Cardwell Bay, Gourock with veteran Calmac ferry Saturn in the shot (this wee vessel is facing the breakers torch as I type)
(3) This was taken from one of the wee boats who escorted QE2 up river to her berth at Greenock that day.
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Hi Gav -
Thank you very much for your post. And yes, it is awesome to have QE2 (in jigsaw form) continuing to voyage around the world.
It would be wonderful to have a fifth jigsaw in the fleet.
QE2 on The Clyde is an excellent topic choice.
All three photos are wonderful and a choice is very difficult. I vote for photo 1 simply because it has a broadside QE2 and all of the other puzzles are at various angles. Having said that, the 2nd picture with Saturn zipping along is very good, and photo 3 with all of the small craft is likewise very good. Not very difinitive am I ?
Let's hear from others.
June :)
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As June says, all three are great pictures. I favour number 2 as being good jigsaw material and it is also my favourite from a photographic viewpoint.
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I will defer to Alan's choice as he is more experienced in what would make a good jigsaw from the photographic viewpoint. :)
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Great idea, Gav! And needless to say, all three are excellent photos.
As the photos stand, no. 2 is the best for a jigsaw because there are sufficient contrasts to help with the refit.
Nos. 1 and 3 have a lot of cloudless sky, which would make a jigsaw extremely difficult. This could of course be solved by means of some cropping, but I believe that the standard jigsaw proportions would need to be maintained, which means that cropping the top would also lead to some (unwanted) cropping at the sides.
Alan is the expert -- he has now prepared two very successful jigsaws for publication!
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I'd be up to try all three, but certainly number 2 does have the most in it and has the benefit of being from a different angle from the normal view as well, so it offers something different.
Incidentally large largely featureless areas are not really much more difficult to do than detail zones...
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How about an image of QE2 with wonderful Waverley? :)
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I thought of QE2 & Waverley - the only photos I have of them both are of pre-rebuild Waverley and have a bit too much sky etc as Alan was alluding to. Also the weather we had in 2008 when she came back to us for the final time was amazing which I thought would be captured nicely in a jigsaw.
I had favoured pic 2 myself. I'll wait until the end of the week and move it on then!
The one with loads of wee boats is good but I'd need to crop some of the sky out.
Thanks for the responses so far folks.
Gav
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Thanks for getting permission to use these stunning photos for using to make jigsaw number 5.
Photo number one is s stunning photo and would be good for the jigsaw but as already has been mentioned there is a lot of sky.
Photo number two gives detail of the boats sailing in with the ship that would be good for the jigsaw, but just as number one has a lot of sky, this photo has a lot of sea between the land and the ship would may equally be difficult for a jigsaw.
Photo number three, I love the atmosphere that this photo creates and there is a lot of detail for a jigsaw. But it has the same problem as photo number one, in that there is too much sky.
If the sky in photo number three could be cropped then this would be my favourite and photo number one my second choice, but the sky would need to be cropped.
Good suggestion of photo of QE2 and Waverley if the right photo could be found
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Thanks Lynda,
I will experiment with 3 to see if I can omit some of the sky but still get it into a jigsaw frame.
Gav
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Great discussions ! :)
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Picture number 2!
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Just as a wee aside - the Calmac ferry Saturn shown in Picture 2 was built on the Clyde in 1977.
She has been laid up since 2011 and is now for sale. The chances are she'll go for scrap so this pic represents her at her very best for QE2!
Gav
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Hi Gav -
Thanks for the information about Saturn. That is so sad that she may go to the breakers.
Picture 2 sounds like the one from the photographic and historic point of view.
June :)
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I could perhaps add so inlay photos along the top to break it up a bit? I have others photos of that day?
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I could perhaps add so inlay photos along the top to break it up a bit? I have others photos of that day?
Believe me, that sky would not represent a problem for puzzle assembly... ;)
The idea of having more images to assemble for the price of one does, I agree, sound tempting... :)
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Hello everyone and thanks for your input - I think the choice is No 2.
