Hestair Puzzles M1032 Linderhof Castle - jigsaw
Make: Hestair Puzzles
Serial: M1032
Title: Linderhof Castle
Series: Hestair Classic
Pieces: 1008 (36 x 28).
Size: 19 x 28 ins. 483 x 711 mm.
Date: -
Bar Code: 5 010258 610321.
Origin: England.
I don't know when or why the Hestair Classic branding, along with a move away from the red and blue boxes, was introduced but for this series it would appear to have happened somewhere between puzzle M1028 of Jungfrau, Switzerland and this puzzle, M1032 of Linderhof Castle.
The title itself seems ambiguous to me, with this location referred to as both Linderhof Castle and Linderhof Palace. I would have said Palace, if only because Castle implies fortifications, but perhaps Castle is the direct translation from the German.
Not the first puzzle of this location that I have made, a 750 piece Falcon Games jigsaw of a similar view is present in my photostream.
Built from the bottom upwards, saving the trees until the end, as it has been a while since I last built a 1000 piece Hestair, and with the change of branding and artwork wasn't sure if the pieces themselves had changed. Therefore began with the 'easy' areas; the house, the light coloured grass in the foreground, then the pool and fountain to gain a feel for how the pieces fit together.
Then I completed the remainder of the edge before working my way through the trees. This was easier than at first sight as there are a variety of colours and textures so the background forest could be subdivided into smaller, more manageable sections. It was also helpful that the remaining non PHPH pieces could be formed into columns, some of which reached from top to bottom of the greenery, thus further dividing the area and providing additional starting points for placing other pieces.
The pieces are not the original Hestair style, although these could be referred to as the 'classic' pieces. There are a few different shapes; the alternates mainly of PPHH form, with the vast majority of the internal pieces being the usual PHPH type. The fit is good: it is obvious when the piece has been placed correctly, particularly helpful in the background, and if lifted the puzzle holds together but does have to be handled with care as cracks appear, the pieces don't form a tight mat as some other makes, including earlier Hestair puzzles, do.
Bought more jigsaws…
DONE: 449 puzzles (291673 nominal piece count). TO DO: 933 puzzles (1165800 nominal piece count).
Hestair Puzzles M1032 Linderhof Castle - jigsaw
Make: Hestair Puzzles
Serial: M1032
Title: Linderhof Castle
Series: Hestair Classic
Pieces: 1008 (36 x 28).
Size: 19 x 28 ins. 483 x 711 mm.
Date: -
Bar Code: 5 010258 610321.
Origin: England.
I don't know when or why the Hestair Classic branding, along with a move away from the red and blue boxes, was introduced but for this series it would appear to have happened somewhere between puzzle M1028 of Jungfrau, Switzerland and this puzzle, M1032 of Linderhof Castle.
The title itself seems ambiguous to me, with this location referred to as both Linderhof Castle and Linderhof Palace. I would have said Palace, if only because Castle implies fortifications, but perhaps Castle is the direct translation from the German.
Not the first puzzle of this location that I have made, a 750 piece Falcon Games jigsaw of a similar view is present in my photostream.
Built from the bottom upwards, saving the trees until the end, as it has been a while since I last built a 1000 piece Hestair, and with the change of branding and artwork wasn't sure if the pieces themselves had changed. Therefore began with the 'easy' areas; the house, the light coloured grass in the foreground, then the pool and fountain to gain a feel for how the pieces fit together.
Then I completed the remainder of the edge before working my way through the trees. This was easier than at first sight as there are a variety of colours and textures so the background forest could be subdivided into smaller, more manageable sections. It was also helpful that the remaining non PHPH pieces could be formed into columns, some of which reached from top to bottom of the greenery, thus further dividing the area and providing additional starting points for placing other pieces.
The pieces are not the original Hestair style, although these could be referred to as the 'classic' pieces. There are a few different shapes; the alternates mainly of PPHH form, with the vast majority of the internal pieces being the usual PHPH type. The fit is good: it is obvious when the piece has been placed correctly, particularly helpful in the background, and if lifted the puzzle holds together but does have to be handled with care as cracks appear, the pieces don't form a tight mat as some other makes, including earlier Hestair puzzles, do.
Bought more jigsaws…
DONE: 449 puzzles (291673 nominal piece count). TO DO: 933 puzzles (1165800 nominal piece count).