Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!!

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14 years ago on June 26th, 2000, a little Transformers fansite name Seibertron.com launched which itself has transformed into a website that reaches over 400,000 unique monthly visitors from around the world. While the initial focus for the first 4 years were screen capture galleries from the cartoons, the primary focus of this site switched to toy galleries back in 2004. During the past 10 years, over 3,160 Transformers toys have gone under the scrutiny of my camera in order to bring all of you be-all end-all galleries of our favorite characters in toy form. Improvements to my computer, cameras and lighting setup have continued to aid my efficiency to share hundreds of thousands of photos that have all been individually hand cropped.

While the Seibertron.com galleries are a work-in-progress and unfortunately don't cover everything (yet), just about everything from the past 30 years of the Transformers toys has been covered. From Generation One to Transformers Prime, Optimus Primal to Optimus ExPrime, Calvin Johnson Megatron to Nike Megatron, G1 Unicron to Lucky Draw Unicron and everything in between. It's been a fun ride so far and I can't thank all of you enough for being part of this exciting journey that has no end in sight.

One image at a time has led to the world's largest collection of Transformers galleries and images. Currently, the Seibertron.com 3,169 galleries are comprised of 300,420 images. In the time since the first gallery launched back on January 4th, 2004, I have posted an average of ...

564 photos (5.96 galleries) per week
80 photos (0.85 galleries) per day
3.36 photos per hour

... and that's just the photos that end up on the site and not counting the ones that end up on the cutting room floor due to blurry shots, poor colors or white balance, mis-transformed figures, duplicates, etc.

I appreciate all of the encouragement, support, pageviews, compliments, and your participation here on Seibertron.com as the quest to photograph just about everything Transformers toy related continues well into 2014 and beyond. As long as all of you keep checking out the galleries here, I'll keep churning them out!

Without further ado, I thought I'd use this moment to highlight Seibertron.com's 50 most popular galleries. These very popular galleries cover a variety of different toys from the 30 year history of the Transformers toys. Some may surprise you, some surprise even myself.

Here's to the next 300,000 images! Enjoy.

Ryan
Seibertron.com

#1 - Transformers Masterpiece Megatron (MP-05)
Images in this gallery have been viewed 901,443 times.

#2 - Transformers (2007) Optimus Prime
Images in this gallery have been viewed 884,044 times.

#3 - 3rd Party Products TFX-01 City Commander (Ultra Magnus)
Images in this gallery have been viewed 709,624 times.

#4 - Transformers (2007) Blackout
Images in this gallery have been viewed 708,877 times.

#5 - Transformers Masterpiece Convoy (MP-04)
Images in this gallery have been viewed 608,305 times.

#6 - Transformers (2007) Megatron
Images in this gallery have been viewed 599,427 times.

#7 - Transformers (2007) Ironhide
Images in this gallery have been viewed 571,403 times.

#8 - Transformers (2007) Barricade
Images in this gallery have been viewed 495,677 times.

#9 - Transformers Masterpiece Starscream (MP-03)
Images in this gallery have been viewed 483,673 times.

#10 - Transformers (2007) Optimus Prime
Images in this gallery have been viewed 446,259 times.

#11 - G1 1985 Devastator
Images in this gallery have been viewed 420,673 times.

#12 - Transformers (2007) Starscream
Images in this gallery have been viewed 403,600 times.

#13 - Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Bumblebee
Images in this gallery have been viewed 393,832 times.

#14 - Hunt For The Decepticons Starscream
Images in this gallery have been viewed 391,003 times.

#15 - Transformers Masterpiece Rodimus Convoy (MP-09)
Images in this gallery have been viewed 366,692 times.

#16 - Cybertron Primus
Images in this gallery have been viewed 364,958 times.

#17 - Beast Wars Metals Optimal Optimus
Images in this gallery have been viewed 354,202 times.

#18 - Transformers (2007) Bonecrusher
Images in this gallery have been viewed 348,513 times.

#19 - Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Buster Optimus Prime
Images in this gallery have been viewed 341,338 times.

#20 - Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Devastator
Images in this gallery have been viewed 337,724 times.

#21 - Transformers Masterpiece Ultra Magnus (MP-02)
Images in this gallery have been viewed 315,499 times.

#22 - Dark of the Moon Sentinel Prime
Images in this gallery have been viewed 314,843 times.

#23 - Armada Unicron
Images in this gallery have been viewed 313,918 times.

#24 - 3rd Party Products TFX-04 Protector (Rodimus Prime)
Images in this gallery have been viewed 313,634 times.

