diff --git a/Mage.Client/plugins/mage-card-plugin.jar b/Mage.Client/plugins/mage-card-plugin.jar
index 5eea9233d05..63dbb7b2d4c 100644
Binary files a/Mage.Client/plugins/mage-card-plugin.jar and b/Mage.Client/plugins/mage-card-plugin.jar differ
diff --git a/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/cards/BigCard.java b/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/cards/BigCard.java
index 477aa2f8ed5..db47c40bf12 100644
--- a/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/cards/BigCard.java
+++ b/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/cards/BigCard.java
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public class BigCard extends JComponent {
     @Override
     public void paintComponent(Graphics graphics) {
 
-        if (foilState) {
+        /*if (foilState) {
             if (source != null) {
                 synchronized (BigCard.class) {
                     if (source != null) {
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ public class BigCard extends JComponent {
             if (bigImage != null) {
                 graphics.drawImage(bigImage, 0, 0, this);
             }
+        }*/
+	    if (bigImage != null) {
+            graphics.drawImage(bigImage, 0, 0, this);
         }
         super.paintComponent(graphics);
     }
@@ -154,7 +157,7 @@ public class BigCard extends JComponent {
     }
 
     public void setFoil(boolean foil) {
-        if (foilThread == null) {
+        /*if (foilThread == null) {
             synchronized (this) {
                 if (foilThread == null) {
                     foilThread = getFoilThread();
@@ -171,7 +174,8 @@ public class BigCard extends JComponent {
                 }
             }
         }
-        repaint();
+        */
+	    repaint();
     }
 
     private Thread getFoilThread() {
diff --git a/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/cards/CardGrid.java b/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/cards/CardGrid.java
index 400182a76f0..cf9503660f5 100644
--- a/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/cards/CardGrid.java
+++ b/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/cards/CardGrid.java
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ public class CardGrid extends javax.swing.JLayeredPane implements MouseListener,
 				i.remove();
 			}
 		}
+		System.gc();
 		drawCards(sortBy, piles);
 		this.setVisible(true);
 	}
@@ -189,10 +190,12 @@ public class CardGrid extends javax.swing.JLayeredPane implements MouseListener,
         	if (comp instanceof Card) {
         		if (((Card)comp).getCardId().equals(cardId)) {
 					remove(comp);
+			        comp = null;
         		}
         	} else if (comp instanceof MageCard) {
         		if (((MageCard)comp).getOriginal().getId().equals(cardId)) {
 					remove(comp);
+			        comp = null;
         		}
         	}
         }
diff --git a/Mage.Plugins/Mage.Card.Plugin/src/main/java/org/mage/card/arcane/CardPanel.java b/Mage.Plugins/Mage.Card.Plugin/src/main/java/org/mage/card/arcane/CardPanel.java
index 1c71a71a61c..1bdabe56ec7 100644
--- a/Mage.Plugins/Mage.Card.Plugin/src/main/java/org/mage/card/arcane/CardPanel.java
+++ b/Mage.Plugins/Mage.Card.Plugin/src/main/java/org/mage/card/arcane/CardPanel.java
@@ -149,8 +149,7 @@ public class CardPanel extends MagePermanent implements MouseListener, MouseMoti
             public void run() {
                 try {
                     tappedAngle = isTapped() ? CardPanel.TAPPED_ANGLE : 0;
-                    BufferedImage srcImage = ImageCache.getImageOriginal(gameCard);
-                    srcImage = ImageCache.getNormalSizeImage(srcImage);
+                    BufferedImage srcImage = ImageCache.getThumbnail(gameCard);
                     if (srcImage != null) {
                         hasImage = true;
                         setText(gameCard);
@@ -199,12 +198,12 @@ public class CardPanel extends MagePermanent implements MouseListener, MouseMoti
     public void setFoil(boolean foil) {
         this.isFoil = foil;
         if (foil) {
-            BufferedImage source = BufferedImageBuilder.bufferImage(imagePanel.getSrcImage());
+            /*BufferedImage source = BufferedImageBuilder.bufferImage(imagePanel.getSrcImage());
             HueFilter filter = FilterFactory.getHueFilter();
             filter.setHue(0.1f);
             BufferedImage dest = filter.filter(source, null);
             imagePanel.setImage(dest);
-            imagePanel.repaint();
+            imagePanel.repaint();*/
 
