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[Adam]

Merry Christams to me! My bride bought me a vented Elliott Shook for the holidays. Now all I have to do is choose the colors for the kite!

Let it blow!

[Kitelife]

Sweet, nice haul!

[awindofchange]

Pictures!!! Or it didn't happen.

[jburka]

Pictures!!! Or it didn't happen.

It's too soon for pictures! Or didn't you see the part about still needing to choose colors?

I ordered my Shook mesh in mid-july and it wasn't ready until mid-october. Quality takes time!

Yeah, an xtra-vent would have been cheaper. But, no disrespect to Bazzer, it wouldn't look so damned fine!

[REVflyer]

"the best quad-lined kite Rev didn't make!" Much lighter in weight than using the venting material, flies in low wind and takes gusts plus high wind just as easily. It's like a secret weapon!

[Cath Shook]

Hey, Adam - Eliot has his scissors and sewing machine ready. Give him a call with your colors and he'll get started! THEN, there will be some pictures to post!

[Aleb Unoz]

That's really great..!! How I wish if my wife could buy me Eliot Shook Rev... Hmm..

[quaa714]

"the best quad-lined kite Rev didn't make!" Much lighter in weight than using the venting material, flies in low wind and takes gusts plus high wind just as easily. It's like a secret weapon!

<giggles>!!!!!!!!!

[Adam]

Its going to be very challenging to select a color scheme. Ive been looking at photos of Elliots kites and have found quite a few. Any photos would be appreciated.

[AldenMiler]

Its going to be very challenging to select a color scheme. Ive been looking at photos of Elliots kites and have found quite a few. Any photos would be appreciated.

The master prefers the spelling "Eliot"...

-Alden

[REVflyer]

here's my shook masterpiece, acquired from AKAGN auction (2007 -? I think) before officially licensed products were approved from Elliot. I had begged him to make me one, repeatedly but he didn't want to offend Rev/Ben so I asked him to donate one to the AKA (in R/W/ instead and I'll make sure my bride picks it up. Oh the tangled webs we weave!

This mesh sail pictured is a full vent (100%-?), but the next one (I'm already in line for production,... hopefully delivery by March, for NCBF -?) will be a partial vent equal to a 60 or 70%. that means larger fabric pieces with a tighter opening in between them. I want a really unique piece created, but my bride Barbara will kick and scream loudly when that invoice is presented!

The gal in photograph that I'm teasing, we picked her up at breakfast in the hotel. She and her family accompanied us twice on kite festival excursions around Tobago. We asked the festival coordinator to provide a bus and driver as our compensation, so we could go and do whatever we wanted whenever we weren't "scheduled". I convinced the gal I could land in her outstretched hat, but really my objective was to miss entirely and land it on her shoulder. Then I could use her face (to press against the leading edge) insuring it didn't wiggle around and fall off, as it was pretty turbulent that day.

The Shook Mesh revs can handle crap wind and it's so silky smooth in a huge range of conditions besides. I've run everything from Race and tapered Skysharks to doubled leading edges sufficient to equal a 7 wrap, depending on the strength of the breeze.

You'll only be upset with that initial cost, everything else about his efforts is simply spectacular. Hey it's a masterpiece!, . . . what did you expect from Revolution?

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[davesim5]

Here is what Santa brought me for Christmas.

[Jeepster]

The master prefers the spelling "Eliot"...

-Alden

Oh Aldon, don't be so picky!!!

Cheers,
Tom

[Love2fly]

"the best quad-lined kite Rev didn't make!" Much lighter in weight than using the venting material, flies in low wind and takes gusts plus high wind just as easily. It's like a secret weapon!

<giggles>!!!!!!!!!

Ditto what they said!!!!!!

[AldenMiler]

Oh Aldon, don't be so picky!!!

Cheers,
Tom

I don't know what you are talking about Tim!

Hey, are you going to TI?

-Aldon

[Adam]

I'm really having a tough time figuring out what pattern I would like on my Eliot Shook vented masterpiece. I have collected lots of photos, and I think the fade is what I want but what a difficult task.

Everybody should have such problems!

Adam

[AldenMiler]

Make it easy on yourself, get a general idea of what colors you want. Let Eliot know and go with what he comes up with.

Otherwise you'll still be deciding when it's really good flying weather.


-Alden

[Jeepster]

I don't know what you are talking about Tim!

Hey, are you going to TI?

-Aldon

Going to miss it this year. Attending U-Make instead. Need to improve my sewing so I don't get beaten out by some carpet bagger in the future.

Sorry ... would have loved to fly with you again. How 'bout Kite Party?

Cheers,
Tom

[quaa714]

Sorry ... would have loved to fly with you again. How 'bout Kite Party?

Cheers,
Tom

Yea Alden......What about Kite Party?????!!!!!!

[AldenMiler]

Yea Alden......What about Kite Party?????!!!!!!

If you guys pay I'll go. Otherwise it's too much for a long weekend.

-Alden