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Bob and Charmayne's kites made in 2004 |
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Bob and Charmayne's kites made in 2004 |
| Another year
in kiting. Life is good. Bob has several patterns drawn, ready for me to start
cutting and sewing. I
saw one roll of paper labeled "Bi-Plan". Our 1st Potter kite is done and
flies beautifully. We made another with the wings not attached to
the cells. There have been questions as to which way was true to the original.
We saw pictures at the Drachen Foundation in March which definitely showed the
wings separate.
We have 2 Rudi delta's finished. Those are so fun. The third one is started. The Rudi kite is a fun German project. Want to see it? Check it out at his official web site: http://www.raberudi.com/ On his gallery page, "hier könnten wir Euer Rudi-Foto einfügen" are our Rudi's, too! I have finished sewing Gummibärchen. Gummibärchen? Gummi Bears! We have our 5. One in each of the Gummi Bear candy colors. Our Gummis are two times Eva's original size. Be sure to click on the picture to see the children at the White Rock, Canada festival enjoying them. |
Gummibärchen Design by Eva Dietrich Plan from "KITES & friends" |
What's in there? Photo taken at "A Festival of Wind, Waves & Water Semiahmoo Bay Regatta", White Rock, Canada. April 2004 |
Our first Rudi has wiggling eyes. He's looking at you!
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Potter kite. The 2004 Fanoe classic kite workshop kite. Ours is about 2 meters high. Attached wings and the spreader is in a sleeve in back of the kite. This wing and spreader configuration was our guess at how the original Potter was made.
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Ft. Worden class kites... I made both Robert Brazington's Angel and Bird kites. Lovely, easy kites to build and fly. |
They flew Sunday afternoon from one of the old concrete bunkers. Click on the picture to see both. |
Our second Rudi has a polka dot bowtie and a beanie with a working propeller. The propeller will actually send him through the air towards us. His maiden flight was at White Rock, Canada, and he had to be watched every minute. The overly efficient propeller problem is something Bob has worked on and Bowtie Rudi now has version 3. Much better! |
Bob's bowling pin kite. The kite is his original
idea for a kite, using a bowling pin to draft the pattern. It is just over 1.5
meters tall or almost 5 feet. Very sweet little flying kite.
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See all 10 of our bowling pins. |
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Our second Potter. This one doesn't have the wings attached and the spreader is in front of the wings. Bob saw a picture at the Drachen Foundation of the original Potter showing the detached wings. |
 Our white Potter in flight. |
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| Jolly Boy
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The Jolly Boy kite is another replica in our paper
kite or "Hi-Flier" series. This one is distinctly different as it is a
Barn Door kite. Sometimes called a 3-stick kite. We first saw it in Kay Buesing's 'kites from our childhood' display at Kites On Ice 2003 in Madison
Wisconsin. You can see both the original and our replica in the photos to the
left. This kite is a beautiful flier. Jolly Boy does need a good sized tail. A lot of drag is needed to prevent the leading edge of the kite from dropping when the wind drops momentarily.
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Optic Rocket designed by Jim Davis |
 6-legged ball guys Line laundry. We made the first one in 2003. Spike and Mohawk Man aka Punk came along this year. All have 6 long skinny legs. I adore these guys! |
 3 meter bol Jos Valcke gave us the pattern for this good-sized bol. We made it from 6 polyester shower curtains! Check out your local Good Will or thrift shop for bargain prices. |
