Is a Rokkaku kite the best type of kite for versatility and ease

>>551229
i see

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>>551229
Kite guy here just posted about something else,saw your post.

Roks are pretty good, you get a good amount of lift and a lot of adjustabillity. Downside is you have to know enough to deal with the adjustments and all.

Deltas don't generate as much lift, and cannot be adjusted, but also do not need adjusting really. Classic Maylay diamonds can be adjusted slightly (and more like a rok if the dihedral is maintained by a bowline rather than just by a angled fitting) but generate a bit less lift for their length.

Fighting Roks is a great time, by the way.

Where you at? Can hook you up with some local fliers, maybe, if interested.

To stay on topic, some miniature paper kite plans can be found here. I have a plan for a folded rok or diamond with no spars somewhere, if I can find it I'll scan and oppost,

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>>551275
Forgot link...

http://miniatures.kitingusa.com/plan_cocktail.htm

(Not OP) I didn't know about about mini kites. This is so cool!

Do you know any video tutorial or something easy to follow.

>>551277
I'll see what I can find. Some paper-fold minis are very simple, I have the templates up in my box of mini-making supplies somewhere.

Simple as they are, I assume if they are paper-folded they are close enough to on-topic to be worth posting.

Missouri. I made a Malay type and I like it, but was looking for something a bit more stable for my son. I appreciate all tail free designs.

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>>551288
Sorry for the delay -- here is the plan for a miniature paper-fold Suruga style Japanese kite.

Stiffer tissue paper works best, sturdier papers tend to be too heavy but you could compensate by making it larger, I think. The dark lines show where to fold, the dark line at the top shows where a stick would go in a sticked version, disregard that for this.

The folding is stupidly simple for this board!

I am not sure if the flying instructions are clear -- this was written for a workshop of people who had at least seen miniature kites flying.

To explain some extra details:

The flying string should be slightly shorter than the "wand," a length of dowel or a telescoping rod 2-3 feet long. Attch free end to wand, and either walk along flying the kite behind you, or wave your arm in sort of a figure-8 pattern to fly the kite. The wand gets the kite clear of turbulence from your arm or body moving.

Paper fold kites can fly outdoors on a really windless day by following the same procedure, or on VERY light wind. If the kite spins or folds up and doesn't fly, there is too much wind.

Versions to fly in more wind can be made with sticks like a larger kite. Monofilament line, brush bristles and split bamboo make fine sticks, The best source for split bamboo mini-kite sticks I know is a bamboo wok brush, available in Asian grocery stores or online. One brush will last longer than you will likely live.

Use white glue (Eileen's Tacky Glue is a favorite) to apply sticks, if you want to go into that. Sticks add weight, making the sail of the kite a bit larger helps compensate for that.

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>>551412
Another folded paper kite plan, for a Japanese "Kimono" Kite. Can do two tails on this one.

If you decided to try a sticked version, I might move the cross-spar up a bit closer to the edge, or even do two spars, at the top and bottom of the "sleeves" of the kimono. The nice thing about miniature kites, you can mess one up and not be out a lot of money, so experimentation is easy.

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>>551413
Some completed kites -- the third one is a Rokkaku, as seen in a full-sized version in OP's pic. The plan for that one is not in my stack of stuff, but I bet you can figure it out...

Thanks. These ideas are pretty dope

>>551414
whoa can those fly?