We use an argument of Romans showing that every Virasoro construction leads to realizations of $W_3$, to construct $W_3$ realizations on arbitrary affine Lie algebras. Solutions are presented for generic values of the level as well as for specific values of the level but with arbitrary parameters. We give a detailed discussion of the $\aff{ su}(2)_\ell$-case. Finally, we discuss possible applications of these realizations to the construction of $W$-strings.
Categories: hep-th