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Yes, Adam, great news and I am very much excited to see her !!  June   ;D
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...I am very much excited to see her !!  June   ;D

I'm sure you are! :)
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Looking forward to seeing photos.
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Hi Lynda -

Thank you very much for your post.

When I arrived home from work yesterday evening, QE2 (Jigsaw No. 736C - C stands for the third jigsaw in circulation) was docked at my house and happily awaiting my arrival home.  She had a wonderfully satisfactory and enjoyable sea trial and is pulling at her lines to be off on her maiden voyage.  More to follow about that and more pictures to follow too.  Whether our beloved QE2 is in the flesh or in the form of a jigsaw, she is just absolutely beautiful !

June   ;D
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Here are a couple more pictures.  June   :)
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The new QE2 puzzle has 1000 pieces and is in a handsome metal box with the photo on the cover.  Attached are two closeups.  June   :)
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The new QE2 puzzle has 1000 pieces and is in a handsome metal box with the photo on the cover.  Attached are two closeups.  June   :)

Goodness, June -- congratulations! This is excellent news and I am not surprised that she is tugging at her lines.

For the purposes of travel, the metal box will come in very useful.

I wonder did Ravensburger say whether she would also be offered to other potential crew, passengers or enthusiasts? If so, we could advertise the deal a bit via our Facebook and Twitter accounts.

Thank you, June, for having done a wonderful job for the Forum! And thanks also to both Alans (Kirby and Snelson) for the photo and the advice on same.

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Hi Isabelle -

Thank you very much for your post and kind words. 

Yes, the metal box is very sturdy and will provide our QE2 (jigsaw) great protection.

I will check with Ravensburger and find out what the cost would be for additional puzzles.

And, again, many thanks to Alan Kirby for allowing use of his photograph and to Alan Snelson for preparing the photo for production and offering sound advice on its production. 

June   :)
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It looks fantastic!  :)  and I second your thanks to Alan Kirby and Alan Snelson

and a big thank-you to June for organising this  :)
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Hi Lynda -

Thank you very much for your post regarding the puzzle and your kind words. 

The puzzle pieces came shipped inside a sealed plastic bag inside the metal box.  The colors of the puzzle pieces look to be very good and the thickness of the pieces appear to be sturdy. 

The turn around time between ordering QE2 and her arrival at my house was amazingly fast - just like our QE2 out on the Atlantic.   :)

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Glad to see it has docked safely at your house June. I look forward to seeing photos of the completed jigsaw. Enjoy  ;D
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The jigsaw looks wonderful June, fantastic! Well done and thank you!
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Hi Alan - Thank you very much for your post and thank you very much for all of your help.  I could not have carried through with the project were it not for your generosity of time, and your expertise and talent. 

Our QE2 is straining at her lines to be off, but starting a voyage on a Friday is probably not the best idea.

So forthwith, QE2 jigsaw will be sailing for Isabelle's house.  Since Isabelle was the first person to loan her jigsaw, it would be nice if Isabelle fits together our new jigsaw for the first time.

Then I thought QE2 (jigsaw) might like to go to Lynda's house and to your house. 

And perhaps now, we could start adding names to the list of those who would like a visit from our QE2 (jigsaw).

June   ;D
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The jigsaw looks wonderful June, fantastic! Well done and thank you!

Thank you, Rob, very much for your kind words.  I do appreciate it very much !  This has been a work in progress by many of us on The Forum and it has been exciting to see it take place.  I can not tell you how excited I was to come home yesterday and find QE2 at my door (It made me think of your picture on the calendar "Can I take her home with me") !

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Hi All --

QE2 (Jigsaw No. 736C) has embarked on her maiden voyage and is currently headed to Isabelle's house, where I believe the dredging is completed at QE2's dock. 

Updates on her voyage will be posted as received.

June   ;D
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