ripsessionkites
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WICKED VIDEO - Kite Making
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Maven454
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CALVIN AND HOBBES KITE!:eekdrull:!:eekdrull:!:eekdrull:! I would kill for one of those, that's awesome!!!
"I gave up on wind speeds... its either crappy, gravy, epic, or stupid... in that order"
--Drewculous
Ozone: Imp III Quattro 1m and 1.5m, Flow 2m, 3m, 4m, and 5m.
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bigben91682
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WOW!! That was really cool, that guy's got some skills.
Thanks for sharing....
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mougl
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thats just plain :eekdrull:
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FloRider
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I Wonder how many man hours that kite actually took.
16m Slingshot Fuel
16m Naish X4
15m PL Synergy
11.5m Best Kahoona V2
3m Beamer III
GI Conflict
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Maven454
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The guy claims 250.
"I gave up on wind speeds... its either crappy, gravy, epic, or stupid... in that order"
--Drewculous
Ozone: Imp III Quattro 1m and 1.5m, Flow 2m, 3m, 4m, and 5m.
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snobdr
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But he has the same shirt on the whole time?
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Tonka
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That is awesome...almost a shame it's not done in real time as you don't get a sense of the time and skill involved.....never the less absolutely
incredible!!!
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WELDNGOD
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:o wow
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Century 1.8 / 5.5
Century II 2.2/2.8/3.5/4.5 /10.0
Brooza IV 3.0 prototype
Buster Soulfly 1.5 / 2.2 (KIA)/ 3.3 (lost at sea)
Buster Soulfly PRO 3.3 / 4.4
Buster (gen 1) 5.5
FLEXIFOIL
Sting 1.7 Punk
Rage 2.5 / 3.5/ 4.7
Revolution 1.5 SLE
17 ply Custom TRAMPA w/ verTIGo trucks
2 homebrew buggies,2 homebrew KYTBYKS,1 homebrew tandem trailer
GOPRO 3 WHITE, 3+ BLACK, HERO5 BLACK
CONTOUR HD
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flexiblade
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That was an amazing display of craftsmanship and just sheer patience. I can't believe I get bent out wack waiting 3 or 4 days for a kite to arrive -
this guy cruising through what seems like an eternity of cutting, taping, and sewing, sewing, and more sewing. Beautiful end product - nothing but
jealous here.
we all believe is called the expansion
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WIllardTheGrey
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Here he is flying one of his depower masterpieces Kieron Jansch Kites.
And some pics.
 | Quote: | | I think it's important to point out that in rebuilding these old kites I'm not trying to represent the aerodynamic design as my own: they are still
Frenzys through and through; all I've done is take off the old front & back panels and replace them with ones of my own. Also, sorry to disappoint
everyone who has asked, but these kites are not for sale! I make them purely for my own pleasure, not commercially. |
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sayin\'.....\" --heliboy50
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Jolt
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| Quote: | Originally posted by snobdr
But he has the same shirt on the whole time? |
No he changes his clothes from time to time.
But wow that's amazing, i wish i could put a few custom designs on my kite.
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rdavis
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:eekdrull: All I can say is...WOW! I wish I had that kind of patience.:eekdrull:
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snobdr
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oh yea my bad, dont know what i was looking at.
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FloRider
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I cant even draw that well, let alone cut and sew. This guy is awsome he must have hooj bols. I bet drives a Ferrari Enzo.
16m Slingshot Fuel
16m Naish X4
15m PL Synergy
11.5m Best Kahoona V2
3m Beamer III
GI Conflict
3B Kiteboard
Burton Custom
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Jolt
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He might even drive a Bugatti Veyron now...
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WELDNGOD
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I don't care what he drives, he sure knows how to fly... in style.
works of art fo sho' 
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PKD
Combat 2.4 / 4.2
Century 1.8 / 5.5
Century II 2.2/2.8/3.5/4.5 /10.0
Brooza IV 3.0 prototype
Buster Soulfly 1.5 / 2.2 (KIA)/ 3.3 (lost at sea)
Buster Soulfly PRO 3.3 / 4.4
Buster (gen 1) 5.5
FLEXIFOIL
Sting 1.7 Punk
Rage 2.5 / 3.5/ 4.7
Revolution 1.5 SLE
17 ply Custom TRAMPA w/ verTIGo trucks
2 homebrew buggies,2 homebrew KYTBYKS,1 homebrew tandem trailer
GOPRO 3 WHITE, 3+ BLACK, HERO5 BLACK
CONTOUR HD
LET YOUR SOULFLY!
RIDER for KOKOPELLI KITER
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lynx69
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It don't get any gooder than that. Kool that he is keeping the Calvin and Hobbes cartoon characters alive.
A good sesh brings Karmic Kalm...
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7m HQ Beamer
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12m Waroo
Flexdeck
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macboy
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Can't stop thinking about this.
All you kite makers out there - never mind the time the dude spent here, but what do you think the material cost alone would be for an endeavor like
this?
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markite
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yah, making a foil is a real love hate thing - you can't make one expecting you'll save save money - so many things can go wrong sewing. Most people
make them either to experiment with shapes or to create their own graphics. You gotta enjoy sewing and creating and not in it to cut corners. He does
very nice work.
Mark Groshens NAPKA KC 13
WindSpeed kites & design - Canada
Peter Lynn Arcs: Charger2 22.5 +18 + 15 + 6.5, Charger I 6, Scorpion 16 + 10, Phantom II 12 + 9, Orig Phantom 9 + 6, Synergy 10 + 8, F 1200, S 840
Ocean Rodeo: Flite 17 + 12, Rise 13 + 10 + 7, Razor 9 + 6
Foils: PL Leopards and Lynx, Airea Raptors, some PL Reactor IIs + IIIs, Libre Spirits, Cross Kite Sonics, Ozone Flow
Peter Lynn Kite Cat for cruising the lakes
buggies: PL XR+, Cameleon Pagona, custom bigfoot, PL Bigfoot, custom ice buggy
Boards: 2 custom directionals, O.R Surf series 6-3 and 5-11, Mako Duke, Mako Skinny, Mako 140 Wide, Mako 150 Wide, Mako King, Brunotti
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