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I have been working on my Batman and Robin Collection.
Custom Paint by: KJ
Vambraces by: Brickforge, modified with Greenstuff by KJ.
Custom Cape by: Unknown
I hope you enjoy!
C&C Appreciated!
Hey Everyone Sorry for the lack of uploads lately I have just been very busy lately with stuff at home !
Anyway First off I would just like to say that I was inspire to make this figure by MGF Customs/Reviews as I love halo and he made me think of the perfect idea to make this figure.
I have been working on this guy almost a month now and I have put a lot of work into it, His torso is completely sculpted by me using Greenstuff, I tried to create a really accurate sculpt to chiefs armor and I think I did quiet a good job, I also sculpted his shoulder armor along with knee pads.I than sculpted little squares and glued them on to his hand to create his glove armour. As for the helmet I took a Brickforge Space marine helmet and applied a thin layer of greenstuff around it with a bit more added to the fron t to give it a more realistic 3D shape, his shoes are also sculpted.
Once I applied the greenstuff I than added a layer of light green paint, and added black details on each part of his armor. For his boots I was trying to come up with an idea of how to incorporate sculpting in with it, and so I ended up with this. I know its not very accurate but I quiet like it.
Chief come equipped with a brickarms battle rifle with was painted grey with other small details.
I am currently saving up for an Xbox One so I can get The Master Chief collection for Christmas ! Please tell me what you guys think and if you favourite it please make sure and comment Thanks guys !
Dwarf Longbeards of the “Grumbling Guard”
“Longbeards have fought in more wars, beaten more enemies and endured greater hardships than any young Dwarf can possibly imagine. They constantly grumble about how today's Goblins are far smaller and weedier than they used to be and how nothing is as well made as it was in their day. No young Dwarf, as hot-headed and tempestuous as he might be, would dare gainsay a Longbeard; after all, they have much more experience - and the beard to prove it!”
I built these guys over a year ago with some modified @brickwarriors, lego, and @greenstuff. Finally got around to painting them.
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I never thought I'd be making any war based customs toll I played Battlefield 1, although I didn't reach level 15 I still had a lot of fun and was inspired. After fiddling around with the small amount of WW2 brickarms I had and came up with this!
So let's get into the fig! He has a sculpted jacket, made using greenstuff and proceate and painted with multiple brands of paint. The autumn camo isn't supposed to be accurate, it's just a mash of different camos. The MP40 just has a silver dry brush, and I decided to use the well as the background again as I really like it.
I took some more photos today, this and some Halo ones so ill.be posting those some time in the upcoming days.
Hope you guys like this customs, I had a fun time making it! Comments and faves appreciated!
This is another shot with some PS Effect .
Hey guys this is my new Original Custom , this is a fan version of Two Face , this is my first try with the Green Stuff Clay so i try this custom about one of my favourite villain of Batman World .
Hope you guys like it ;) !
UNSC Marines from Halo. Original sculpts by @elon_wagner with some light mods and painting by me.
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-After watching season three of Daredevil my favorite character was Benjamin Pointdexter and I had to make him along with a few others from the season
-I’m very lazy and didn’t feel like searching for an image of him wearing this outfit so I just copied and pasted Yale Jeong design onto my figure and I think I did a decent job at least
-I hope you enjoy more coming soon
The King beyond the wall!
He was my first custom of 2017 and thats why there´s still snow out there.
Hair was a modified old luke skywalker one which I shade painted then. Face was entirely handpainted by me.
All the pelt were sculpted out of greenstuff by me. The E-tape wastecape was my last one from barman.
Hope you guys like it.
Cloak: sculpted with greenstuff
Armor: kitbashed Koruit Orc Armor
Axe: kitbashed Koruit dwarf swords
Grieves: Brickwarriors vambraces
Yo Guys !
This is my New Custom of Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn .
This game it's so awesome , it's one of the best game i've played this year so , to onore this game i've decided to create this custom .
I'm not shure to call this "CUSTOM" because i've use so many materials and other things , so i think this is a "Cosplay Minifig" XD , i'm joking ok ahahaha .
I've work on she for 2 Weeks but the most difficult part was the bow but at the end i'm so proud about the result .
Hope guys you like it :) ! #Aloy #Horizon #zero #Dawn
Someone ones told me I could put greenstuff under a lamp to make it cure faster. But not to long, not to close to the lamp.
I guess I didn't listen.
My masterpiece is gone.
FYI this was the first time it didn't go my way, it's worked just fine before. Luckily nothin caught fire...
I had some very nice stuff on the way indeed. It might take a little longer to finish it now.
my take on the fallout 4 power armor. the power core is made out of green stuff and is removable.
the armor was made by me using citadel greenstuff.
i used stormtrooper helmet as a base for the helmet.
Here we have him, finally. The Joker from the Dark Knight, at least my rendition of him. I always liked his look from the bank robbery scene, which is why I made that version. I also believe I made his "make-up" the right amount of messy. He was also inspired by a few other versions I'v seen throughout Flickr, people from which I got this inspiration will be added.
The vest, hair and gloves are custom sculpt. Information about Greenstuff and how to work with it here
endlich wieder Grünfutter :)
finally greenstuff :)
Kulturfolger und Vegetarier
Der Grünfink oder Grünling (Carduelis chloris)
dieser Fink setzt ganz auf pflanzliche Kost. Schon die Jungvögel werden mit einem Müsli aus vorgeweichten Samen aufgepäppelt. Auch im Sommer stehen fast ausschließlich Pflanzenteile, Beeren und Knospen auf dem Speiseplan. Im Winter ernähren sich Grünfinken von ölhaltigen Samen und Früchten.
Synanthropic and vegetarians
The Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris)
This Fink relies entirely on vegetable food. Already the young birds are fed up with a cereal made of soaked seeds. Also in the summer, almost exclusively parts of plants, berries and buds are on the menu. In the winter, Greenfinches feed of oleaginous seeds and fruits.
