Just a second note of praise:

For many forum applications I ask the applicant to choose their favorite post and tell me why they like it (it is a great way to see what sorts of posts they would make as a member).

Just today three applicants independently chose this post as their favorite.

You are making quite an impression Philipp!

Dave

Thanks for the much-appreciated.
I hope that newcomers will soon begin to make these themes.

Hi philipp,
What type of shelves do you use?
Thanks
Letti

Showcases were made to order for my sketches of an aluminium profile merchant.
I have examined many options make shelves, but you realized that this is the best option.
Approximate counterpart can be found here. http://www.mtdisplays.com.tr/group-deta ... =SHOWCASES
I ordered a Moscow in a small firm.

My new purchase after the 1st of May and the publication of the collection.

New member alert! Hi all!

I wasn't asked, but I usually hang out in the building, modding & new sections and this collecting section.

And this post..

Coherency out the door, I am just going: Want... touch..

Good thing you don't live close hehehe.

Wow, awesome! Pretty much a museum! I'd travel to Russia just to see this room

New acquisition in about a month.

Amazing!

By the way, I see you have the Rubik's Race. Do you have the newer edition? I don't seem to find it anywhere in your collection. (Sorry if it is there.)

http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=rubik%27s+race&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1525&bih=712&tbm=isch&tbnid=96QeRBY0Kn_UqM:&imgrefurl=http://www.coolthings.com.au/rubiks-race.html&docid=MljFvJL7PtFazM&imgurl=http://www.coolthings.com.au/sites/default/files/rubiks_race_1.jpg&w=600&h=600&ei=L4gWUIqBNO2uiQf9uoGABQ&zoom=1

I'm not very fond of I type games Rubik's Race.

Not going to buy the new version.

My new acquisition for a month with a slight delay.

WOW!

Is there still space in your cabinets?

A small reserve still available, you can add the shelves, but the problem is already there.

So, a new puzzle for you?

How to store the puzzles in future?


Maybe add a sliding cupboard before some other cupboards? Extend the house?
(when placing extra shelves is no longer possible or neat)

Of course you could throw some of your collection away to make room for the new puzzles

The same problem here, not enough space to store all the puzzles. Maybe I should throw away some of the puzzle packages, some packages take a lot more space than the puzzles, but I suppose the value of the puzzles is less without the original package?

I suppose it depends on whether you are a puzzle user or a pure collector. I too have a lot of puzzles with their original packaging. I just know that as soon as I throw the packaging away, the same puzzle will come up on ebay and sell for an incredible price

I am both !
Maybe I can try to rearrange my collection and make better use of the available space, and also throw some other things out.

Only noticed this thread today...

Wow! Just wow!

And very beautifully displayed.

Thomas

I personally throw all of the packaging away unless it is physically holding the puzzle together. I don't have the space for it, and puzzles are meant to be played with. That's the same reason why anyone who visits is more than welcome to try any of my puzzles, regardless of their value.

In the beginning, when I was buying only modern puzzle arms, threw almost all packages. When I realized the value of packaging had to be some buying again.

You have to understand that the packaging of old and rare puzzles can be more valuable than the puzzle. On the package information, which in time will be important.

Why, for example, to turn the old cube 1977 Politechka to your friends? It is spinning. You can give them a good modern cube.

Packing away some of the puzzles in my collection is near or in a dark office shelving.

I would like to visit to see your collection one day ...
That would be a sad day indeed, your collection is too beautiful to be locked away

I forget you're UK based Gus! You should try to make it to one of the Midlands Puzzle Parties (MPPs) sometime, it would be great to have you there. There is always a huge selection of puzzles to play with (check out some pictures from the most recent one), and as it's usually held in Warwick it isn't too much of a massive drive for you.

I can understand to spare some valuable packaging and old puzzles from the destructive UltraViolet light.
And Philipp has enough puzzles available to play.

You almost should buy an item twice: one to store, and one to (dis)play

New acquisition in about a month.

What is that next to Snow Mystery, a bump ball?

-Doug

What is this silver round 2x2 barrel? By the way, really nice puzzles!

New acquisition

Deposit collections for November.

Was the theme 'globes' for this month?

The theme was the K-Ball. Their are many more will arrive in December.

When I compare your two Russian 3x3x3s with this entry
http://twistypuzzles.com/cgi-bin/puzzle.cgi?pkey=2774
I recognize that there were not only 2 different production plants for that 3x3x3 but at least 4.

Could you please help me with images of the packages comparable with the 6th and the 7th image of that entry in the museum?
A translation of that face would help me too.

Thank you in advance.
Andreas

They are not two and not four, and fifteen factories we have counted so far. I have seven options.

Here are all the known variants of our community http://twistypuzzles.ru/forum/index.php ... 127.0.html

To me it is very difficult to make a correct translation of the inscriptions.

Ouch!

Okay.
Hard works has to be done here!
Can I download and use those images?
Can anybody else help me with a translation?

Not expected to be perfect but does this help?
http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.a ... 127.0.html

I like the forum administrator will allow to use a photo for the Museum.

I find it difficult to translate into English inscriptions, but the above link by Tom, it seems to me the result correct.

Congratulations to all of you a happy new year!
I wish for the new year of happiness, good luck, health and exciting new puzzles!
Thank you all for your interest and feedback about my collection last year.

Following replenishment for December.

Congratulations on the 3 GDR puzzles with boxes!

Thank you!
They are very lacking in the collection.

So YOU'RE the one who won all those ball puzzles! I wanted those so badly. But, I guess if it's for your collection, I won't protest

I won, not all, unfortunately 2-3 ball could not.
Yet all arrived.
Many are sold even now even cheaper than I purchased it immediately.

January

You're taunting me with those K-Ball puzzles. And on my birthday too!

Everytime you upload new photos I am afraid you have new work for me. Just like when Claus' posts something.
To my greatest relief there is no work for me this time. *puuh*

Wow! Not one, not two, not three but FOUR new Tsukuda Squares to go with the one you already had! Congratulations!

Also what is the puzzle in the clear casing to the right of the Power Ranger 2x2 in the third last picture? Is it a clear version of the Russian flower?

It's an old Soviet puzzle, which was donated to me by the user grigr. I do not know how it is called.

February

In the first picture to the left of the Wahn regarding the 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube in the plastic cylinder could you please tell me what country the cube was manufactured or assembled in. I've seen examples where the red side was next to the orange side in the boxed version but never in the plastic cylinder which was a pleasant surprise. Thank you in advance for any information you can provide.