After being shown the first RWBY trailer earlier back in 2012, I have just been transfixed with the art style and creative direction, the new IP being produced by Roosterteeth seems to be headed. One of the many things that’s got me invested are the crazy weapon designs, and after seeing Crescent Rose in action, I was asked by a close friend to help make to make one. So to start off with I bought a heavy duty outdoor garden broom, which will act as the base frame and support skeleton of the entirte scythe. What’s particularly great about using this particular model of broom is that it comes premade with a screw detectable head, meaning I’ll be able to detach the scythe head and the handle later down the line making transportation much easier. Separating the broom head from the handle, I started to trim down the bristles with some scisccors. Then yanked them out with a pair of pliers with relative ease. Afterwhich I then sawed, sanded and grinded away all the unwanted parts of the broom head until only the vital screw thread nub remained. With the plastic nub shaped which will act as the focal point of the entire scythe head; I needed to build the gunbarrel of the scythe that would go around it, this was done mainly with PVC sheeting (Sintra) I had lying around, which I cut out and assembled togther with hotglue. In regards to cutting out the holes to make the clearance fit to accommodate the nub, I found that wood carving tools were very useful to start off with, then cleaning up the edges with a hand file. For the muzzle that slots down the top, that was done with a hacksawed piece of PVC piping which then had thin rectangular strips hot glued along the inside to simulate gun barrel splines. Putting the walls on the lower and upper half of the gun barrel everything was assembled on top of and glued around the plastic nub. With that out of the way, I then proceeded to work on the back half of the scythe head, which involved layering PVC sheets together Getting the crux of this build; whenever I've made props in the past that have had open cavities I always found that they prop will experience some degree of bending and flimsiness just from general use. Though very lightweight they are very prone to breaking should they be hit against something or be used for anything other than photography. A way I am starting to become a fan of to overcome this is taken from IKEA furniture design philosophy, which is to hot glue cardboard fins across the span of these cavities such that they can also be sealed up later and hidden from view. Trust me there will be an immediate and noticeable improvement in strength just by putting in a sufficient number of fins which will drastically prolong the life and functionality of a prop and still keep the weight down. For the front business end of Crescent Rose, again this involved laminating sheets of PVC sheets onto one another but also using wonderflex to do the various raised details. I should note Wonderflex has two sides to it, a smooth side and a woven fibered side so when cutting out your transferred templates make sure you mirror the pieces to match the side you want to be facing out...trust me it'll save you the frustration and wasted material To glue all the parts together I've use mainly epoxy glue, which comes in a tiny tube that has two nozzles on it , simply mix the two solutions and smear on with a popsicle stick, the glue cures in 5 minutes for a very strong bond. The dome parts on either side were made from a cheap LED light fixtures that I trimmed down. Moving onto the actual blade, using the PVC base I cut out, the bevel of the blade was shaped with automotive body filler (bondo) and then sanded down. For the top fin of the scythe I glued a bridging base across the span of the scythe which it would sit upon, and again used this opportunity to put in as many of those cardboards fins inside as I could. Gluing the blade part to the rest of the scythe head with Araldite Super Strength epoxy, I topped it off with a couple coats of primer. Starting work on the scythe handle; using the original garden broom handle, I used contact cement to glue on the two faces of what would eventually become the handle base structure. And since the handle is expected to experience the most handling and wear, I had to incorporate a whole heap of fins to ensure that there is as minimal bending or warping as possible. So fins, fins, fins, time consuming but essential. Closing up the exposed faces with PVC pannels and using wonderflex to the various details that runs along the handle its starting to take shape. With the front half looking good I underwent a similar build process to do the back half. In particular the spear tip on the end of the handle was cut out of MDF. The blades shaped with a belt sander making sure not to over cut the bevel. and finishing off with piece of PVC. The side bolt handle was made from a cheap hand fan I found one day, which happen to have the right shape and length. Gluing on all the remaing details like the trigger and such with tubes of epoxy glue, giving it all a good coat of primer i was ready to begin painting. The paint job was done mainly with acrylic paints and a sharpie to do the edges to help bring out the crisp aesthetic of the scythe; the emblem on the magazine was drawn using carbon transfer paper then painted over. Thanks for reading.

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Peachy pink buds open to beautiful, white, chalice-shaped blooms, with a pinkish hue at the earliest stage of flowering. The incurved petals create an arresting interplay of light and shadow. The strong Old Rose fragrance has hints of almond blossom, cucumber and lemon zest. It forms a neat, rounded, bushy head of growth. David Austin, 2015.