-not dead guys just took a break because I was unmotivated from school
-Simple figure used green stuff for everything didn’t take long to make this guy and I’m happy enough with the end result
-based off original comics design and the sculpt was inspired by TheMooseFigs
-more figures coming soon a lot are being worked on and a lot are done already so stayed tuned for more
-it’s good to be back:)
Hello!
This is a Detective of OCPD(Ostawa city police department). His name is Rois Sichev.
I used GreenStuff, when I sculpted this figure.
Also, I used this paints for painting:
- Citadel White Scar;
- Citadel Kantor Blue;
- Citadel Mechanicus Standart Grey;
- Citadel Agrax Earthshade;
- Citadel Flash Gitz Yellow;
- Vallejo Model Color Black;
- Vallejo Model Color Light Yellow.
It's not finished model, but I'll leave it here for you, guys :)
Nancy from Stranger Things in Lego.
I just watched the entire show in one week and loved it. So I know I had to make more figs...
The Hair is a modified one from Lego Elves. Head is entirely painted and the jacket is made out of electrical tape and the pelt on it is greenstuff. I curved her body but then I reliced no ones gonna see it cause of the jacket lol. The Bat is made out of wood and needles. Her Jeans are painted like Leo taught me.
Everything else is handpainted.
Hope you guys like it.
-this is not my design at all I really hated my venom figure and TheMooseFigs made his venom like a day before mine and it was so much better so I just tried my best to inmate the design so full credit to him for this design
-I still have the old one I just like this one better
Aloy Lego-Custom Horizon Zero Dawn , Minifig and Weapons #lego #horizon #aloy #bow #nora #ps4 #minifigures #minifigcustom #guerrilla #games #zero #dawn #iacopominifigurcustom #IMC #italy🇮🇹 #iacopo #design #toys #sculpey #sculpt #clay #custom #greenstuff
This is probably my favorite character from GoT.The Body is sculpted with Fimo and the Shoulder armor is sculpted with Greenstuff. The Leg coat is made out of fabric.
Hope you guys like it.
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Built in 1921, the majestic Grands Moulins de Paris's mill is a huge structure that has been left to ruin. The flour Mill was built in the 1920's by a group of millers. Built in the Neo-Flemish style, it covered over 25,000 000 m² making it one of the largest mills in the region.
A group of several millers banded together in order to build this imposing 25,000 m² building. This Neo-Flemish style building is described as a modern success at the cutting edge of technology at the time. Its architecture would reflect the northern region.
At it's height it was capable of grinding over 600 tonnes of flour per day and had a 200 strong workforce.
The collapse of the market in the early 1980s with the new tariff policy of the United States will have serious consequences for the mill. The subsequent years will be made of lost of corporate profits and in 1989, the owners announce the permanent closure of the plant and the layoff of the last 57 employees.
It has been owned by several groups since but despite all the talk of renovation or rebuilding, the only thing to happen of note was a fire 2001 which has given the building it's now skeletal appearance.
Hey guys !!!! Ready ?
My new Customs are Online !!!
New 3 Custom From The Epic new Game , MONSTER HUNTER WORLD !!
Hope you like it !!
I could not help but notice this pleasant scene of 3 blossoms....Gorse, Hawthorn and Rapeseed. To get the 3 together was awesome.
Ulex (gorse, furze or whin) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. The genus comprises about 20 plant species of thorny evergreen shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae. The species are native to parts of western Europe and northwest Africa, with the majority of species in Iberia.
Gorse is closely related to the brooms, and like them, has green stems and very small leaves and is adapted to dry growing conditions. However it differs in its extreme thorniness, the shoots being modified into branched thorns 1–4 centimetres (0.39–1.6 in) long, which almost wholly replace the leaves as the plant's functioning photosynthetic organs. The leaves of young plants are trifoliate, but in mature plants they are reduced to scales or small spines.[1] All the species have yellow flowers, generally showy, some with a very long flowering season.
Species
The most widely familiar species is common gorse (Ulex europaeus), the only species native to much of western Europe, where it grows in sunny sites, usually on dry, sandy soils. It is also the largest species, reaching 2–3 metres (7–10 ft) in height; this compares with typically 20–40 centimetres (7.9–16 in) for Western Gorse (Ulex gallii). This latter species is characteristic of highly exposed Atlantic coastal heathland and montane habitats. In the eastern part of Great Britain, dwarf furze (Ulex minor) replaces western gorse. Ulex minor grows only about 30 centimetres (12 in) tall, a habit characteristic of sandy lowland heathland.
Common gorse flowers a little in late autumn and through the winter, coming into flower most strongly in spring. Western Gorse and Dwarf Furze flower in late summer (August-September in Ireland and Great Britain|Britain). Between the different species, some gorse is almost always in flower, hence the old country phrase: "When gorse is out of blossom, kissing's out of fashion". Gorse flowers have a distinctive coconut scent, experienced very strongly by some individuals, but weakly by others.[2
Ecology
Gorse may grow as a fire-climax plant, well adapted to encourage and withstand fires, being highly flammable,[4] and having seed pods that are to a large extent opened by fire, thus allowing rapid regeneration after fire. The burnt stumps also readily sprout new growth from the roots. Where fire is excluded, gorse soon tends to be shaded out by taller-growing trees, unless other factors like exposure also apply. Typical fire recurrence periods in gorse stands are 5–20 years.
Gorse thrives in poor growing areas and conditions including drought;[5] it is sometimes found on very rocky soils,[6] where many species cannot thrive. Moreover, it is widely used for land reclamation (e.g., mine tailings), where its nitrogen-fixing capacity helps other plants establish better.
