MP-57 Masterpiece SKYFIRE: EmGo's Transformers Reviews N' Stuff

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[@Ericson7Official]

I love how the mini version of Jazz is the ONLY Jazz in the entire Masterpiece line (so far).

[@nucleonegro9762]

Kinda sad, if you ask me

[@WestenCombs]

Unless you count movie

[@dustyyshellz1320]

@@WestenCombs trueeee

[@jeffthibodeau650]

It's because Porche won't license their design to Takara or Hasbro. For mainlines, they've tweak Jazz's design just enough to get by. But that won't cut it for MP level

[@markellzey1531]

Let's not forget they included a transformed Blaster with MP Tracks....

[@Magmafrost13]

Wow those little figures are so much more impressive than any of the human ones we've gotten with past MPs

[@Nobiemon]

Especially because those human figurines are grossly out of scale...

[@ju87d-3stuka7]

​@Nobiemon To be fair nothing in the G1 series is to scale. They change sizes in every scene and sometimes we see scenes where Spike is the same height as Skyfire's legs. Scale in G1 is so inconsistent that we may aswell not even mention it.

[@dkkanofkash8798]

@@ju87d-3stuka7 Usually I tend to try and find the "sweet middle," as in which scale works most of the time and should therefore be considered "canon." For example, in one scene, Grimlock is big enough to reach, bite, and hold Thrust in his jaw in alt mode which makes 0 sense, and a similar size never comes up again, so the scene can therefore be retconned and ignored, and Grimlock can be treated as slightly bigger than Optimus. On the other hand, Sky Lynx and Skyfire, both known for being transports, are only slightly bigger than the average Cybertronian, but should be almost Combiner, if not Titan, sized, and therefore can be treated as such. When it comes to figures, I like and collect CHUG, and MP-57 Skyfire scales perfectly with CHUG figures, but I would love to see a potential oversize to make him even bigger and therefore even more scale accurate.

[@lifeishard3725]

Considering that The G1 toy was made by bandai and imported by Harbro, it's a surprise Takara made a masterpiece figure

[@MrReverbdeluxe]

That's why they had to change the character into Skyfire in the 80's. They re-designed and renamed the character to avoid copyright infringement. This is an MP of an original Hasbro creation, not the original Jetfire name.

[@jrcarclay1944]

Hence his Macross/Robotech face change which is a nice nod 😊

[@AlbusDandy]

@@jrcarclay1944 dont forget the gerwalk mode

[@darthdmc]

@@AlbusDandy the gerwalk mode featured in the episode Day of the Machines.

[@Dairobo10]

And harmony gold got obliterated by Hasbro after sueing them so many times

[@jasonrhome710]

I appreciate that this figure can recreate the whole slapping the autobot symbol onto his chest from the G1 cartoon.

[@tyr0n313]

Your directions are WAY more clear than the instructions sheet in the box. And for that, I thank you.

[@lilypaigeham]

I'm pretty sure the reason Skyfires flight stand is orange is cause it resembles the Ark! Like how Starscreams is purple to match the Nemesis!

[@TheRisingStorm316]

I was thinking the flight stand colors were representing the respective faction symbols, but that works too.

[@jledet18]

I’m glad he’s an Autobot! For ROTF references, “Well, I changed sides to the Autobots. It’s a choice. It’s an intentionally, personal decision. So much negativity. Who wants to live a life filled with hate?! If the Decepicons had their way, they’d destroy the whole universe!” For War for Cybertron references, “I wear the Autobot insignia with pride, Megatron!”

[@dkkanofkash8798]

It's been almost a year since I got my MP-57 Skyfire, and I still love it. Such a great figure with fun robot and alt modes, and an enjoyable transformation despite its initial complexity. I hope we get more Masterpieces like this that go well with CHUG-scaled figures.

[@kaitlynsilvernail7138]

I love how you're always here to save my day, whenever I need help transforming my new pieces 😁😁 you're the best ✨️✨️✨️

[@carltam9264]

The bot mode is impressive. The articulation is what Phoenix is missing. Anyhow, I can see a better KO version from BMB coming along already.

[@79jask]

That’s what I am waiting for.

[@dmonsef]

Or you could go a fraction of the cost with Magic Squares version.

[@Thunderhawk8472]

I’ve been waiting for em to pick up the wfc version to oversize and fill up the hollow spots to make it really good but nobody picked it up so a think they won’t pick up the mp now. Maybe a straight but bad quality ko at best from a nameless ko company

[@davidcauley9400]

@@Thunderhawk8472 There is an Oversize seige Jetfire now. Not sure if they filled the gaps though.