#25 - Transformers (2007) Jazz
Images in this gallery have been viewed 307,949 times.

#26 - Transformers Masterpiece Optimus Prime (20th Anniversary DVD)
Images in this gallery have been viewed 306,648 times.

#27 - G1 1985 Omega Supreme
Images in this gallery have been viewed 299,343 times.

#28 - Dark of the Moon Ultimate Optimus Prime
Images in this gallery have been viewed 277,963 times.

#29 - Transformers Masterpiece Optimus Prime (MP-10)
Images in this gallery have been viewed 268,961 times.

#30 - Transformers Animated Grimlock
Images in this gallery have been viewed 267,644 times.

#31 - Transformers Animated Optimus Prime
Images in this gallery have been viewed 260,843 times.

#32 - Transformers Animated Shockwave (Longarm Prime)
Images in this gallery have been viewed 258,681 times.

#33 - Dark of the Moon Optimus Prime with Mechtech Trailer
Images in this gallery have been viewed 254,804 times.

#34 - G1 1985 Jetfire
Images in this gallery have been viewed 252,337 times.

#35 - Transformers (2007) Megatron
Images in this gallery have been viewed 252,284 times.

#36 - Robots In Disguise Ultra Magnus
Images in this gallery have been viewed 245,285 times.

#37 - Robots In Disguise Optimus Prime
Images in this gallery have been viewed 241,726 times.

#38 - Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Devastator
Images in this gallery have been viewed 236,695 times.

#39 - 3rd Party Products Crossfire Combat Unit Full Colossus Combination (Bruticus)
Images in this gallery have been viewed 235,791 times.

#40 - Transformers Classics Jetfire
Images in this gallery have been viewed 234,382 times.

#41 - Transformers Classics Devastator
Images in this gallery have been viewed 232,281 times.

#42 - Dark of the Moon Shockwave
Images in this gallery have been viewed 231,799 times.

#43 - Beast Wars Metals Megatron
Images in this gallery have been viewed 229,552 times.

#44 - G1 1986 Bruticus
Images in this gallery have been viewed 226,098 times.

#45 - Transformers (2007) Wreckage
Images in this gallery have been viewed 225,722 times.

#46 - Universe - Classics 2.0 Galvatron
Images in this gallery have been viewed 222,878 times.

#47 - Cybertron Metroplex
Images in this gallery have been viewed 221,472 times.

#48 - Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Optimus Prime
Images in this gallery have been viewed 220,736 times.

#49 - Transformers (2007) Bumblebee
Images in this gallery have been viewed 216,695 times.

#50 - Cybertron Optimus Prime
Images in this gallery have been viewed 215,437 times.

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Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558132)
Posted by No One on March 17th, 2014 @ 11:50am CDT

Bravo sir. BRAVO!

Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558136)
Posted by Maquese on March 17th, 2014 @ 12:01pm CDT

HUGE congrats, Ryan! Your photos are always amazing. I need to get a decent photo setup one of these days, specifically a better lighting setup...

Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558138)
Posted by BadFlipKC on March 17th, 2014 @ 12:04pm CDT

This has been a go-to resource for me ever since I started working on the brand - thank you so much for all the hard work!!!

Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558164)
Posted by T-Macksimus on March 17th, 2014 @ 12:45pm CDT

Every time I catch my youngest son using google images to look up a Transformer I always ask him what the hell he's doing and tell him to come here for pictures. Anytime I need to verify the transformation of a 2nd hand figure I've purchased or wind up purchasing "junk piles" of figures and need to sort and identify parts before repairing/rebuilding, I come to your galleries. I have the utmost respect for all your hard work here and have to give heartfelt thanks on creating such a wonderful site and doing such amazing photos. Congratulations on hitting this milestone and here's to a great many more. :APPLAUSE:

Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558171)
Posted by Va'al on March 17th, 2014 @ 12:58pm CDT

Well done indeed! :APPLAUSE:

Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558173)
Posted by kirbenvost on March 17th, 2014 @ 1:07pm CDT

Congratulations Ryan! This site is a huge resources for collectors the world over, and a prime (heh) source of news and information on Transformers as well. Your galleries are always a pleasure to look through and some are eagerly anticipated as they are the most detailed look we get at figures. I use your photos as a resource to keep inventory of my collection and to help inform my purchasing decisions. Well done and thank you for all your hard work. Here's to many more photos to come! :APPLAUSE:

Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558175)
Posted by craggy on March 17th, 2014 @ 1:32pm CDT

Congrats, Ryan! :BOWDOWN:

Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558177)
Posted by wilcosu35 on March 17th, 2014 @ 1:54pm CDT

congratulations, and thank you very much for your hard work :APPLAUSE:

Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558185)
Posted by welcometothedarksyde on March 17th, 2014 @ 2:27pm CDT

Congratulations! 3 photos a day is insane. It brings my heart joy to see so many of my favorite Transformers franchises consistently being appreciated and some approaching a million views. Who knew that one of the most difficult and fear-inducing transformations ever (MP Megatron) made the top of the list, maybe people wanted to see pictures rather than transform it themselves :lol:

Also surprised to see Blackout so high on the list, I'm not an enormous fan of that mold. He really could've used the leader treatment

Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558273)
Posted by MightyMagnus78 on March 17th, 2014 @ 4:42pm CDT

Great job Ryan ;)^

Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558275)
Posted by XDMan on March 17th, 2014 @ 4:42pm CDT

Long live Seibertron, this fansite, and the many galleries of toys new and old!! :APPLAUSE:

Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558277)
Posted by Deathscythetransform on March 17th, 2014 @ 4:45pm CDT

with all these photos you could make one hell of a stop motion!

congrats!!

Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558287)
Posted by OptimalOptimus2 on March 17th, 2014 @ 4:58pm CDT

Not only is this your celebration of 300,00 images, but it's your tenth anniversary of the Transformers galleries.

Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558317)
Posted by Seibertron on March 17th, 2014 @ 7:09pm CDT

welcometothedarksyde wrote:Congratulations! 3 photos a day is insane.

3 photos an hour straight for the past 10 years and some change!

welcometothedarksyde wrote:It brings my heart joy to see so many of my favorite Transformers franchises consistently being appreciated and some approaching a million views. Who knew that one of the most difficult and fear-inducing transformations ever (MP Megatron) made the top of the list, maybe people wanted to see pictures rather than transform it themselves

Masterpiece Megatron has always been near the top of the list but he only recently surpassed Movie 2007 Leader Class Optimus Prime. A lot of the top 50 are galleries that I had really early full blown galleries. Masterpiece Megatron was oddly one that we didn't have a lot of photos of initially before he was released. We had one of first galleries of him.

I'm pretty sure my gallery of Movie Optimus Prime was first as well. I got him a few weeks before he started showing up in retail thanks to the press kit box that Hasbro sent out to sites like Seibertron.com and other media outlets. I got the box after work one night because UPS wouldn't drop it off at my apartment. I had to take the city bus to go to the UPS pickup facility between downtown Chicago and Comiskey. What a pain that was. By the time I got home (on a work night), it was like 9 o'clock at night or something. I worked until 3 in the morning on that gallery (and still made it to work by 9am the next morning) so that we could be the first to have the full gallery of it.

City Commander was one of the biggest traffic days on Seibertron.com ever. FansProject sent that to me about 4 to 6 weeks in advance of the retail release. Again, we had a first exclusive with that one. City Commander was really the first of the modern era of 3rd party products. People were super excited about it.

welcometothedarksyde wrote:Also surprised to see Blackout so high on the list, I'm not an enormous fan of that mold. He really could've used the leader treatment

Blackout and some of the other movie ones were initially really popular again because we were able to get galleries done of them long before retail release. D-Banks hooked me up with that one. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like he's been around here for the past 5 years. Always a bummer to see members like him disappear from the hobby. memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=34099

Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558335)
Posted by Mkall on March 17th, 2014 @ 8:22pm CDT

Congratulations on the milestone Seibs. If I have questions on how a figure is supposed to look/transform, I always check to see if it has a gallery here before looking for other sources.

See you at Botcon!

Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558359)
Posted by triKlops on March 17th, 2014 @ 9:16pm CDT

Congrats on the milestone Seibs; hopefully many more to come! :APPLAUSE:

Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558372)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on March 17th, 2014 @ 9:55pm CDT

I can't imagine the amount of patience it takes to take all those photos, even if it's an excuse to play with the figures a lot. Especially next to a full time job and caring for a newborn. I do remember back in the day when the screen captures were the dominant feature, and I wish you still had them. I enjoyed looking through those. I look through the galleries mainly to look at figures I don't and have never owned, as well as helping me make purchase decisions. I am surprised that a lot of the movie figures are in the top 50. It shows great dedication on your part for what you love to prepare these galleries, not only for the recognition you get for it, but also to contribute to the fandom as much as the site does.

Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558382)
Posted by Seibertron on March 17th, 2014 @ 10:33pm CDT

BadFlipKC wrote:This has been a go-to resource for me ever since I started working on the brand - thank you so much for all the hard work!!!