Gorse is a valuable plant for wildlife, providing dense thorny cover ideal for protecting bird nests. In Britain, France and Ireland, it is particularly noted for supporting Dartford Warblers (Sylvia undata) and European Stonechats (Saxicola rubicola); the common name of the Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) attests to its close association with gorse. The flowers are sometimes eaten by the caterpillars of the Double-striped Pug moth (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata), while those of the case-bearer moth Coleophora albicosta feed exclusively on gorse. The dry wood of dead gorse stems provides food for the caterpillars of the concealer moth Batia lambdella.
Invasive Species
In many areas of North America (notably California and Oregon), southern South America, Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii, the common gorse, introduced as an ornamental plant or hedge, has become an invasive species due to its aggressive seed dispersal; it has proved very difficult to eradicate and detrimental in native habitats. Common gorse is also an invasive species in the montane grasslands of Horton Plains National Park in Sri Lanka.[7]
Management
Gorse readily becomes dominant in suitable conditions, and where this is undesirable for agricultural or ecological reasons control is required, either to remove gorse completely, or to limit its extent. Gorse stands are often managed by regular burning or flailing, allowing them to regrow from stumps or seed. Denser areas of gorse may be bulldozed.
for cattle.
Uses
Foods
Gorse flowers are edible and can be used in salads, tea and to make a non-grape-based fruit wine.
As fodder, gorse is high in protein[citation needed] and may be used as feed for livestock, particularly in winter when other greenstuff is not available. Traditionally it was used as fodder for cattle, being made palatable either by "bruising" (crushing) with hand-held mallets, or grinding to a moss-like consistency with hand- or water-driven mills, or being finely chopped and mixed with straw chaff.[citation needed] Gorse is also eaten as forage by some livestock, such as feral ponies, which may eat little else in winter. Ponies may also eat the thinner stems of burnt gorse.
Fuel
Gorse bushes are highly flammable, and in many areas bundles of gorse were used to fire traditional bread ovens.[8]
Wood
Gorse wood has been used to make small objects; being non-toxic, it is especially suited for cutlery. In spite of its durability it is not used for construction because the plant is too small and the wood is unstable, being prone to warping. Gorse is useful for garden ornaments because it is resistant to weather and rot.
Gorse-based symbols
The furze is the badge of the Sinclair and MacLennan clans of Scotland. Compare this with the broom (Planta genista) as the emblem and basis of the name of the Plantagenet kings of England.
The flower, known as chorima in the Galician language, is considered the national flower of Galicia in NW Spain.
Gorse in popular culture
In Thomas Hardy's classic novel The Return of the Native, when Clym is partially blinded through excessive reading, he becomes a furze-cutter on Egdon Heath, to the dismay of his wife, Eustacia. In the book, the timeless, gorse-covered heath is described in each season of the novel's year-and-a-day timeline and becomes symbolic of the greater nature of mankind.
Its flammability rendered gorse symbolic as quickly flammable and quickly burning out; for example, Doyle, in his book "Sir Nigel" has Sir John Chandos say: "...They flare up like a furzebush in the flames, but if for a short space you may abide the heat of it, then there is a chance that it may be cooler... If the Welsh be like the furze fire, then, pardieu! the Scotch are the peat, for they will smolder and you will never come to the end of them."[9]
Winnie-the-Pooh fell into a gorse bush while trying to get honey in the first chapter of the book of the same name.[10]
In The second book of Tolkien's "Lord of the rings" trilogy, "The Two Towers", Frodo and Sam led by Gollum walked underneath very old and tall thickets of gorse on their way to pass by Minas Morgul. [11]
In "[[Red Doc>]]", Anne Carson's 2013 sequel to her 1998 novel-in-verse entitled "Autobiography of Red", the protagonist, G, owns a herd of musk oxen who like to feed on gorse; one ox in particular, Io, eats gorse flowers and hallucinates that she can fly.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna, known as common hawthorn or single-seeded hawthorn, is a species of hawthorn native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia. It has been introduced in many other parts of the world where it is an invasive weed. Other common names include may, mayblossom, maythorn, quickthorn, whitethorn, motherdie, and haw. This species is one of several that have been referred to as Crataegus oxyacantha, a name that has been rejected by the botanical community as too ambiguous.
Description
The Common Hawthorn is a shrub or small tree 5–14 m tall, with a dense crown. The bark is dull brown with vertical orange cracks. The younger stems bear sharp thorns, 1 to 1.5 cm long. The leaves are 2–4 cm long, obovate and deeply lobed, sometimes almost to the midrib, with the lobes spreading at a wide angle. The upper surface is dark green above and paler underneath.
The hermaphrodite flowers are produced in late spring (May to early June in its native area) in corymbs of 5-25 together; each flower is about 1 cm diameter, and has five white petals, numerous red stamens, and a single style; they are moderately fragrant. They are pollinated by midges, bees and other insects and later in the year bear numerous haws. The haw is a small, oval dark red fruit about 1 cm long, berry-like, but structurally a pome containing a single seed. Haws are important for wildlife in winter, particularly thrushes and waxwings; these birds eat the haws and disperse the seeds in their droppings.
It is distinguished from the related but less widespread Midland Hawthorn (C. laevigata) by its more upright growth, the leaves being deeply lobed, with spreading lobes, and in the flowers having just one style, not two or three. However they are inter-fertile and hybrids occur frequently; they are only entirely distinct in their more typical forms.
Uses
Medicinal use
Crataegus monogyna is one of the most common species used as the "hawthorn" of traditional herbalism, which is of considerable interest for treating cardiac insufficiency by evidence-based medicine. The plant parts used medicinally are usually sprigs with both leaves and flowers, or alternatively the fruit. Several species of Crataegus have both traditional and modern medicinal uses. It is a good source of antioxidant phytochemicals,especially extracts of hawthorn leaves with flowers.