[@carltam9264]

@@dmonsef yeah, it's a good bot, but size does matter.

[@reviews.7399]

Very very cool piece but, I think it would’ve been way cooler if Optimus could’ve fit and sat in the cockpit.

[@TheScreamMan]

I believe that the Magnetic "Mask" face can attach OVER the regular faces. At least the official TT video seemed to show that. Im not sure how good that works in practice. Great vid as always Emgo! I'm hoping to have mine in a week or so! :)

[@dmc2008]

I was wondering about this!

[@theonepstein5100]

The piece attaches with a magnet right on the face. It's a weak connection and kinda just hangs on.

[@Iron_hide_]

I was in the live stream when he arrived! 😂 It is still funny how fast you responded to "What would your alt mode be?" You said INSTANTLY "Foot Massager, I would be a foot massager, they'd never see it coming."

[@adamkindred79]

Got mine a couple of days ago and didn’t have the benefit of your vid, so used the Takara one. You didn’t do it but the backpack effortlessly compresses up an extra half inch on their vid but it was so tough. I had to do a force push of faith and it did click in but felt it was gonna break whatever was resisting inside! 😂

[@famyemil]

@02:39 I had the same problem until I straightened both legs (thighs bend upwards where the back of both thighs are slightly upwards towards the backpack) which makes the legs bend upwards and those tabs will hold. You can even shake the figure by the backpack and they do stay in. @02:03 the Faction piece suppose to go down and the top piece overlaps it, but there are still gaps, just not so intrusive as the ones shown in this video.

[@TerrorMaskHost234]

Bee's clapback was BRUTAL

[@jaysonlee4394]

Waiting on my preorder to ship..so fking excited for this

[@petspeoplestuff]

Siege Jetfire was just so good that I didn't jump on this one.

[@carnmarth334]

Exactly. What are people gaining from the MP version? The Siege one is the same size, and has more surface detail!

[@jasonwiltshire6031]

Needed to come with mini Brawn and Windcharger from Fire on the Mountain

[@39Hundred]

One of my favorite episodes. 👍🏼

[@breakdown7153]

If they hadn't done such a great job with the Siege mold I would have been super excited for this. I opted to preorder the second release of the Siege to display in both modes...... For the price of this one MP🤷 Seems like a no brainer

[@jonathanathor117]

i wish this skyfire's vehicle mode was real. It actually looks awesome to fly with. A interesting blend between space shuttle and jet.

[@TheRisingStorm316]

Same. It would be a good troop transport

[@grayj7441]

That G1 Jetfire will always be the best

[@Trubbish26]

The glaring gaps in jet mode were a dealbreaker for me. I was hoping jet mode would look better in hand, but it does not. Thanks again for another thorough and objective review!

[@shoken4421]

G1 jet fire is a robotech jet and I don't mind one bit ^^

[@DragonmanX90]

I've wanted a show accurate toy of him for 31 years!

[@hamzadawud]

The FansToys version is pretty great, just saying.

[@danielacosta248]

Ignoring the Siege Commander figure?

[@DragonmanX90]

@@danielacosta248 Around the time that one came out, I never saw it in any stores around me, nor did I have the extra cash to buy one online.

[@Hektols]

@@DragonmanX90 They are going to reissue Siege Jetfire, you can preorder it in several stores.

[@LightningZetton]

imagine if they actually give this figure the ability to change size so that he can hold many other MP figures. that would be amazing

[@simonbellmont]

Somebody is going to make it 😅

[@TheRisingStorm316]

Third party companies: *Write that down, write that down!*

[@zazaranger5]

I'm still waiting for mine from Big Bad Toystore

[@jaysonlee4394]

Every time I preorder from BBTS it's always 2 months later that it finally show..I purchase alot of figures from them and here lately its been taking forever..hope this isn't the case with Skyfire...

[@NA-du6dz]

You know this isn’t a bad figure, he may have some nitpicks but he’s honestly pretty good it may actually get me to buy the authentic one vs a KO

[@cynicalstring5614]

You don't know how much I have waited for this one. Now the only season 1 masterpiece left is Jazz, Mirage, and I think Blue streak. someone.

[@hakescrew646]

If you are doing Takara only, they did MP18+ Bluestreak, which is the best version of him, IMO.

[@AAX1975]

Man...his robot mode is just so spot on cartoon look. Fantastic. I like him better than the Fan Toys.

