My father was a toy photographer before I was. He also loved general photography. My father had all a lot of equipment, my brother and I would go with him around Vancouver to take some pictures and help him set up. He bought us some MOTU and took some photos of them. I found these pictures in storage.
Teletraan I is the semi-sentient computer that runs the Autobots' spaceship/base, the Ark.
Teletraan I has extensive communications abilities and can monitor Earth's television and radio broadcasts to search for news that may be of interest to the Autobots. It also operates the Sky Spy and was responsible for rebuilding and reactivating all the Transformers aboard the Ark in 1984.
I been recently been looking online for dioramas for my photography. When I looked I saw some of the prices and they are way over my budget, so I decided to make my own using online printouts. Still needs a little work but these are my first trials for making diorama pieces. Hope you enjoy the picture, more to come to my blog.
Second Attempt Building Teletraan One
If you ever seen my previous blog on my building of Autobot base diorama you would see my first attempt of making Teletran 1 and how bad it looked after. I don't know how some people made the print out of Teletraan 1 but there version came out really nice. Mine was just a fail.
Really upset at my first attempt, I decided not to follow the instructions and make Teletraan 1 my own way.
Teletraan 1 take 2
Took a little time making Teletraan 1 but it was fun for me.
Drum roll please......
Teletraan 1
After 8 hrs Teletraan 1 is finished. Can't wait to take more photos with my new dioramas.
Teletraan 1 side
Autobot Base
When the Autobots' spacecraft crash-landed on Earth four million years ago, Teletraan I shared the same fate as all the Transformers on board, being knocked offline by the violent impact. When the volcano into which the ship had wedged itself erupted in 1984, Teletraan I was jarred back into life, and it quickly deployed a Sky Spy probe to scan for new alternate modes it could reconfigure the Transformers into. Unfortunately for just about everyone, Teletraan I did so indiscriminately, and the first Transformer that happened to be in the path of the restoration beam the computer projected was the Decepticon, Skywarp. Teletraan I was either unable or unwilling to redirect its beam, meaning that the other Transformers had to be dragged into its path, and of course, Skywarp immediately had the computer restore Megatron and the other Decepticons. Indeed, the Autobots would never have felt Teletraan's healing touch at all, if Starscream had not fired upon the buried spaceship as the Decepticons were leaving, causing a tremor that jostled Optimus Prime into the computer's beam. The revived Autobot leader thanked Teletraan with a thumbs-up, and quickly set about restoring the other Autobots.
Transformers - Teletraan 1
Check out my YouTube video of my construction of the Decepticon Nemesis Computer.
I found Overlord at Toys r Us. Noticed he was opened so I asked the front desk if they could give me a discounted price. They found out the original price was $59.99 so they offered with $25.00. I ask for $20.00 and they were cool with it. Only bad thing was his blaster was broken, collector card and instructions where missing. Plus he was not properly strapped in like when they come new in package. I have a feeling one of the employees opened and played with Overlord then put him back on the shelf.
Here's how I fixed Overlords Gun. I was not sure if it was going to work but I had to try. It would have really suck if I could not fix his gun, most of his transformation needs his gun even move for his base and tank mode.
Repair
Trying to find the right parts for repair.
At first I was a little worried, I couldn't find the bottom half of his gun handle but I found it in the bottom hole of his tank mode.
Used a Pop Rivet for the Handle
I had to get something to support the handle since it was broken in half. First I had to sand both broken ends of the handles so they would be flush when glued together. I got a mini rivet and cut it into size, installed it in the middle hole of the handle and glued it.
Waiting to Cure
At first i was looking at different alternative rods to use to find the best fit. The rivet worked the best for me.
This Worked Way Better
Glued the handles and pop rivet together, let dry then cut off the rivet.
Snipped off the Rivet
Sand off the end of the rivet after it dries/cured.
Sand Down to Size
Almost There
Half Way Done
Slowly but Surely
I just used any materials I had. I had some car touch up paint I used to paint the handle.
Time to add Paint
Boom! Done!
Looks Good at this Angle
Not Bad
Here you go the repair for Overlords gun.
The End Results
Overlord - Blaster
Overlord - Tank
Overlord - Stealth Jet
Overlord - Base
Let me know what you think of the end results. It worked out well for me even more so for Overlord.
*For MINT IN BOX are the days I'm going to post Action Figures that still new in there package that are part of my collection. Many more to come.*
Blackarachnia
Blackarachnia was part of my collection for awhile. I thought it's time to downsize some of collection and get rid of my Transformers Animated figures. At the time the Animated figures where in my opinion pretty close to the G1 Transformers. The other Transformers toy lines at that time where not to my liking. Now it's time to make room for more figures, I just sold Blackarachnia. Nice figure, alway sad to part with some figures.
Blackarachnia started out as a promising young recruit at the Autobot academy. Accidentally abandoned on a hostile alien world by her teammates, she did the only thing she could--merged with the organic monsters that swarmed the caves in which she was trapped. Emerging as a technorganic mutant, she vowed revenge on the Autobots that had left her behind, and joined the Decepticons in their war of conquest.
Another toy run, went with my cousin on a toy hunt hoping we could find a good haul at a toy store a little bit away. We got some good thing some not bad on the price and some a little high. Here are a few quick shots.
Thanks
BIGMANILA
Reveal The Shield - Tracks
Generations - Wheeljack
Autobot - Tracks
Autobot - Wheeljack
Tracks and Wheeljack
I wish collected more of the Transformers Generations, Reveal the Shield, and Classic lines. They had some pretty good figures that I missed on and now I'm starting to collect them.
Titans Return - Shuffler
Autobot - Shuffler
My Cousins Haul
My cousin had a sweet haul. Tomy Takara Metroplex and Rewind.