I had mentioned that I could put in some inlay photos to break up some of the similar coloured areas at the top of the photo.
The attached photo gives an idea of what I am meaning - this was a puzzle I had made for Shelagh as part of her Xmas pressie - the main pic is of our 3 legged moggy Laphroaig with 8 additional smaller inlays of him and our other two cats Caol Ila and Brora.
The layout of this one was a standard template offered by the supplier and they do offer one with photos along the top but I was going to add them to the photo myself as there is more control over the spacing etc.
So bear with me and we'll see how it comes out - if it becomes a "guddle" then we can revert to the standard photo 2 and proceed!
Finally - do we want a 1000, 1500 or 2000 piece? ;)
Gav
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I personally would be in favour of 1000 -- that is a size suitable for our table, and also (hopefully) achievable within a limited time span.
The box seems to show the shape of each individual piece -- that could be a help when one is really stuck, but is probably best kept out of sight otherwise!
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I personally would be in favour of 1000 -- that is a size suitable for our table, and also (hopefully) achievable within a limited time span.
The box seems to show the shape of each individual piece -- that could be a help when one is really stuck, but is probably best kept out of sight otherwise!
Good point Isabelle - I will keep it to 1000. That shot is of the completed puzzle btw - the box will only show the picture!
Gav
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Great picture on Shelagh's puzzle, Gav, and I agree that 1000 pieces is a good size.
June :)
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Interesting concept to have the inlay of photos which would make this jigsaw just a bit different from the rest and interesting to make up.
ps. Gav As a cat lover, I loved your jigsaw of your cats -named after whisky distilleries, if I am not mistaken.
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1000 pieces would be my vote as well.
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I haven't forgotten about this folks - work is taking a bit of a priority this week!
I'll get back to it next week
Gav
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I haven't forgotten about this folks - work is taking a bit of a priority this week!
I'll get back to it next week
Gav
Plenty of time Gav and work always needs to take priority :) I'll look forward to more updates when you have time.
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OK - looking like a little time coming up so I will endeavour to get the jigsaw made up using Photo 2.
My other half (Shelagh) has offered to be first to make it up (which will allow me to check it goes together OK) but I hope all you other forum puzzlers will still be wanting another challenge!!
I'll post here when it arrives!
Gav
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Awesome news, Gav ! Think of all the miles our QE2 is accumulating and will be accumulating by proxy as Peter has said as the jigsaws circulate around the globe. Please add me to the list once QE2 (jigsaw) has made the rounds in the UK. June :)
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Any action on any of the QE2 jigsaws ? Liverpool Calling is at Ingram Shipbuilding and I am still trying to assemble a refit crew. Mascot Jim is on standby to be sure all is well. Other news ? :D
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Well No 5 "Pride of the Clyde" is berthed in Lanark at my mums just now!!
This will be her winter layup berth as there is a que of refits before her.
Essential hands remain on board however.
Gav
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Jim, our QE2 Jigsaw Club mascot, is wondering who is working on a jigsaw at the moment ? Pete remarked that there seemed to be a lull in the action. Isabelle has just completed a refit, and I am ashamed to admit that QE2 is still at Ingram Shipbuilding awaiting her next refit. Anyone else working on one at the moment ? :)
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Wondering the same myself June, Evening at sea seems to have Jim beaten (maybe) ;)
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I think Jim has just been especially busy doing double duty between his duties as QE2 Jigsaw Club Mascot and his duties in Security and Jigsaw Management for the 2018-2019 World Cruise. Then there were the trips to check on Isabelle's progress on her recently finished refit ! ;D
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Construction of the jigsaw of "Nick Bates : The Captain and his ship" may be seen here :
https://www.theqe2story.com/forum/index.php?topic=8143.msg101584#msg101584
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I left it with the relevant photo competition, where it had been awarded as a much appreciated prize! Thank you, June :) . It gave me a lot of pleasure and I am sure will do so again.
And by the way, I am happy to circulate it too, should anyone like to give it a try.
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Great work, Isabelle ! :) :)