[@matthewskudzienski888]

(Skyfire)”I take no orders from you---I am an Autobot now”

[@fen4554]

I love the little figures, they would look amazing on a city bot display

[@jhyarellesilver8397]

That backpack secondary look definatly hints to the look of the armored veritech fighter from Macross that the G1 Jetfire was.

[@RedneckOgre9000]

For some reason this just seems kinda…..whatever to me. I always loved Skyfire/Jetfire in the original cartoons and wanted a figure that actually looked like that instead of the Macross we got back then. Well now we’ve already gotten 3rd party “Masterpiece” ones and the Seige one that pretty much filled that want for me. But it’s good that the people who have wanted an official Masterpiece figure of him finally get it.

[@automotiverenderings]

FT for plane, MP for robot mode and play gimmicks. Can we just say how amazing it is we have all these variations of him? Who would have thought this was possible as kids playing with G1.

[@PhantomPraetor]

@@carnmarth334 Toy reviewers

[@petergianakopoulos4926]

Me. I did.

[@petergianakopoulos4926]

I have lots.

[@gundamred6872]

Finally it here for a year for mp-57 jetfire

[@TexasHollowEarth]

With that Decepticon plate, he can be posed, pie-facing Starscream with it 👍

[@TheRisingStorm316]

Starscream: *Omae wa mou shindeiru.*

[@brianfarkas8172]

I actually think the G1 original is my favorite…..Robotech was badass.

[@gundamzeta3447]

Cough Macross cough. But yeah Robotech was bad ass shame it essentially ruined Macross and Harmony Gold essentially did what 343 did with Halo and let a golden goose fade.

[@leveragecomics5067]

I just feel like that siege Jetfire is good enough for me!!

[@Embermist69]

The walk mode makes me think of Robotech.

[@Hektols]

The original G1 Jetfire figure in the 80s was originally a Macross figure back in Japan.

[@dmc2008]

Why is the battle mask magnetized when the other faces attach via peg? Weird stuff. Either way, thanks for the review! Clear, concise, and entertaining as usual!

[@redalert923]

I bigger than the set gag has returned

[@wdavis81x]

ok the minifigures are pretty awesome.

[@ShinGallon]

I wish the "G1 toy" face had a red visor, that would look sick. Honestly though, given that the MP is like...10% bigger than the Siege figure and my Siege Jet/Skyfire is decked out with some Toyhax labels, I'm probably gonna stick with him. The MP IS damn impressive though, gotta admit.

[@michaelwilson4010]

The skit at the end is comedy gold! XD

[@swingbass05]

The first Masterpiece figure with Action Masters!

[@shawndashno6022]

Yeah! Just stuff jazz in the cargo hold, or jam him into the baggage hold!! 😂😂

[@SachiChirisu]

Wow I used to watched these videos when I was like 5-6, and now I'm 18 and it feels like I'm a kid again

[@TheKrenk999]

16:33 we have a 'Didn't I do it for you' screenshot RIGHT THERE. Love the model and agree with you on the 'gap' issues with the vehicle mode, but Gatt Dangus that robot mode is straight outta my childhood ...

[@alc4528]

Honestly MS and newage really out here making the best Jetfire figure.

[@saysoun752]

NewAge yes but, Magic Square, at least mine, isn't so good. Mine came with two different color whites, one being white white while the other being yellowish white. About 25% of my figure looks like it's been peed on and it left a yellowing stain on it. Alt mode also isn't the best.

[@alc4528]

@@saysoun752 R.I.P. sorry to hear that. I have their ratchet and jazz and haven’t seen signs of yellowing so it must be a new thing sadly.

[@saysoun752]

@@alc4528 Jazz is freaking awesome and I would love a Masterpiece size version of him. Megatron too is freaking awesome. Probably the best Megatron out there. Magic Square needs to upscale Megatron and Jazz. Their Menasor is legit as well, although one of the arm peg is broken. I emailed them about it and they said they'll send me a replacement part once they get back to the office. Well, it's been a week and if I don't hear anything from them by next week, I'll email them again for a follow-up. Of course their Optimus Prime is the best when it comes to toon accuracies.

[@JeanKP14]

@@alc4528 The Ratchet is so perfect that I had to buy him a matching Ironhide, even though I had to find one on a used auction site lol

[@villthewillain]

Niiiiice! It’s going on the shopping list 👍🏻

[@jamesstaggs4160]

As great as that is, I had the original when I was a kid and it's tough to beat that one. Even when I was 7 I knew that my Jetfire was something seriously special. One of the few G1 Transformers that looked phenomenal in bot mode and in their alt mode. Tons of articulation as well.

