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Hello,

I am thinking of buying MP Skywarp, but I am a little concerned about his durability. How Durable is this toy? Will his parts break easily? Can he be transformed more than a few times without risk? Any die cast on this guy ? I like to be able to play around with my TFs a bit. When Im feeling low I transform my MP Prime, he is quite durable. Is Skywarp quite a bit less durable than prime?

I don't really want to spend a hundred dollars on a Transformer that is more a display piece and can't really be transformed.

Anyone break anything on their skywarp yet?

Im assuming the Hasbro Starscream will be pretty brittle as well.

There are several threads about that figure, just read them and you will find the info you need.

Hi there,

I looked through some threads but couldn't find durability information.

I simply want to know how durable this is. Is it a toy or a display piece?

My Masterpiece Prime is great. I can transform him, take him out, drive him around etc. This is the way I like my toys.

I don't want to pay over a hundred bucks for skywarp if he is easily broken.

I consider all the Masterpieces to be more display pieces rather than toys. Breaking it down though, I'd say the Prime mold is the most durable whereas Megatron seems the most likely to have issues. Both the Seeker mold and Megatron require care and patience when transforming -- not always fun or relaxing IMO. Skywarp looks stunning BTW.

Skywarp's durability is still yet to be determined. Right now he is still too new and there are people who are yet to get theirs. It seems at current that there is no issues, and that Takara had listened to earlier complaints about MP Starscream and fixed most of these issues. My Skywarp has had no issues so far. So right now he appears pretty durable, but only time will tell.

Daxmajor wrote:I consider all the Masterpieces to be more display pieces rather than toys. Breaking it down though, I'd say the Prime mold is the most durable whereas Megatron seems the most likely to have issues. Both the Seeker mold and Megatron require care and patience when transforming -- not always fun or relaxing IMO. Skywarp looks stunning BTW.

Agreed. Don't buy this mold if you're going to be continually transforming him. The first time I transformed MP Starscream, it took about 45 minutes. Now I can do it a little quicker but it still has to be done gingerly. However, the MP Prime can be transformed in 5 minutes or less once you know what you're doing and is pretty durable. This figure is just not a plaything, it a collector's showpiece.

IMO, this is not a toy. Look at the price tag and the complicated transformation. It is a display piece that you transform like once every few months if changing up your dusplay.

During the course of shooting my Skywarp gallery I became very faniliar with the transformation of this mould. I'd say I can now transform him in under 5 minutes, it really isn't all that complex. MP Megatron is buy far the most complicated and flimsy of the MP line so fair, in comparison the Seekers are pretty solid and it seems Skywarp exhibits less manufaturing problems than Starscream did. In short he's durable enough for what he was designed to do, look flipping amazing in a display case and recieve occation careful manhandling by respecful Adult collectors.

Yours AK

Hmm ok,

well I like toys that I can transform and enjoy. If they break I am very upset. I love MP prime. I have both Anniversary editions. I transform them almost everyday. Ots just as durable as a G1 toy. I have not had a single problem with him. I love it because it brings me back to my old days when I would cart old Optimus with me on every road trip. Man that G1 prime probably saw 2000 transformations.

Wordsworth999 wrote:I transform them almost everyday. its just as durable as a G1 toy.

That's not really saying all that much, the piles of junker G1 figures that can be found on ebay and at the stalls of dealers at toy fairs and conventions and car boot sales are testiment to G1's 'durablity'. Sure Prime was pretty rock steady but most of the G1 Autobot cars were easily broken. I'd say the MP Seekers are as durable as you're average G1 figure just maybe not as durable as modern main line figures.

Yours AK

Wordsworth999 wrote:Hello,

I am thinking of buying MP Skywarp, but I am a little concerned about his durability. How Durable is this toy? Will his parts break easily? Can he be transformed more than a few times without risk? Any die cast on this guy ? I like to be able to play around with my TFs a bit. When Im feeling low I transform my MP Prime, he is quite durable. Is Skywarp quite a bit less durable than prime?

I don't really want to spend a hundred dollars on a Transformer that is more a display piece and can't really be transformed.

Anyone break anything on their skywarp yet?

Im assuming the Hasbro Starscream will be pretty brittle as well.

He's pretty durable, but don't go dropping him off an 8' shelf or feeding him to your dog.

As AK mentioned, so far no one has reported any problems with pieces snapping off during the transformation like MP Starscream.

Not too much die-cast. He has a die-cast internal frame, that's it. It isn't much.

MP Skywarp is pretty posable, which add hours of fun; but he's not made to be transformed every hour.

Seems like MP Skywarp pretty much solid. can the clear stand bear the stress of the figure? Or is it brittle?

olokin wrote:Seems like MP Skywarp pretty much solid. can the clear stand bear the stress of the figure? Or is it brittle?

The transparent part of the stand is made of very hard sturdy plastic, its not flimsy at all. The connection with the figure's 'arse' isn't great and is definately the weekest point, so if it were to fall of a shelf you'd probably find the figure would come off the stand rather than break the stand. Youd have to diliberatly put a lot of stress on the stand to break it.

Yours AK

Alex Kingdom wrote:

olokin wrote:Seems like MP Skywarp pretty much solid. can the clear stand bear the stress of the figure? Or is it brittle?

The transparent part of the stand is made of very hard sturdy plastic, its not flimsy at all. The connection with the figure's 'arse' isn't great and is definately the weekest point, so if it were to fall of a shelf you'd probably find the figure would come off the stand rather than break the stand. Youd have to diliberatly put a lot of stress on the stand to break it.

Yours AK

Thanks for info!

So when the it is in plane mode and attached to the stand, its more stable?

olokin wrote:

Alex Kingdom wrote:

olokin wrote:Seems like MP Skywarp pretty much solid. can the clear stand bear the stress of the figure? Or is it brittle?

The transparent part of the stand is made of very hard sturdy plastic, its not flimsy at all. The connection with the figure's 'arse' isn't great and is definately the weekest point, so if it were to fall of a shelf you'd probably find the figure would come off the stand rather than break the stand. Youd have to diliberatly put a lot of stress on the stand to break it.

Yours AK

Thanks for info!

So when the it is in plane mode and attached to the stand, its more stable?

Yes it certainly is.

Yours AK

Wordsworth999 wrote:Hmm ok,

well I like toys that I can transform and enjoy. If they break I am very upset. I love MP prime. I have both Anniversary editions. I transform them almost everyday. Ots just as durable as a G1 toy. I have not had a single problem with him. I love it because it brings me back to my old days when I would cart old Optimus with me on every road trip. Man that G1 prime probably saw 2000 transformations.

I think if you play with him gently, you might not have a lot of problems. Most of the problems I think come from when people treat the MP Seekers like they are regular toys, which they are not. What I could think that you might want to watch out for on both MP Skywarp and MP Starcream would be the little points on the tailfins.. these stick out a bit and they have a tendancy to catch on things. If they get caught they could be broken off. Plus Starscream's wings tend to be able to get broken more easily I think.