MP-57 - Masterpiece Skyfire

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Starfire22, Mar 25, 2021.

  1. ssjgoku22

    ssjgoku22 Well-Known Member

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    It doesn't work for an MP collection though because he's too short. Seige is a good figure, just size wise (and look wise), it doesn't really work for MP.
     
  2. oku

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    He can work if you put him in the background.
     
  3. franpincho

    franpincho NOT a FT Only collector

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    I’d say, in my infinite wisdom, this guy will go the MP29+ route and cost 1K later. No joke.


    Buy it now.
     
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  4. ssjgoku22

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    Jetfire is one of the most stand-out characters in Transformers lore. Why would you display him in the background? I'd understand that for variations of Sideswipe or one of the Datsun brothers, but not Jetfire.
     
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    Are we doing that MP08 thing again:) 
     
  6. Fafnir72

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    Same old same old wash cycle. Dopa rush.

    Its the space that gets filled during the transformation.
     
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    Izzat the deal breaker?o_O 
    Your avatar is proof enough to his face accuracy in the show to the actual product;) 
     
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  8. knoted

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    I think a lot of people might want to consider that interpretations other than just FT Phoenix's face sculpt can be valid.
    But I guess the fact that legends 3P simply copy pastes his face onto their figures is telling enough.

    That said, this MP face sculpt is decent but not as exquisite as the entire rest of the figure - then again, it's also the easiest part to replace with potential aftermarket sculpts, either way it's no deal breaker for me.
     
  9. das_hermit

    das_hermit Decepticons forever!

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    Yeah, I like the Siege one better. The mini-figs look cool though.
     
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    After seeing all these new pics, I’m starting to regret my decision…



    …to keep Phoenix instead of selling him to fund a second copy of Skyfire. I probably won’t be able to give Phoenix away now.
     
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  12. er4smiths

    er4smiths MP Grimlock v2.0

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    das crazy man!
     
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    looking forward to seeing a Robot to robot comparison
     
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    bellpeppers A Meat Popsicle

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    I’ll say that Siege has some problems with proportion, but when it comes to this amount of coin I’m just sticking with what I have.

    But a bot to bot comparison between MP Skyfire and Phoenix would be really interesting.
     
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    I think it depends mostly on what style you prefer - they're such vastly different interpretations of an already inconsistent style source material.

    Perhaps put simplified;
    FT Phoenix - Rectangular
    MP57 - Triangular

    I happen to lean towards triangular.
     
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    Verily. FT probably did their own more chiseled Adonis look to skirt the IPR just so much of a 20% difference to skirt the TM Police;) 

    Also, all this talk of a derpy face(not you btw) harkens back when MP 21 was first announced/release no? Noooooooo so derpy then MP 45 is released then we get again another noooooooo:lol 
     
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