Fractured Axel

Finally - my B'zar '11 Std.....well 95% done - still got to do the bridle.

So we started off here -





And ended up with this























Well pleased with the end result from the many hours I have put into this build and cannot wait to get out and give it a fly.

That looks fantastic, well done

I feel inadequate; can't get around to even fixing an existing kite.

Great job and nice colours and layout.
Mike

Mighty fine piece of work

Hats off to you Ian. Looks amazing. I want one.

Steve

PS Warning to other kite builders..Theres a new kid on the block.

very nice!!



(i'm not sure about your nose, but time will tell)


let us know how it flies!

your attention to details is outstanding
(orange heat-shrink at the end of standoff`s ),

no leech line????

Very nice indeed m8

Thanks for the positive comments. I have not yet been able to go and try it out due to the weather and work - frustrating!

pink wrote:

(orange heat-shrink at the end of standoff`s ),

no leech line????

The orange endcaps are from The Highwaymen. I think they look

There is a leech line of the 'sewn at the wingtips method', however (I may regret this?) rather than stitching the leech line to the sail directly I cut a piece of dacron to match the end of the wingtip and reinforce it. Then I folded a small strip of icarex lengthways to use as internal loops. I attached these to the dacron so that they were stitched closed at the wingtip end and then attached the dacron to the sail. The loops sit neatly inside the trailing edge. The spine end of the leech line is attached by bungee cord to the centre-t.

krijn wrote:

(i'm not sure about your nose, but time will tell)

let us know how it flies!

Yes, the nose could have been better. I have since put a small strip of dacron along the cut edges now and tidied it up