[@MrJermeyp]

20:28 robot mode is where it’s at with this figure . Derpy headsculpt tho . Lol still a VERY nice Skyfire.

[@ameliaraevert611]

the Girwalk mode is their because it is based off the Macross VF-01 Valkyrie. If you watch the OS Transformers, his first appearance is straight from marcorss, before they tweak him to avoid being sued by harmony Gold.

[@IndyCrewInNYC]

I already have Seige Skyfire. I pre-ordered this guy way back in June. He will be the robot mode and Seige the plane. The issue with the drooping wings bothers me. Inexcusable for that price. And with that, no reason to ever buy another Skyfire again.

[@ozzyp97]

It's not perfect, but bot mode especially is pretty good and with no real fake parts to boot. They've tried to balance simple transformation with alt mode detail and articulation, but at this point it's clear people will complain no matter where they end up on that spectrum. This time I'm not even that shocked by the price, it's a pretty big bot and KOs never have Takara's paintwork.

[@joshthomas5151]

that is a work of art in my opinion, i feel the masterpiece line is in my opinion of work of art, thats how i see it

[@zadekomik9238]

So, the alternate configuration for the backpack in jet mode is a nod to the old G1 toy's backpack design.

[@danielenriquez895]

Thanks for the review. I still keeping my FT Phoenix, actually have two just for each mode. I like the official MP Gimmicks though, from the face plates to the little mini figures that can be accomodated in alt mode. Cheers!

[@TJsVette]

I think if I had both I would display the FT jet mode and the masterpiece robot mode. Just me tho

[@automotiverenderings]

Exactly what I did do!

[@Bionic8J]

Bro raised a whole generation with toy reviews

[@zannusx]

I want those mini figs to go with the city bots

[@SgtAJ218]

While this figure is a mixed bag, I will say this MP-57 Skyfire is way better than Daca Toys Kronos. Oh my God, I remember when you reviewed that figure back in 2015, Emgo. Not the most fun figure you reviewed, but at least the skit was good in that review. Speaking of skits, once again, great job on the skit at the end. I really do love these skits you do at the end of your reviews. 29:23

[@rainydayman2k]

I have to say, I like some of the tricks this figure pulls off for its transformation, but seeing the gaps in jet mode is a bit of a disappointment. I can understand that type of thing in the Siege Jetfire, but as a Masterpiece, I can understand your frustration with that aspect of the jet. It still looks freakin' beautiful, though, and if I had the budget to still be in the MP game, I would definitely get him - but, for my current collection, I'm quite happy with the Siege figure. (Then again, I have two of them... one is the basic figure with the twin rifles, the other has all the armor, a 3P antenna headpiece, and a 3P Macross-style rifle.)

[@jeshirecatman]

I think the stand is orange so that collectors can show Skyfire is inside the Autobot Ark.

[@johnosbourn4312]

Awesome engineering on this guy!

[@Random42]

Good but not worth replacing commander class jetfire imo. I'm more interested in the mini-figs than other giant white plane.

[@michaelpolston5240]

Both of these things are true to me: 1.The robot mode is gorgeous but 2.The robot mode looks like a melting candle.

[@nine_tails137]

Shockwave: You can't escape! Skyfire: I can now!

[@STTHumm]

Awaiting my pre-order from BBTS...

[@thefirstguyjaek255]

These minifigs are wildly better proportionate than their mainline and MP counterparts

[@cedy413]

I like the Gerwalk mode it looks funny and cool at the same time

[@mystics1ay3r17]

I love that the battle mask thingy and other references to the original toy are basically just Hastak shitting on Harmony gold for having the audacity to think they could sue the biggest toy conglomerate in the world for using a design from a cartoon they had the rights to like 40 years ago and have done nothing with since.

[@staceygoodale6427]

You said Squozen, I thought I was the only one who ever used the word squoze

[@ideaynojodas]

What a figure! Beautiful!

[@corbettgettman1032]

The robot mode is pretty good, but the head sculpt is a deal breaker for me. Sticking with FT

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

MASCOT: We're gonna need a bigger sky ME: A sky in fire

[@Jetblast01]

How to make a Skyfire toy: 1. Make a transforming Macross figure 2. Give it a new head 3. Add a changing faction symbol gimmick

[@petergianakopoulos4926]

Not funny or witty

[@AAX1975]

Thanks for the quality review...been waiting for a good one with actual decent lighting where you can see the entire figure. By the way, it doesn't look you don't have the logo piece transformed right. It's supposed to snap in all the way. There's several videos and images that show that it does snap in all the way without gaps.