In gardening and agriculture
Common Hawthorn is extensively planted as a hedge plant, especially for agricultural use. Its spines and close branching habit render it effectively stock and human proof with some basic maintenance. The traditional practice of hedge laying is most commonly practised with this species. It is a good fire wood which burns with a good heat and little smoke.[3]
Numerous hybrids exist, some of which are used as garden shrubs. The most widely used hybrid is C. × media (C. monogyna × C. laevigata), of which several cultivars are known, including the very popular 'Paul's Scarlet' with dark pink double flowers. Other garden shrubs that have sometimes been suggested as possible hybrids involving the Common Hawthorn[citation needed], include the Various-leaved Hawthorn of the Caucasus, which is only very occasionally found in parks and gardens.
Edible "berries", petals, and leaves
The fruit of hawthorn, called haws, are edible raw but are commonly made into jellies, jams, and syrups, used to make wine, or to add flavour to brandy. Botanically they are pomes, but they look similar to berries. A haw is small and oblong, similar in size and shape to a small olive or grape, and red when ripe. Haws develop in groups of 2-3 along smaller branches. They are pulpy and delicate in taste. In this species (C. monogyna) they have only one seed, but in other species of hawthorn there may be up to 5 seeds.
Petals are also edible,[4] as are the leaves, which if picked in spring when still young are tender enough to be used in salads.
Notable trees
An ancient specimen, and reputedly the oldest tree of any species in France, is to be found alongside the church at Saint Mars sur la Futaie, Mayenne [1]. The tree has a height of 9 m, and a girth of 2.65 m (2009). The inscription on the plaque beneath reads: "This hawthorn is probably the oldest tree in France. Its origin goes back to St Julien (3rd century)", but such claims are impossible to verify.
A famous specimen in England was the Glastonbury or Holy Thorn which, according to legend, sprouted from the staff of Joseph of Arimathea after he thrust it into the ground whilst visiting Glastonbury in the 1st century AD. The tree was noteworthy because it flowered twice in a year, once in the late spring which is normal, but also once after the harshness of midwinter has passed. The original tree at Glastonbury Abbey, felled in 1640s during the English Civil War,[2] has been propagated as the cultivar 'Biflora'.[6] A replacement was planted by the local council in 1951, but was cut down by vandals in 2010. [3]
The oldest known living specimen in East Anglia, and possibly in the United Kingdom, is known as "The Hethel Old Thorn",[7] and is located in the churchyard in the small village of Hethel, south of Norwich, in Norfolk. It is reputed to be more than 700 years old, having been planted in the 13th century.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapeseed
Rapeseed (Brassica napus), also known as rape, oilseed rape, rapa, rappi, rapaseed (and, in the case of one particular group of cultivars, canola), is a bright yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family). The name derives from the Latin for turnip, rāpa or rāpum, and is first recorded in English at the end of the 14th century. Older writers usually distinguished the turnip and rape by the adjectives round and long (-rooted), respectively.[2] See also Brassica napobrassica, which may be considered a variety of Brassica napus. Some botanists include the closely related Brassica campestris within B. napus. (See Triangle of U).
Brassica napus is cultivated mainly for its oil-rich seed, the third largest source of vegetable oil in the world.[
Cultivation and uses
Rapeseed oil was produced in the 19th century as a source of a lubricant for steam engines. It was less useful as food for animals or humans because it has a bitter taste due to high levels of glucosinolates. Varieties have now, however, been bred to reduce the content of glucosinolates, yielding a more palatable oil. This has had the side effect that the oil contains much less erucic acid.[citation needed]
Rapeseed is grown for the production of animal feed, vegetable oil for human consumption, and biodiesel; leading producers include the European Union, Canada, the United States, Australia, China and India. In India, it is grown on 13% of cropped land.[citation needed] According to the United States Department of Agriculture, rapeseed was the third leading source of vegetable oil in the world in 2000, after soybean and oil palm, and also the world's second leading source of protein meal, although only one-fifth of the production of the leading soybean meal.[citation needed]
World production is growing rapidly, with FAO reporting 36 million tons of rapeseed were produced in the 2003-2004 season, and estimating 58.4 million tons in the 2010-2011 season.[4] In Europe, rapeseed is primarily cultivated for animal feed,[citation needed] owing to its very high lipid and medium protein content.[citation needed]
Natural rapeseed oil contains 50% erucic acid. Wild type seeds also contain high levels of glucosinolates (mustard oil glucosindes), chemical compounds that significantly lowered the nutritional value of rapeseed press cakes for animal feed. In North America, the term "canola", originally a syncopated form of the abbreviation "Can.O., L-A." (Canadian Oilseed, Low-Acid) that was used by the Manitoba government to label the seed during its experimental stages, is widely used to refer to rapeseed, and is now a tradename for "double low" (low erucic acid and low glucosinolate) rapeseed.[5]
The rapeseed is the valuable, harvested component of the crop. The crop is also grown as a winter-cover crop. It provides good coverage of the soil in winter, and limits nitrogen run-off. The plant is ploughed back in the soil or used as bedding. On some organic operations, livestock such as sheep or cattle are allowed to graze on the plants.
Processing of rapeseed for oil production produces rapeseed meal as a byproduct. The byproduct is a high-protein animal feed, competitive with soya.[citation needed] The feed is mostly employed for cattle feeding, but also for pigs and chickens (though less valuable for these). The meal has a very low content of the glucosinolates responsible for metabolism disruption in cattle and pigs.[6] Neither canola nor soy is recommended as feed for organic animal products, as both are predominantly GMO (some estimates are now at 90%), which is prohibited by organic standards.[citation needed]
Rapeseed "oil cake" is also used as a fertilizer in China, and may be used for ornamentals, such as bonsai, as well.[citation needed]
Rapeseed leaves and stems are also edible, similar to those of the related bok choy or kale. Some varieties of rapeseed (called 油菜, yóu cài, lit. "oil vegetable" in Chinese; yau choy in Cantonese; cải dầu in Vietnamese; phak kat kan khao [ผักกาดก้านขาว] in Thai; and nanohana [菜の花]/nabana [菜花] in Japanese) are sold as greens, primarily in Asian groceries, including those in California, where it is known as yao choy or tender greens. They are eaten as sag (spinach) in Indian and Nepalese cuisine, usually stir-fried with salt, garlic and spices.