Colour: Cream Flowering: Repeat Flowering Fragrance: Light, Musk Size: Large Shrub 5ft 5ft Bloom Size: Large Pale peachy pink buds gradually open to form neatly cupped, cream rosettes. Each bloom has a perfect ring of waxy petals enclosing numerous smaller petals. Eventually the petals turn back to form a large, domed flower. Read more Mixed Border Rose Hedges Shady Areas Very Few Thorns See more rose information

Beautiful at all stages, bearing small clusters of mid pink, medium-large, cupped rosettes. They have a strong, delicious myrrh and heather honey fragrance. The arching branches are clothed in glossy, dark foliage. Named after the gothic revival house in Twickenham, London, built by Horace Walpole.

Colour: Cream Flowering: Repeat Flowering Fragrance: Light, Musk Size: Large Shrub 5ft 5ft Bloom Size: Large Pale peachy pink buds gradually open to form neatly cupped, cream rosettes. Each bloom has a perfect ring of waxy petals enclosing numerous smaller petals. Eventually the petals turn back to form a large, domed flower. Read more Mixed Border Rose Hedges Shady Areas Very Few Thorns See more rose information

The Alnwick Rose features pretty, rich pink, cup-shaped buds opening into a deeply cupped flower of soft pink with pale outer edges. True to the old rose form, her flowers are beautiful at all stages. The Alnwick Rose grows into a rounded, bushy, continually blooming plant with flowers blossoming intermittently from early summer to frost. She is moderately fragrant with a blend of old rose fragrance and a hint of summer raspberry. She is a great choice for beds, borders, or pots! Recommended 6+ hours of direct sunlight.

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These Osiria Rose care tips will help you grow the two toned rose that took the internet by storm. It's color is desirable but it's finicky to grow at best.

In conversation with Lucy McKenzie, 25 June 2015, Islington, London (an extract from recently published The Inventors of Tradition II)

Named for the Thomas Hardy novel, Tess of the d’Urbervilles® features large, fragrant, 4" flowers with 70+ petals in a bright crimson color. Her blooms have a nice, deeply curved shape in the early stages, and then her petals turn back to a less formal flower. Tess’ blooms are hefty and usually bend over, giving an elegant, cascading effect to the bush. Her growth is robust and spreads against large, dark green foliage. We love Tess’ old rose and fruity-myrrh fragrance and that she is a generous, repeat bloomer. She can handle partial shade or pots and makes an excellent Climber.

St. Tropez is a wonderful blend of apricot and orange flowers with ruffled, 5” blooms that emit a powerful fragrance. Her glossy, green foliage covers the bushy plants and sets the stage for a magnificent show of blooms. This repeat bloomer does really well in beds, borders, or pots and is a great choice for zones 5-9.

A rose of most unusual colouring, similar to that of parchment with mixed copper shades. The flowers are beautiful at all stages, opening to shapely, rounded blooms. Wisbech, 1976.

With its elegant, pure-white colour and attractive large clusters of blooms ’Starlight Symphony’ is a variety that you are guaranteed to love. A prolific flowering and pollinator-friendly climbing rose, this outstanding specimen was judged a winner due to its high level of disease resistance and its repeat flowering from July to September. Make a feature of this fabulous rose and grow it centre stage in a large pot or your favourite border, where it can be fully admired by all that pass by - a real talking point for your garden. Supplied freshly potted, ready to be planted out, ’Starlight Symphony’ will climb to approximately 300 cm tall x 270 cm wide. Care Information:- To prune, just remove any dead, dying, damaged and diseased stems and also deadhead regularly. When pruning, make sure that your secateurs are clean and sharp to prevent squashing stems and introducing disease. Add mycorrhizal fungi to the roots when planting to help the plant establish quicker. Roses can be planted at any time of the year, as long as the soil is not frozen, waterlogged or drought-dry. Plant your rose where it can get plenty of sun for at least half of the day, and where it will be sheltered from the wind. Roses tolerate wide range of soils but thrive in deep, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil, so add plenty of well-rotted manure into the hole if necessary and plant so that the graft union (the swollen area when the stems meet the roots) is around 3cm below soil level. Water well every other day - daily if the weather is hot and dry. Established roses can be watered around once a week through spring and summer - more if the weather is hot. For best results, feed roses in late- March/April and again in late July. Brand: You Garden High level of disease resistance & its repeat flowering from July to September Climb to approximately 300 cm tall x 270 cm wide The images of the products on our website are for illustrative purposes. We endeavour to display as accurately as possible the colours of our products on our website, however, as different computers and mobile devices display colour tones differently we cannot guarantee the complete accuracy of the pictures or photographs that are shown.

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Beautiful at all stages, bearing small clusters of mid pink, medium-large, cupped rosettes. They have a strong, delicious myrrh and heather honey fragrance. The arching branches are clothed in glossy, dark foliage. Named after the gothic revival house in Twickenham, London, built by Horace Walpole.