[@emgo316]

It’s snapped in all the way

[@AAX1975]

@@emgo316 well, shooooots. Needs a good calking then.

[@LeBronJames-wt7xv]

Nice ring!😍

[@justbuilding8598]

imagine MP astrotrain with such small figures

[@allenusison3124]

Funny, this is our second Jetfire/Skyfire based on the original cartoon design, and fresh out of my memory, I like it. Not a big follower of G1 myself, just to express it, but I'm happy about it. Now, wanna consider reviewing a Valkyrie from Macross or hundreds of them? Because one of those Valkyries was the original design for Jetfire, which both Bandai and Harmony Gold took arms against.

[@AFCManUk]

Can't believe how ridiculously expensive this actually is! In a time when people are struggling to pay the household bills, and everything seems to keep going up and up, they want you to fork out anywhere between £290 to £440 (around $348 to $529) for this thing!!! It's a luxury item that a LOT of people just won't be able to afford.

[@forgedtofight]

just wait until you see mp44's price

[@AFCManUk]

@@forgedtofight Zing!!!

[@MaVeRiCk77]

@@forgedtofight What's he go for these days?

[@dogman8339]

254€. Not to get political but yay for brexit I guess

[@MentasmUK]

Where are you seeing those prices? It's only £260-ish if you buy from a UK store, and about fifty quid cheaper from overseas.

[@DisconnectHack]

Those gaps are jarring for the price, unbelievable...

[@lewis_g]

I wanna kiss whoever designed this robot mode

[@weirdkitty07]

Very cool!

[@timothycoaxum4591]

Looks quite good!

[@dkkanofkash8798]

I think the legs untab in jet mode simply due to how heavy they are, and gravity is simply working on them, and the hinges are not really good.

[@famyemil]

I had the same problem until I straightened both legs and now they do tabs in well.

[@KittycatDaddy]

He looks nice in robot mode, just....okaaaay in jet mode. Either way, Siege works perfectly for me in either mode as an MP stand-in.

[@shona-sof]

I hope that mini-Jazz is an indication of a _real_ MP Jazz incoming.

[@PMDacpano]

Porsche finally gave the Transformers the rights to use their products, as shown in the upcoming Rise of the Beast movie. And there's this supposedly leaked images of prototype MP Cliffjumper. So.. it's like puzzle pieces coming together.

[@singvang1247]

The seating cabins must have been designed by Southwest Airlines...

[@benjaminandrew9057]

Wish I hadn't sold my G1 comics collection. This looks a lot how he looked in the original appearance. (edit: also they didn't really incorporate Gerwalk mode. An actual Gerwalk mode would have the arms out as well, not just the legs. He does use it at one point in the original G1 comics as well)

[@dmonsef]

I was wondering about that with Gerwalk mode.

[@ipattikuoloratti8643]

Judging by other videos, you can do this, at some point move hip and pull out hands, the official instructions show only legs and arms separately, but someone combined them.

[@Hayden_91]

Wow. They got the skyfire trademark back

[@purplefishmonkeybutt]

It's kind of a shame that the backpack isn't removable - that might have been a nice option.

[@THXSwitch625]

Looks ok. I think I’m good with my Siege Jetfire. Not half bad in my MP display. Especially for the price.

[@Hektols]

Agree, due to size, quality and cartoon accuracy it can be there without looking out of place.

[@sirhellsing]

as someone with neither I'm thinking of getting the siege if I'm getting a JF, it looks so much better than the mp IMO, even FT vs Siege is debatable for me IF they retailed at the same price (and since siege is so much cheaper, siege is a no brainer for me if I decide to get one)

[@39Hundred]

⚠️ 15:48 THIS is where the tab broke on my figure. I wish we could mail our Masterpiece figures to Emgo so he can transform our figures for us and then he can mail the figures back to us in robot mode. We would pay him of course. He’d make a lot of money since most of us are afraid of breaking our expensing official and third party masterpiece figures. ⚠️

[@carnmarth334]

Have a look at GhostPrime's review. EmGo has some parts of the transformation wrong - and it isn't often that that happens. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGKxlal9iLKpq5o See at around 14:25 and 17:09.

[@zoomflight3115]

Those small figures are impressive lol

[@thedave6153]

Man Jazz just doesn't get the same love that he did in the g-1 cartoon. Him AND Cliffjumper.

[@EveOfSeduction]

this figure looks great, no doubt. but considering the price, at least for now i'm happy to stick with my shattered glass version.

[@jonpower9728]

Nice MP-Jetfire/Skyfire