Rapeseed produces great quantities of nectar, and honeybees produce a light-colored, but peppery honey from it. It must be extracted immediately after processing is finished, as it will quickly granulate in the honeycomb and will be impossible to extract. The honey is usually blended with milder honeys, if used for table use or sold as bakery grade. Rapeseed growers contract with beekeepers for the pollination of the crop.
"Total loss" chain and bar oil for chainsaws have been developed which are typically 70% or more canola/rapeseed oil. These lubricants are claimed to be less harmful to the environment and less hazardous to users than traditional mineral oil products,[7] although they are currently typically two to five times more expensive, leading some to use inexpensive cooking oil instead. Some countries, such as Austria, have banned the use of petroleum-based chainsaw oil.[8] These "biolubricants" are generally reported to be functionally comparable to traditional mineral oil products, with some reports claiming one or other is superior,[8] but with no overall consensus yet evident.
Rapeseed has also been researched as means of containing radionuclides that contaminated the soil after the Chernobyl disaster.[9][10][11] It was discovered by researchers at the Belarusian Research Institute for Soil Science and Agrochemistry that rapeseed has a rate of uptake up to three times more efficient than other grains, and only about 3 to 6% of the radionuclides goes into the parts of the plant that could potentially enter the food chain. As oil repels radionuclides, it could be produced canola oil free from contaminants being concentrated in other parts of the plant – the straw, the roots, the seed pods, etc., which then can be ploughed back into the soil and create a recycling process.[9]
Biodiesel
Rapeseed oil is used as diesel fuel, either as biodiesel, straight in heated fuel systems, or blended with petroleum distillates for powering motor vehicles. Biodiesel may be used in pure form in newer engines without engine damage and is frequently combined with fossil-fuel diesel in ratios varying from 2% to 20% biodiesel. Owing to the costs of growing, crushing, and refining rapeseed biodiesel, rapeseed-derived biodiesel from new oil costs more to produce than standard diesel fuel, so diesel fuels are commonly made from the used oil. Rapeseed oil is the preferred oil stock for biodiesel production in most of Europe, accounting for about 80% of the feedstock,[12] partly because rapeseed produces more oil per unit of land area compared to other oil sources, such as soybeans, but primarily because canola oil has a significantly lower Gel point (petroleum) than most other vegetable oils. An estimated 66% of total rapeseed oil supply in the European Union is expected to be used for biodiesel production in the 2010-2011 year.[12]
Rapeseed is currently grown with a high level of nitrogen-containing fertilisers, and the manufacture of these generates N2O, a potent greenhouse gas with 296 times the global warming potential of CO2. An estimated 3-5% of nitrogen provided as fertilizer for rapeseed is converted to N2O.[13]
Cultivars
Canola was originally a trademark, but is now a generic term in North America for edible varieties of rapeseed oil. In Canada, an official definition of canola is codified in Canadian law.
Rapeseed oil had a distinctive taste and a greenish colour due to the presence of chlorophyll. It also contained a high concentration[specify] of erucic acid.
A variety of rapeseed developed in 1998 is considered to be the most disease- and drought-resistant canola. This and other recent varieties have been produced by using genetic engineering. In 2009, 90% of the rapeseed crops planted in Canada were GM (genetically modified), herbicide-tolerant canola varieties.[14]
Health effects
Rapeseed oil is one of the oldest vegetable oils, but historically was used in limited quantities due to high levels of erucic acid, which is damaging to cardiac muscle, and glucosinolates, which made it less nutritious in animal feed.[15] Unmodified rapeseed oil can contain up to 45% erucic acid.[16] Food-grade canola oil derived from rapeseed cultivars, also known as rapeseed 00 oil, low erucic acid rapeseed oil, LEAR oil, and rapeseed canola-equivalent oil, has been generally recognized as safe by the United States Food and Drug Administration.[17] Canola oil is limited by government regulation to a maximum of 2% erucic acid by weight in the USA[17] and 5% in the EU,[18] with special regulations for infant food. These low levels of erucic acid are not believed to cause harm in human neonates.[17][18]
In 1981, a deadly outbreak of disease in Spain, known as toxic oil syndrome,[19] was caused by the consumption of rapeseed oil for industrial use that was fraudulently sold as cooking oil.
Rapeseed pollen contains known allergens.[20][21] Whether rape pollen causes hay fever has not been well established, because rape is an insect-pollinated (entomophilous) crop, whereas hay fever is usually caused by wind-pollinated plants. The inhalation of oilseed rape dust may cause asthma in agricultural workers.[22]
Production
Worldwide production of rapeseed (including canola) has increased sixfold between 1975 and 2007. The production of canola and rapeseed 00 since 1975 has opened up the edible oil market for rapeseed oil. Since 2002, production of biodiesel has been steadily increasing in EU and USA to 6 million metric tons in 2006. Rapeseed oil is positioned to supply a good portion of the vegetable oils needed to produce that fuel. World production is thus expected to trend further upward between 2005 and 2015 as biodiesel content requirements in Europe go into effect.[23] Every ton of rapeseed yields about 400 kg of oil.
