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Henan farmer builds crop of Transformers

Duan Shaojie, 59, from Luoyang, Henan province, retired from the military at a relatively young age - leaving him with plenty of time to indulge in creative pursuits. His robotic creations range from 2 to 13 meters in height. Duan started to think big after seeing Transformers in 2013. His first project was a 13-meter-tall titan built in the image of big-rig Autobot leader Optimus Prime. The entire process took around two months. According to his son, the family now earns around 1 million yuan ($139,660) per year - with a large proportion of this coming from sales of Duan's sculptures.

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