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LIFE: The Great Challenge - by Royce B. McClure
- FIRST TO COMPLETE IN TEXAS, USA.
January 10, 2008
Dan Robinson - Spring, Texas, USA
Assembled between mid/late July 2007 and 10 January 2008
Took about 5 months. I am in Spring Texas, a suburb just north of Houston. I think I
started around mid to late July as I purchased it after my
birthday in early July and finished in early January 2008.
It was mainly a solo effort with my wife, son and father adding
about 100 pieces. I did the puzzle mainly evenings when I was on
call for our pediatric practice. I started with the section with
the underwater city and worked each section on top of the
previous section. The sections were assembled on our kitchen
island. I found sorting the pieces into different sections
really helped. I have completed a few other 5,000 and 6,000
piece puzzles.
My passion is my kaleidoscope collection. I have
many kaleidoscopes that have puzzles built into their tubes as
well as many puzzles that feature kaleidoscopic patterns.
I think my wife is the person most pleased that the puzzle is
complete as she wanted the kitchen island back. I look forward
to another large puzzle but I will be taking a good break before
taking on anther this big.
At the moment the four sections are still sitting on top of each
other. I am waiting for glue so I can glue each section together
before trying to flip it to a backer board and add the molding.
Update 20 January:
I spent my day first applying glue to the puzzle and then realized even
after gluing I could not safely move the thing. So I finally flipped it
over and did the contact paper to the entire thing. Sunday should see me
attaching it to foam boards and then attempting to hang it up. Hanging it
up should be a real challenge so I will take a 'just in case' photo before
we hang it up. It is going above a wall unit and some slot machines in our
den. It will sit about 9 foot above the floor.
Update 19 Feb:
We got it out of the garage and moved it to the living room. Then we went
out of town. We are now back. I am slowly realizing that getting it to the
second floor wall is not going to happen until my older kids are here on
spring break...
In Mid May the puzzle will finally be put in place of honor and with
a proper trim.
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