             /*
             Thread thread = new Thread(new Runnable() {
diff --git a/Mage.Plugins/Mage.Card.Plugin/src/main/java/org/mage/plugins/card/constants/Constants.java b/Mage.Plugins/Mage.Card.Plugin/src/main/java/org/mage/plugins/card/constants/Constants.java
index deb2d9b2f22..f3b9cebdd26 100644
--- a/Mage.Plugins/Mage.Card.Plugin/src/main/java/org/mage/plugins/card/constants/Constants.java
+++ b/Mage.Plugins/Mage.Card.Plugin/src/main/java/org/mage/plugins/card/constants/Constants.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ public class Constants {
 	public static final String RESOURCE_PATH_SET_SMALL = RESOURCE_PATH_SET + File.separator + "small" + File.separator;
 
 	public static final Rectangle CARD_SIZE_FULL = new Rectangle(101, 149);
+	public static final Rectangle THUMBNAIL_SIZE_FULL = new Rectangle(102, 146);
 	
 	public interface IO { 
 		public static final String imageBaseDir = "plugins" + File.separator + "images" + File.separator; 
diff --git a/Mage.Plugins/Mage.Card.Plugin/src/main/java/org/mage/plugins/card/images/ImageCache.java b/Mage.Plugins/Mage.Card.Plugin/src/main/java/org/mage/plugins/card/images/ImageCache.java
index e75c4922fe3..7d9aca0a7d6 100644
--- a/Mage.Plugins/Mage.Card.Plugin/src/main/java/org/mage/plugins/card/images/ImageCache.java
+++ b/Mage.Plugins/Mage.Card.Plugin/src/main/java/org/mage/plugins/card/images/ImageCache.java
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ public class ImageCache {
 		imageCache = new MapMaker().softValues().makeComputingMap(new Function<String, BufferedImage>() {
 			public BufferedImage apply(String key) {
 				try {
+					boolean thumbnail = false;
+					if (key.endsWith("#thumb")) {
+						thumbnail = true;
+						key = key.replace("#thumb", "");
+					}
 					Matcher m = KEY_PATTERN.matcher(key);
 
 					if (m.matches()) {
@@ -66,8 +71,21 @@ public class ImageCache {
 						if (path == null) return null;
 						File file = new File(path);
 
-						BufferedImage image = loadImage(file);
-						return image;
+						if (thumbnail && path.endsWith(".jpg")) {
+							String thumbnailPath = path.replace(".jpg", ".thumb.jpg");
+							File thumbnailFile = new File(thumbnailPath);
+							if (thumbnailFile.exists()) {
+								log.info("loading thumbnail for " + key + ", path="+thumbnailPath);
+								return loadImage(thumbnailFile);
+							} else {
+								BufferedImage image = loadImage(file);
+								if (image == null) return null;
+								log.info("creating thumbnail for " + key);
+								return makeThumbnail(image, thumbnailPath);
+							}
+						} else {
+							return loadImage(file);
+						}
 					} else {
 						throw new RuntimeException(
 								"Requested image doesn't fit the requirement for key (<cardname>#<setname>#<collectorID>): " + key);
@@ -82,6 +100,12 @@ public class ImageCache {
 		});
 	}
 
+	public static BufferedImage getThumbnail(CardView card) {
+		String key = getKey(card) + "#thumb";
+		//log.debug("#key: " + key);
+		return getImage(key);
+	}
+
 	public static BufferedImage getImageOriginal(CardView card) {
 		String key = getKey(card);
 		//log.debug("#key: " + key);
@@ -139,6 +163,18 @@ public class ImageCache {
 
 		return image;
 	}
+
+	public static BufferedImage makeThumbnail(BufferedImage original, String path) {
+		BufferedImage image = getResizedImage(original, Constants.THUMBNAIL_SIZE_FULL);
+		File imagePath = new File(path);
+		try {
+			log.info("thumbnail path:"+path);
+			ImageIO.write(image, "jpg", imagePath);
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			log.error(e,e);
+		}
+		return image;
+	}
 	
 	/**
 	 * Returns an image scaled to the size given