yea I wanted the challenge and with this particular picture it was actually easier than it looks because all the buildings had a unique look to them so I could pinpoint what area the of the puzzle they went to with vary little effort. although some areas were harder like the sky and the black pieces.

@@walnutboy That is exactly what I do when I do a puzzle. I can see the colors and shapes and sometimes I will have a piece set aside an then later know exactly where it goes, and it does.

thank you

Nice i have a 9000 one that I might do a time-lapse of eventually and for the bigger ones. I'm actually currently working on the largest puzzle commercially available at 60,000 pieces and I'm uploading the time-lapses ass I go.

@@walnutboy I'd have no spot to assemble a puzzle that big.

Thank you so much! This was one of my first videos so there is a lot I would do differently and thanks for the feedback.

More to come!

Many thanks!

Thanks!

tape was vary useful for this

What kind of tape? Just painterstape? And will you be able to remove the tape if you would like to do the puzzle again?

@@TamaraDamen-pc2sd Just normal wide transparent scotch tape.

Yea sorting seams to be half the battle with these large puzzles.

I mostly listen to classical music or audio-books

​@The puzzle Guru I'm betting that listening to classical music is really nice while working on this incredible masterpiece. You are an incredible person by the way just for being able to do something like this. I'm currently working on a wimpy little 350 piece puzzle.

The little rectangles were the size of the box so that I could store them easier . the pieces were initially in four separate bags of 6000 pieces each with the puzzle being divided into quarters

Hey, thanks!

you caught that I was hoping nobody would notice i actually ended up making a new piece for it. so it would be complete so you could say the last piece was the hardest because I had to make it myself.

@@walnutboy I can't tell if I should respect you for creating a piece from scratch or for the best deadpan comeback ever XDXD Enjoyable watch!

while I was building it I just used foam board to move them from place to place and then when the sections were completed I put masking tape on the back side to hold the pieces together and make it easier to move around.

@@walnutboy How do you get the masking tape onto the back side? Presumably you have to turn the whole section over.

@@GJChurchward yep that is exactly what I did I used two of the foam boards to make a sandwich and flipped it. worked pretty well with this puzzle because the pieces fit pretty tightly. but with some other puzzles I could see it going wrong.

yes you do become more proficient. as an example the more puzzles you do you can start to recognize patterns in the piece shape that connects as well as orientation based on the size of the piece. it is also slightly different based on the manufacturer.

With this one I stored it back in the box, some people will frame them and hang them up. With others Ive just broken them apart so that I can do them again at a later time

That will be the next puzzle after I finish this or if I need a break from this one.

yep exactly

that's how you prepare the first larger puzzle I did was 3k. good luck on your first 3k puzzle in advance.

it was Called Tranquility i usually go with classical music in my videos

By who?

looks like Kevin Loyd I just pulled it out of the KZfaq music library.

yea i'm still pretty new at making these and this was my first time-lapse video so it was vary rough. and a lot of things that seamed like a good idea at the time but now that I look at it were bad ideas like interrupting the time lapse for the days and times.

Thanks it was a fun puzzle to build at this point I think its gone out of production. so good luck on finding one or if they ever decide to make reprints.

@The puzzle Guru yes I should've bought it a long time ago! It'll be a lucky day if I find it at a good price! 🧩