Spaceclam,
Sorry but I find difficult to understand what you exactly mean...

. You're saying that If I want to have good support from EF, I must use metal gear servos???!!!! Your way of thinking seems a bit complicated to me mate...
EF can not guarantee a structural failure if I use the 140, the same exists for the servos. If someone employs good throtle management, I think there's no problem. The same exists for my 40 size Flip 3D, it is highlighted in the manual that someone must never use full throtle during horizontal flight. I think this is the case for every 3D plane, which by definition, is overpowered.
Regarding the servos, has anybody faced a plastic gear failure? If yes, under what circumstances? The only I can imagine are: High G blender, violent snap at full throtle and knife edge (loop).
Nik