Top rapeseed producers
(million metric ton)
Country19651975198519952000200520072009
China
1.11.55.69.811.313.010.513.5
Canada
0.51.83.56.47.29.49.611.8
India
1.52.33.15.85.87.67.47.2
Germany
0.30.61.23.13.65.05.36.3
France
0.30.51.42.83.54.54.75.6
Poland
0.50.71.11.41.01.42.12.5
United Kingdom
<0.0070.060.91.21.21.92.12.0
Australia
<0.007<0.060.10.61.81.41.11.9
Ukraine
<0.007<0.06<0.03<0.10.10.31.01.9
Czech Republic
0.070.10.30.70.80.71.01.1
United States
<0.007<0.06<0.030.20.90.70.70.7
Russia
N/AN/AN/A0.10.10.30.60.7
Denmark
0.050.10.50.30.30.30.60.6
Belarus
N/AN/AN/A0.030.070.10.20.6
Hungary
0.0080.10.10.10.20.30.50.6
Romania
0.010.020.040.040.10.10.40.6
European Union
-------19.3
World Total5.28.819.234.239.546.450.561.6
Source:
UN Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO)[24]
Pests and diseases
Animal pests
•Bertha armyworms (Mamestra configurata)
•Bronzed field beetle (Adelium brevicorne) larvae
•Cyst nematode (Heterodera schachtii)
•Diamondback moths (Plutella xylostella)
•Flea beetles (Phyllotreta sp.)
•Grasshoppers (order Orthoptera)
•Harlequin bug (Murgantia histrionica)
•Lygus bugs (Lygus spp.)
•Pollen beetle (Meligethes aeneus)
•Root maggots (Delia spp.)
•Snails and slugs
Diseases
•Beet western yellows virus (Luteoviridae family)
•Blackleg (caused by the fungus species Leptosphaeria maculans)
•Clubroot (caused by the protist Plasmodiophora brassicae)
•Sclerotinia white stem rot (caused by the fungus genus Sclerotinia)
•White rust disease (caused by the fungus species Albugo candida)
Genome sequencing and genetics
Bayer Cropscience (in collaboration with BGI-Shenzhen, China, Keygene N.V., the Netherlands and the University of Queensland, Australia) announced it had sequenced the entire genome of Brassica napus and its constituent genomes present in Brassica rapa and Brassica oleracea in 2009. The "A" genome component of the amphidiploid rapeseed species B. napus is currently being sequenced by the Multinational Brassica Genome Project.[25][dated info]
GMO (genetically modified organism) controversy[edit]
The Monsanto Company has genetically engineered new cultivars of rapeseed to be resistant to the effects of its herbicide, Roundup. They have sought compensation from farmers found to have the Roundup Ready gene in canola in their fields without paying a license fee. These farmers have claimed the Roundup Ready gene was blown into their fields and crossed with unaltered canola. Other farmers claim that after spraying Roundup in non-canola fields to kill weeds before planting, Roundup Ready volunteers are left behind, causing extra expense to rid their fields of the weeds.
In a closely followed legal battle, the Supreme Court of Canada found in favor of Monsanto's patent infringement claim for unlicensed growing of Roundup Ready in its 2004 ruling on Monsanto Canada Inc. v. Schmeiser. The case garnered international controversy, as a court-sanctioned legitimation for the global patent protection of genetically modified crops. However, Schmeiser was not required to pay damages, as he did not benefit financially from the GMO crop in his field.[citation needed]
In March 2008, an out-of-court settlement between Monsanto and Schmeiser has an agreement for Monsanto to clean up the entire GMO-canola crop on Schmeiser's farm at a cost of $660.
I finally finished these guys and boy oh boy was it quite a bumpy ride......
Clementine: I had originally painted a torso for Clementine quite a while back maybe a month or two. Then I scrapped and remade the whole figure. As she is right now, I think she turned out great! She was painted using Apple Barrel, Premieré, and Anita paints. Her pigtails(?) were sculpted with Greenstuff. Her hatchet consists of a Lego rod, an Amazon card, and some Greenstuff. As you can see I went with the shot version (which doesn't have the hatchet I believe but I wanted to make it). Her hat was a modified Lego hat that I bought from Toywiz and I think it came out fantatstic! Let's get on to her face....my oh my I had a really tough time with this. First it was the whole face and then the eyes. I finally got this result and am happy with it! I'm not changing the eyes they're staying the way they are. Hope you guys like this figure as much as I do!
Kenny: This figure was definitely one of my favorite to make ever! From his eye to his jacket and his hair, it was just really fun! He was painted with Apple Barrel, Premieré, Anita, and Americana paints. His hair was sculpted with Greenstuff while his jacket was sculpted with Procreate(with paper pieces added). His eye was also sculpted with Greenstuff. I really like how his eye came out, I think it's the one of the best parts of the figure. His eyepatch was made with paper and had to be redone like ten times. His jacket came out really well and I'm happy with it. The brown spots on it were kinda difficult but not really. His hat is the same type of hat I modified for Clem. I think he came out really well and I hope you guys think so too!
Anyways in conclusion I'm really happy with how these figures came out! Comments and faves appreciated! Have a good day everyone!
WW2 aerial combat influence on Star Wars couldn’t be better expressed than the Y-Wing Bombers making their attack runs through dense barrages of turbo laser flack from imperial battleships and stations.
Continuing my WW2 paint schemes for SW ships, this was a fun Independence Day weekend project converting a Hotwheels YWing (casted with some greenstuff and greenly additions) into an SBD Dauntless, one of the most iconic aircraft of the Pacific Campaign.
You maybe remember my Post Apocalyptic Hawkeye for Leo`s contest. Well my buddy Jasper (Barman customs) has got an contest going on about yourself as a Superhero. I choosed this version inspired by Fallout and I want that he is in the same Universe like my Outlaw Hawkeye. But first here is his story:
There was a kid in the wasteland his name was Lukas Schmid...
He lived with some other Kids in an Cave Camp called Little Lamplight (Yes the one from Fallout 3). There was Peace for a long time till one day a kid found a burning corp from his best friend. The only one who was there too was Lukas.
