MP-57 Masterpiece Skyfire Soars Supreme

[drifand]

While I do have Fanstoys, I would recommend this piece over Fanstoys these days.

The only thing I wished this piece had the anime toon face plate instead of just the silver options.

[Kranix]

I'm sticking with my Siege Skyfire (only non MP in my collection) as he fits my collection a bit better and looks incredible to me, but this guy looks fantastic too Will be an amazing addition to modern MP collections.

[GoktimusPrime]

Didn't MP-44 Convoy retail for higher than what MP Skyfire will?

I sit corrected.

[High_Q]

Here's a new video of MP Skyfire with brief segments of it being transformed, especially between 0:29 to 0:50. Slowing the playback speed to x0.5 helps improve viewing experience.

MP Skyfire has a long face compared to how he appeared in the cartoon most of the time.


I would have preferred if they shortened it a bit like this. Maybe a 3rd party can make these:

[GoktimusPrime]

MP Skyfire has a long face compared to how he appeared in the cartoon most of the time.

<insert obligatory "Why the long face?" joke here>

The face seems to be proportionately the same as the cartoon model; between 2.5 nose lengths from brow to chin.

Bear in mind that the cartoon model here is show from a low angle vs the toy photo being taken from a front angle. Skyfire is often drawn from a low angle to emphasise how much larger he is compared to other Cybertronians. As such, his chin is often obscured by the top of the chest. I've taken the cartoon model and drawn it in to show how long it should be. The long face is the result of Jet/Skyfire's cartoon/comic model being derived from the Macross VF-1S Valkyrie. If you look at earlier versions of Skyfire's cartoon model, you can see how it evolved from the Macross Valkyrie to the final image. While many features were drastically changed, Jet/Skyfire's proportions are basically the same as the Macross Valkyrie, including the longish head. The TV commercial for G1 Jetfire uses the Mk I design for Jetfire's media model. AFAIK, Mk II and III have never made any media appearance; and obviously Mk IV is what Marvel and Sunbow ran with in the G1 comics and cartoon respectively.

Also, 2 dimensional images often look different in 3D. It's the reason why no 2D map of Earth can ever be as accurate as a globe (any more than a 2D map of a human face can look as realistic as a 3D sculpture; just ask G1 Ratchet and Ironhide ).

[griffin]

Here's a new video of MP Skyfire with brief segments of it being transformed, especially between 0:29 to 0:50. Slowing the playback speed to x0.5 helps improve viewing experience.

The video wasn't there (for me)... was it the same as the one from twitter a few posts up?


This was an official video from TakaraTomy, but doesn't have the transformation in the twitter video...

[danny-boy]

10 out of 10. That’s perfection.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Mag-goddamn-nificent. Hopefully this pays off for TT and they will continue to make some bolder choices in character releases.

[Skyfire]

Official Takara Tomy transformation video.

[Skyfire]

The official nett weight on the factory carton says 4.11kg for 2 pieces, so one weighs just over 2kg. It's something to bear in mind when buying from overseas. It makes the Popcultcha price pretty good when they have their occasional 20% off action figures sales as shipping is free, but the release date is May and you would have to wait until a sale comes around once it's in stock (fortunately their MPs tend to shelfwarm).