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Saturday, March 16, 2013

The 1st Unofficial Art Contest Winning Entry: Giyeratron

The long wait is over...

From seven participants...
It's now down to two.

I present to you the winning combiners in the first ever Erwin Imagin Fourze's Unofficial Foldabots Art Contest!

On this blog well take a look on a work by James Edward Salazar.

GIYERABOTS

Built to serve and protect, these Foldabots dedicate themselves in defending our beloved land. They used to be military vehicles of our army and now they are here to stop destruction no matter the cost. Starting the set, we have PUTOK. Now, Putok is a light tank packed with a lot of power. His rival is Haltak of the Gunawbots--their biggest problem.

PUTOK


Putok artwork by James Edward Salazar


To Build Putok:
Cut out the patterns by following the RED lines and fold all BROKEN lines.
1. Glue the MAIN BODY to itself.
2. Glue TOP SLEEVES and ARM SLEEVE each to itself, then glue them onto the MAIN BODY. (Top sleeves are the ones with the green rectangle in it.)
3. Glue TIRES, BACK, and MISSILE onto the MAIN BODY.
4. Glue RIGHT ARM onto the MAIN BODY.
5. For the turret/left arm, glue the GUN to itself but leaving the end tabs unglued, then glue this onto the LEFT ARM.

Note: Cut out the part on the lower right corner and save this piece for Bantay.

Moving on, we have PASAN. He's an infantry transporter truck that carries soldiers to the battlefield. Originally he's named PICK-UP, but I decided to rename him because it's a rejected name to me. His rival is Giba.

PICK-UP(PASAN)


Pick-Up artwork by James Edward Salazar
To Build Pasan:
Cut out the patterns by following the RED lines and fold all BROKEN lines.
1. Glue the MAIN BODY to itself.
2. Glue BACK SLEEVE and ROOF each to itself, then glue them onto the MAIN BODY. (Back sleeve should be glued on the back of Pasan.
3. Glue TIRES and REAR onto the MAIN BODY.
4. Glue the ARMS onto the MAIN BODY.
5. For the left launcher, glue the LAUNCHER to itself, then glue the MISSILE and BACK TAB onto the LAUNCHER. (The back tab should be in the part where the opening is, this will be placed on Giyeratron's left shoulder, and don't forget to save this part for later!)

Our next Giyerabot is SIGAW, the heavy artillery tank that can blast even the biggest of tanks. He maybe small, but he always makes the Giyerabots' War Cry "GIYERAHAAAAAN!" His original name is EXPLOSIYON, and just like the last one before, I changed the name to make it better. His rival is Basag.

EXPLOSIYON(SIGAW)


Explosiyon artwork by James Edward Salazar
To Build Sigaw:
Cut out the patterns by following the RED lines and fold all BROKEN lines.
1. Glue the MAIN BODY to itself.
2. Glue TOP SLEEVES each to itself, then glue them onto the MAIN BODY.
3. Glue both CRAWLERS each to itself, then glue them onto the MAIN BODY. (The looped part should be in the front.)
4. Glue BACK onto the MAIN BODY.
5. Glue LEFT ARM onto the MAIN BODY.
6. For the turret/right arm, glue the TURRET onto the RIGHT ARM, glue both BARRELS each to itself but leaving the end tabs unglued, then glue this onto the TURRET.

Let's head on to our next member, DALA. His capability is to carry weapons and ammunition to the war as a mobile armory vehicle. His rival is Guho.

DALA


Dala artwork by James Edward Salazar
To Build Dala:
Cut out the patterns by following the RED lines and fold all BROKEN lines.
1. Glue the MAIN BODY to itself.
2. Glue BACK SLEEVE and ROOF each to itself, then glue them onto the MAIN BODY. (Back sleeve should be glued on the back of Dala.
3. Glue TIRES and RAILS onto the MAIN BODY.
4. Glue the ARMS onto the MAIN BODY.
5. For the right launcher, glue the LAUNCHER to itself, then glue the MISSILE and BACK TAB onto the LAUNCHER. (The back tab should be in the part where the opening is, this will be placed on Giyeratron's left shoulder.)
6. Glue GIYERATRON HEAD to itself. Save the head and launcher parts for later.