He was having Gasoline in his right and a cigarret in his left hand.
Everyone thought it was Lukas so they gaved him some scares and kicked him outta lil lamplight.
They just gaved him a backpack and an old Bat.
Lukas knew he is going to die, but he didn´t wanted to give up. So He Upgraded his Bat and kept on surviving. He also found a wolf puppie who has lost one of his eyes. He gave him a electrical one and they became best friends :) .One day he met an Arrow shooting dude called Hawkeye. He asked:"Kid, You wanna be a Hero?" Lukas knew what he is going to do from now on. He used the name the Lamplight Kids used to call him "Roaster".
Do you like this Story? If yes write it in the comments. But now to the figure.
His mask was a Batgirl one I modified it with a ton of sanding and Greenstuff. His face is entirely painted. His Bat is a woodstick outta the wood with some cabels wrapped around. Wastecape is made out of Leather. He also got a minifigcat gun and watch. The Body is painted and I also glued on a plastic piece. His backpack is a Lego one with a minifigcat holster glued on. The Wolf is sculpted and painted by me.
Everything else is painted by me.
Hope you guys like it.
Think this turned out really good even though i was pretty sure i would mess up the head somehow. the mask is supposed to be GP5 gasmask and the overall design is influenced by s.t.a.l.k.e.r games (ive been playing stalker like an obsessed monkey)
this one is special because i tried to add some highlight details in a natural way.
i used glossy paint to get that rubbery look on the suit.
i got a whole bunch of greenstuff and i got oh so many ideas for figs so theres going to be more sculpts on this photostream
comment what you think
did i do good or should i try adding/removing something
thanks!
This is one of my newest customs here that I painted with citadel. After I made this figure I bought Citadel Shade paint and thought "Why not using It?". So I just tried it out and it works really good. The Legs and Arms are from Woody and the Armor is from Brickwarriors. The Helmet is modyfied with Greenstuff and Fimo. Leg coat is fabric and the Sword is Playmobile XD. His cape is also sculpted.
Hope you guys like it.
So this is like one of my best customs, let's just state that. after I posted my wip of this guy yesterday I ended up finishing him. He's sculpted with procreate and greenstuff. I also made a rifle/musket for him with a Brickarms gun and some more procreate. I personally love the paint job, and I think the stubble came out fantastically. Tell me what you think!
Balrog/Rancor Hybrid.
Started with a Rancor minifig and sculpted into a Balrog. By far the largest custom fig I’ve made, maybe not the most detailed though.
Inspired by awesome SW/LOTR mashup artwork from @jakebartok
Thanks to my local games shop, @warehouse51games for all the supplies (lots of greenstuff, mordant earth, etc)
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Hey Guys I know this is the walking dead but its not too often that I do a full figure sculpt, so I decided to show my rendition of Pavel who is one of my favourite villains / team mate in any game I have played.
"Hey, stop that, blyadj! He's just being overenthusiastic, you know... Artyom... Look, I... think of you as my friend, really. But as a soldier, you understand that I had to follow my orders and bring you here, OK? Now you're under arrest. But, perhaps, it's not end of the line for you - I hope... "
So this figure is entirely sculpted from green stuff. First off I sculpted his signature Russian deerhunter type hat ( if someone knows the name please tell me :3 ) which is probably my favourite part about him . Next I added a layer of greenstuff around his arms and torso, once that had dried I sculpted his equipment such as the ammo pouches, gunsling and belt. On his legs I sculpted a knee pad and a ammo pouch with painted boots and some drybrushed wear and tear. His head is 100% painted by me, I really tried to capture pavels confident yet cheeky look he has in the game. His gun is a brickarms old ak-47 painted to resemble the AK-74m from last light.
I would really love some feedback from you guys, and im stuck between wether I should do anymore figure sculpts so if you want me to do more please let me know, Thanks guys :)
Left to Right. ZazzlVerse Iron Man(IDK if he is reject or W.I.P), Arkham Knight Batman V2(W.I.P), ZazzlVerse Joker(W.I.P Inspired by Maniacal Customs, josh tittarelli,LLGCreations, and A Dapper Young Chap), Daredevil V1(for my friend, DareDevil V2(W.I.P, and Venom Snake(Should I continue, remake, or make a different suit of him? I'm not really proud of him.)
This is my version of a Chaos Helldrake of Nurgle! I used the great Arachnarok spider kit as a base for my conversion, with loads of greenstuff and plasticard to get it to this result! I would love to hear your comments!
Some alterations have been done to the original Dark Vengeance sgt.
Switched the plasma pistol to a basic bolt pistol. The Dark Angel icons were filed and x-actoed off and replaced with Warhammer Dark Elves' Cold One's claws from their raptor like mounts. I'm still refining my greenstuff scale sculpting. But this one came out semi-satisfactory. I would probably highlight it a little better and give it another hint of color to break up the same greys I used for the chainsword and bolt pistol.
The paint style for the green armour was deliberately used from White Dwarf 368 Island of Blood issue. Where Joe Tomaszewski's Non Metallic Metal effects on Marneus Calgar is a great inspiration. And ode to the 1st Space Marine chapter, I used the Disciples of Caliban painting scheme tutorial from the same WD issue. I always liked the darker green of the Dark Angels to paint my Salamanders. And just to give it a little something I concentrated a little more detail on the chainsword.
Naked Snake from Metal Gear Solid 3: snake eater
I used citadel paints and greenstuff for the fig and the gun.
Let me know what you think :)
Thanks!
Oh wow a new Link fig what a suprise! I've finally finished my like sixth or seventh version of Link and I'm extremely happy with how it came out! Also since it's Zelda Day I thought I'd post it today! So happy Zelda Day!
