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one of the panels backlit.. The color progressions turned out even better than I expected.. Gray tones are dark to light from the outside.. Purples are Light to dark from the outside with middle accents of all the purples.. Tried to use just enough variety to offset the shortage of some of the purple tints..

Thank You.. No Dorts Not a fan of dorts as design elements.. Thought I'd use diamonds instead..

Quick mock up of what's coming for this purple kite.. No clue on the center yet until I take some measurements after basting.. Hopefully a full basted mock-up and back-lit shot by the weekend.

IIRC, almost 2 years ago now..

Here's the quick look. The camber will be taken out and replaced by the curve of the leading edge.. All in all my first success at a complete pattern of shape across the sail. Kite intentionally had a very deep belly to give me room to play with.. I think I finally have my pattern of choice..

Looks like I'll be able to line up the pattern this time and not have a center strip or center panel.. Pattern will finally be continuous across the entire sail. Red LE isn't happening. I don't have enough fo another LE in red and they no longer have the Red Dacron.. Only White and Black..

I've been working on a glider too. Definitely a delicate touch required for that..

I really like the Eggplant color.. looks almost black until you get a little light behind it and glows grape from there.. definitely going to be in some prime accent spots.

@kevmort PC31 is a polyester/polycarbonate fabric also trademarked as Icarex.. It's is more water resistant than Nylon and seems to be lighter.. IT's the fabric of choice for high end kites. We refer to it as PC31, Icarex or commonly Poly. http://icarexpolyester.com/ @ACrop They are all PC31 but some are scaps from older runs that may simply be different dye lots. From the front one almost looks black but turns oberjin (eggplant) when backlit. Two very similar purples, a lavender, an Eggplant and a purple wine are the pieces I have.. These all came as scrap pieces so I don't know the proper color names.. FWIW, some of these are the much older Icarex that had a rectangular grid instead of the square grid we are more familiar with.

@ACrop I think you'll love the next one on the cutting board even more.. Purple fade with 5 different purples.. Silver and White for the neutral panels..

LE will be Red, white or possible Yellow.. Not sure if I have enough Red though for another LE without making another order.. Also considering yellow LE like I had on Indigo Sunrise..

Second Panel is basted.. Ready to design the center and start sewing..

First Panel is shaping up. Black, Charcoal and sunset fade colors..

Much of the carbon fiber industry for kiting grew from the archery arena. For instance, the P2X and P4x rods on discount are camo pattern.. Doesn't take much to make that connection.. The key point if you are going to start in the framing task is to ensure you are starting with a consistent product and you are using properly wrapped rods instead of pultruded rods.. Consistency is key..

My first buggy ride was with the Symphony 2.2.4..

Time for Ice Cream Shop Eclectic!!!

So Black, White, Silver Charcoal, SkyBlue and THESE!!!! Totally stoked on possibilities.