And now to the head honcho of the Giyerabots--BANTAY. He is a bunker tank where the soldiers he carries shoots from the inside. He is also called "The Mobile Fortress." His rival is Tibag.

BANTAY


Bantay artwork by James Edward Salazar
To Build Bantay:
Cut out the patterns by following the RED lines and fold all BROKEN lines.
1. Glue the MAIN BODY to itself, curl the tracks and glue them to the other side to form shoulder loops.
2. Glue the ARM SLEEVES each to itself, then glue them onto the MAIN BODY.
3. Glue the REAR TABS onto the MAIN BODY.
4. Glue FRONT onto the ROOF, then glue them onto the MAIN BODY. (The roof part can be found on Putok's pattern.)
5. Glue RADAR BASE to itself by gluing only the gray parts.
6. Glue the RADAR PIN to itself by gluing only the triangle parts.
7. Glue RADAR PIN onto RADAR DISH, then glue RADAR DISH onto RADAR BASE, and finally, glue the RADAR BASE onto the ROOF. (The black part is for the radar dish, while the white part of the radar base is for the roof.)

Alright, without further a due, let's get into the main event! GIYERATRON is a siege specialist and a total powerhouse. He's equipped with two missile launchers ready to shoot down hostile Lutabots especially the destroyer Gunawtron.

GIYERATRON


Giyeratron artwork by James Edward Salazar
To Form Giyeratron:

PUTOK from light tank mode/SIGAW from heavy artillery tank: Open the front tab to pull out the missile for Putok and claws for Sigaw. Then, open the rear tab and pull out the T-connector, close the tab back. Insert them onto Bantay's left shoulder for Putok and right shoulder for Sigaw.

PASAN from infantry transporter truck/DALA from mobile armory vehicle: Open out the front tab to form a foot, then insert Bantay's left rear tab onto the back sleeve of Pasan and Bantay's right rear tab onto the back sleeve of Dala.

BANTAY from Foldabot mode: Tuck both arms to their respective sleeves, attach the launcher parts onto Bantay's shoulder, then place Giyeratron's head onto Bantay.

Extra Gimmicks: The turrets are interchangeable, and the launcher parts can be stored onto Pasan and Dala or use them as turrets for Putok and Sigaw.

Last time we looked at the other winning entry done by Lester Bernaldez named "GUNAWTRON"

Credit goes to James Edward Salazar for the illustrations. Paper engineering by yours truly, EJ Sotto (Erwin Imagin Fourze)

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Friday, March 15, 2013

The 1st Unofficial Art Contest Winning Entry: Gunawtron

The long wait is over...

From seven participants...
It's now down to two.

I present to you the winning combiners in the first ever Erwin Imagin Fourze's Unofficial Foldabots Art Contest!

On this blog well take a look on a work by Lester Bernaldez.

GUNAWBOTS

They are the roughest Lutabots around, when it comes to breaking down structures. Our first Gunawbot is the bulldozer named GUHO.  He likes pushing things out of his way, and if you would compare him to TU-LOCK who's on the good side, he in the other hand is on the bad side.

GUHO

Guho artwork by Lester Bernaldez
 To build Guho:
Cut out the patterns by following the RED lines and fold all BROKEN lines.
1. Glue MAIN BODY to itself.
2. Glue ENGINE and COCKPIT onto the MAIN BODY (You may follow the illustration above for best results.)
3. Glue MUFFLER to itself and glue onto the MAIN BODY.
4. Glue the ARMS onto the MAIN BODY.
5. For the bulldozer's plate, glue PLATE to itself, then glue the DOZER ARM onto the PLATE (Glue exactly where the rectangle is!)

Our next Gunawbot is GIBA, a farm tractor who does no harm to anybody, but secretly, devastates all the crops without a trace.