This Link isn't based off of just one type of Link but multiple Links put together, but obviously the main reference was Twilight Princess Link.
I'll be honest I've had 80% of this fig done for wait what nine months? Huh didn't think it was that long. We'll anyway I had recently worked on the shield (more of that later) and that inspired me to finish the rest of the fig.
Although it might not look like it this fig is very outdated with the sculpting on the torso and arms, meaning the sculpting could be much better. But I still think it looks pretty good. All sculpted elements on the torso, arms, Ocarina, Hylian Shield, and Master Sword were sculpted with Procreate. While the head was a combination of Procreate and Greenstuff. Everything was painted using Apple Barrel, Citadel, and Anita paints. This fig also features a little bit of shading if you can't tell.
The head sculpt is probably one of my most impressive head sculpts yet and how the eyes turned out makes it 10 times better! So that's all I have for the head.
You might be able to tell but majority of the Hylian Shield is sculpted. The outer rim metal part, the overall bulge of the shield, and the Triforce were all sculpted. Most of the Master Sword hilt is sculpted the rest is card and a Lego rod, the blade us made of card also. The Ocarina is made out of Procreate a piece of lego and a lego rod in back to hold on too.
The diorama is obviously the Master Swords pedestal using elements from Ocarina of Time and Wind Waker. It's mainly made of cardboard and EVA foam mats. The stain glass thing was a last minute idea and I think it turned out great, everything on the diorama was painted using Apple Barrel paints.
So that's pretty much it for this Link fig let me know what you think! Comments and faves appreciated!
P.S I think I'm gonna wait till I can cast it to paint my Chitin armor sculpt.
P.S.S If you read all this give yourself and pat on the back and you get a huge thanks from me!
High Elf: White Lion of Chrace from Warhammer Total War. Figure heavily inspired by the in-game model art of @tom_parker.art (along with most of my previous Warhammer customs)
Armor and helmet from @brickwarriors with heavy sculpting on top by me. The axe is a kitbash of several weapons with lots of carving and green stuffing to smooth it out.
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Lady Tano, Elf Ranger Ahsoka. Inspired by @jakebartok ‘s awesome StarWars Fantasy Crossover art. I decided to stick with Ahsoka’s pre-season 7 color scheme. I think it makes her a little more easily identifiable and from a painting standpoint looks better.
The base figure was heavily sanded to slim it down. I used a modified @brickwarriors harpy armor with sculpted skirts and hip plates.
The helmet is an unmodified BW harpy helmet that I thought would make and interesting fantasy version of Ahsoka’s Togruta headpiece.
Hair was sculpted with greenstuff and face hand painted.
Swords are Koruit elf blades.
Figure is immobile to keep Ahsoka’s signature pose and keep the object source lighting with the magic blades.
Hey
Sorry for my lack of content. Contrary to popular belief I have not been in a 6 month coma after being run over by a bus. My hands have been tied down with school stuff and other commitments.
Here’s an update to what I have been working on. Said figure shown above is my first foray into Greenstuff, so don’t be too critical of the sculpt. Somehow the camera failed to capture the bat-fins, or whatever you call them I sculpted onto the gauntlets. Yes, the mask is removable but it took me 4 frustrating months and 6 different prototypes to get it right.
Currently I’m working on another DOJ Batman which (I hope) to be able to sell- not too motivated to start work on new projects at the moment. The new Batman should be, fingers crossed, ready to be sold within the next three weeks. Interested parties feel free to contact me regarding sales.
Again, I apologise for my hiatus.
Thank you!
The shift to more infantry has made this guy rest his gold and chrome multi-melta back onto the fire place mantle only to pick up a righteous gold Plasma Cannon!
Sorry this guys is also not part of the Dark Vengeance box. And I have no idea why I didnt use the one in the boxset. I still greenstuffed the tactical arrow on this guy even-though the guy in the Vengeance box has the marking already on. I think I already had this model made so I just put him in the bunch.
I wanted to make the plasma coils to illuminate a good area. Not only because it looks cool but its easier to pick him out during game play.
I have been wanting to finish this guy up for ages. Now finally he is done :). The hair is a modded werewolf Piece. Head was first a Superman one I then painted on the likeness of Michiel Huisman onto. The Details on the Body were all sculpted by me. His right arm was shaped into another angle by me. I first cutted of one half and then glued it in the other possition onto and fixed it with Greenstuff.
On both of the arms I also glued on armor pieces from the Lego Group. His wastecape was made out of E-tape by my German friend Jasper (Man of Bar). I then glued on Leather and Fabric pieces to give it more likeness. His weapon was first a normal Lego stick. I drilled a hole in it and then putted in the sharp end of my old compass into (I cutted myself by doing this ;)) I then sculpted on the tiny Boobs,face and all that. Everything was painted by Lukas.
Hope you guys like it.
I made him in his blue outfit cause I think it just looks so fabulous. Hair was a Finn one from Lego and the Head is entirely painted. His whip was from Indiana Jones. The 3d Loop on the Legs and that thing on the body was made outta Greenstuff. The shadow is out of plastic sheet. I did his shadow just so I can enter him into Tom Beke´s contest on Insta. Everything is painted by me. Stay tuned for his german friend.
Hope you guys like it.
Haven´t seen the show yet but Imma first read the books. I wanted that his tatoos looks real so I made them 3d.
Hair was a Finn hairpiece which I heavily sanded and painted. Head was entirely painted by me. I glued onto wings from Lego and then also smoothed it out with Greenstuff. I used the rest of the Greenstuff I got to sculpt the tail onto his right Leg. I then painted everything. The wings and all the dragon parts were shade painted to look like in the painting of William Blake. For those who don´t know him he painted the drawing of the great red dragon.
Hope you guys like it.
UNSC Marines from Halo. Original sculpts by @elon_wagner with some light mods and painting by me.
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