Thanks Ken! It's great to hear from you and it's fantastic as always to hear that the photos are being used as reference material at Hasbro. I often think of the artists at Hasbro and at IDW when I'm working on these galleries hoping that I can provide you guys with material that you need for references.

Hope to see you at BotCon again!

Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558383)
Posted by Seibertron on March 17th, 2014 @ 10:36pm CDT

Rodimus Prime wrote:I can't imagine the amount of patience it takes to take all those photos, even if it's an excuse to play with the figures a lot. Especially next to a full time job and caring for a newborn.

It's a little easier once Seibertron.com became the full time job back in 2009. I still put in 80 hour work weeks but it beats working for someone else and trying to find some time to work on this site. I just wouldn't be able to do it all if I was still working for someone else. I don't know what would have happened.

As for the "newborn" ... she turns 5 next month!

Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558442)
Posted by Mykltron on March 18th, 2014 @ 6:10am CDT

Well done Ryan! It's very much appreciated by everyone here.

Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558467)
Posted by Lackadaisical on March 18th, 2014 @ 8:26am CDT

There's literally no gallery I haven't seen before or after any purchase of any figure. Many times had to come back to it (talking about alternators wheeljack/grimlock or ROTF Mixmaster) to properly transform many figures, to find out unseen gimmicks, features. I clearly remember the first time I got to your gallery was on a google search for Unicron, and ever since there's no day I don't come back here to refreshment. Thanks, really a lot and congratulations, blessings, felicidades y parabems!!!

Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558544)
Posted by TreyTable on March 18th, 2014 @ 2:46pm CDT

CONGRATULATIONS!

When it comes to buying "used" or "pre-owned" Transformers, this site is my first stop before I make a purchase to make sure I'm not buying something that is garbage or missing parts, and also when I arrive home, if I don't have instructions, here I come again to see if I get the transformation correct.

Not only that, Seibertron.com is set as my homepage, and has been that way since I "discovered" the site. I rarely post in the forums, but when I do, if I have a question or comment, I feel I'm treated as an equal and be given the benefit of the doubt when I ask something where 'everybody' knows the answer already.

Lastly, I love the Twincast Podcast, mostly for that the people involved don't try to be a "radio personality" but just be themselves.

Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558552)
Posted by mooncake623 on March 18th, 2014 @ 3:05pm CDT

Congratulations!

Not surprise at the most views really.. basically Masterpiece and First movie stuff. Makes sense.

Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558554)
Posted by ScottyP on March 18th, 2014 @ 3:08pm CDT

Now that I've read the thread I understand why, but Movie 2007 Wreckage being on the most viewed list stood out like a sore thumb for a bit. I mean, it's an awesome figure, but everything else on the list is a pretty established character or classic toy.

Congrats on the milestone dude!

Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558566)
Posted by Blurrz on March 18th, 2014 @ 3:51pm CDT

I remember we only hit 2000 galleries in 2010, and we're above 3k now. Glad to have been a part of this process and even more amazed at the dedication you've put in. Congrats!

Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558595)
Posted by fonziechavez on March 18th, 2014 @ 6:04pm CDT

Congrats Ryan! I was glad to see you work your magic those early years & help out when I can. I can't wait for the next 300,000 images on your site! :APPLAUSE:

Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558718)
Posted by SJ21 on March 19th, 2014 @ 10:23am CDT

Great stuff. Congrats!

Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558812)
Posted by Seibertron on March 19th, 2014 @ 7:07pm CDT

ScottyP wrote:Now that I've read the thread I understand why, but Movie 2007 Wreckage being on the most viewed list stood out like a sore thumb for a bit. I mean, it's an awesome figure, but everything else on the list is a pretty established character or classic toy.

Congrats on the milestone dude!

Yah, Wreckage is on that list because his gallery went up over 2 months (or more) in advance of his retail release. His gallery was posted on March 3rd, 2007. People love to see stuff early ... especially movie stuff which is always really huge here on Seibertron.com.

What's amazing is the staying power of his gallery. It's one thing to shoot to the top of the list if it's an early gallery, but it's a whole other issue to withstand the test of time.

Re: Seibertron.com Gallery Milestone: Over 300,000+ Images!!! (1558815)
Posted by Amelie on March 19th, 2014 @ 7:20pm CDT

I remember way, way back when you first started this project, not long after the mighty VSD was implemented.

I also remember your horror at my initial thought it was going to be a TFU style affair.

and I remember you finding Masterforce Minerva a pain because when you first did her you used white backgrounds and toys like Ratchet ect just turned into glare