Chinese Farmer And Son Earn RM48k A Month Making Transformers Replicas Out Of Scrap Metal
Autobots, roll out!
By Darian Goh — 24 Mar 2015, 01:00 PM
A father and son from Hunan, China has teamed up to build Transformers models out of junk and scrap parts
Yu Zhilin, a farmer who has a background in fine arts and an abandoned factory to work with began making Transformers models using spare parts with his son
With a background in the fine arts to work from, an abandoned factory to work in, used car parts and images downloaded from the internet to work with and a son to help out, he began to make some pretty incredible Transformers models.
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The Transformers franchise is hugely successful in China, so Yu Zhilin, who is a farmer but has a background in fine arts, decided to start creating robot statues from spare car parts during his spare time.
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The first model took him 3 years to complete but thanks to his son's help and the Internet, Yu is now one of the top amateur Transformers builders
It was understandably difficult at first, according to Sina News. The first model took him three years to complete, but with experience and his son's help, he has now turned himself into the unquestioned top amateur Transformers-builder...at least in Hunan province.
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The farmer’s endeavor was not without difficulty – the first model he worked on took him three years to finish, but with the help of his son he was able to complete it.
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The best part? They earn around RM586,000 per year thanks to constant streams of visitors and Transformers enthusiasts who buy these models from them
A father-and-son team in southeastern China have started creating enormous recycled Transformer robot sculptures from scrap car parts that they’ve been selling for more than 1 million yuan (more than RM586,000) a year.
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The duo’s work has rightfully garnered a lot of attention, and the initial hardships were undoubtedly worth it, as they’re now raking in over one million yuan (over RM586,000) per year selling their models.
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