GIBA


Giba artwork by Lester Bernaldez
To build Giba:
Cut out the patterns by following the RED lines and fold all BROKEN lines.
1. Glue MAIN BODY to itself.
2. Glue COCKPIT onto the MAIN BODY (You may follow the illustration above for best results.)
3. Glue TIRES onto the MAIN BODY, the small ones go at the front, while the large ones are at the back.
4. Glue the ARMS onto the MAIN BODY.

Next up is HALTAK, a crane crawler that is similar to the Decepticon HIGHTOWER from the movie "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen." His duty is to winch out the heaviest trash left by his comrades.

HALTAK


Haltak artwork by Lester Bernaldez
To build Haltak:
Cut out the patterns by following the RED lines and fold all BROKEN lines.
1. Glue MAIN BODY, COCKPIT, CRANE ARM, and SLEEVE, each to itself.
2. Glue COCKPIT, LEFT HAND, and SLEEVE onto the MAIN BODY
3. Glue the ARMS onto the MAIN BODY.
4. For the crane arm, take a piece of string of about 5 inches in length, tie a knot on one end, slip it onto the slit on the crane arm's TIP, then glue it onto the CRANE ARM.
5. Glue the HOOK onto the other end of the string.

We move on to BASAG, a wrecking ball crawler designed to demolish tall buildings but leave a lot of mess.

BASAG


Basag artwork by Lester Bernaldez
To build Haltak:
Cut out the patterns by following the RED lines and fold all BROKEN lines.
1. Glue MAIN BODY, COCKPIT, WRECKER ARM, and SLEEVE, each to itself.
2. Glue COCKPIT, RIGHT HAND, and SLEEVE onto the MAIN BODY
3. Glue the ARMS onto the MAIN BODY.
4. For the wrecker arm, take a piece of string of about 5 inches in length, tie a knot on one end, slip it onto the slit on the crane arm's TIP, then glue it onto the WRECKER ARM.
5. Glue both BALLS onto the other end of the string and sandwich it together.

Finally, the leader of the Gunawbots--TIBAG. A massive quarry dump truck that can carry all the mess made by his minions and dump it in the outskirts of the city.

TIBAG

Tibag artwork by Lester Bernaldez
To build Tibag:
Cut out the patterns by following the RED lines and fold all BROKEN lines.
1. Glue MAIN BODY, DUMP, and ARM SLEEVES, each to itself.
2. Glue TIRES, COCKPIT, ARM SLEEVES, and DUMP SLEEVE onto the MAIN BODY.
3. Glue the ARMS onto the MAIN BODY.
4. Glue the SHOULDER FLAPS onto the opposite side of the MAIN BODY.
5. Glue DUMP TAB and TOP onto DUMP.
6. Glue DUMP onto the MAIN BODY.
7. Glue GUNAWTRON'S HEAD to itself.

Now, let's form GUNAWTRON! This vicious Lutabot creates massive destruction in his environment.

GUNAWTRON


Gunawtron artwork by Lester Bernaldez
To Form Gunawtron:

GUHO from bulldozer mode: Detach the dozer plate and attach it upwards to form a foot. Insert Tibag's right leg onto the back of Guho.

GIBA from farm tractor mode: Open out the front tab to form a foot. Insert Tibag's left leg onto the back of Giba.

HALTAK from crane crawler mode/BASAG from wrecker crawler mode: Open out the front tab and pull the hand out. Close the tab back. Pull out the connector tab and insert it onto Tibag's left shoulder for Haltak and right shoulder for Basag, fold the broken line back to hold the part in place. (This is the same gimmick found in Komyutatron.)

TIBAG from Lutabot mode: Tuck both arms onto their respective sleeves. Place Gunawtron's head onto Tibag.

Extra Gimmicks: The crane and wrecker arms are interchangeable.

On the next blog is the other winning entry which was created by James Edward Salazar called "GIYERATRON"

Credit goes to Lester Bernaldez for the illustrations. Paper Engineering by yours truly, EJ Sotto (Erwin Imagin Fourze.)