Transformers Studio Series Constructicon Scrapper review (2025)

Scrapper was one of my favorites of the Constructicons thanks to his sunglasses and mouth covering face plate. While the Constructicons can often get overshadowed by the sum of their parts, I’m going to keep them all separate for a while to fully appreciate them on their own before merging for the kill.

Let’s see if Scrapper stands out just fine on his own or if he’s a figure best left in the scrap heap if it weren’t for his combiner mode.

Packaging: Scrapper has the less exciting modern packaging for Transformers. The front is split with a decent sized window to showcase the figure and a nice drawing of Scrapper in both his bot and alt mode that carries over along to the right side.

On the left side is an image of Devastator showing that Scrapper is the first of five packages to assemble the giant combiner.

Over on the back, we get the helpful breakdown of the number of transformation steps along with a shot of Devastator about to toss Sludge from The Transformers The Movie and pictures of Scrapper with his various weapons configurations and his alt mode. There is a bit of personalization with the bio explaining that he’s the engineer and designer for the Constructicons.

Likeness: Scrapper has a cool design that helps him stand out among his crew starting with the head sculpt with the goggles/glasses, the faceplate and the framing box style helmet.

His front-end loader bucket resting behind his back also helps to make him look formidable. He has a fairly standard front section with some recessed paneling that puts his Decepticon logo front and center.

Scrapper’s large wheels and shoulders help to also give him some presence.

Scale: In the cartoon, Decepticon scale was all over the place — save Rumble and Frenzy who were always drawn shorter. For example, Scrapper was about the same height as Soundwave. His Studio Series figure is decidedly shorter as he’s about the same height as the Insecticons meaning he’s looking up at the Seekers and Megatron.

Alt Mode: Scrapper transformers into a front-end loader. The Constructicons’ vehicle mode all look very good and with the exception of the colors, Scrapper looks very accurate to the real-world vehicle. The loader is articulated, but due to the size, you can’t actually put an Autobot into it.

Transformation:  Scrapper converts to his front-end loader mode in 17 steps. That’s not too bad and his transformation flows well enough that it makes sense. He was another one that was actually pretty fun to put together.

Paint: Scrapper has the Constructicons’ signature green-yellow and purple color scheme with some silver and black accents with a pinch of red in the mix as well. The Studio Series figures typically don’t have paint issues at all since so much of the color is the plastic.

I do wish the red of Scrapper’s glasses were brighter and less muted. This is the case with many of the Autobots’ blue eyes, which make them look like they’re dull and fading out.

As far as paint goes, that’s the biggest complaint.

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Articulation: Hasbro has done a fantastic job of articulating the Studio Series figures. Scrapper is another easy win in this category as he can hit most of the significant poses you’d want for him.

For most collectors, Scrapper’s articulation won’t matter since it’s the Constructicons’ combined mode that is more important.

Scrapper has:

• neck
• bicep
• ball-jointed shoulders
• elbows
• wrists
• wrist hinge
• torso
• hips
• thighs
• knees (double-jointed)
• ankles

Accessories: Scrapper gets the typical rollout of accessories with his cartoon accurate blaster. This looks really good and it’s nice to see even the weapons being done as accurate as possible.

Additionally, he gets two larger blasters. These are purple cannons that can also be used for his vehicle mode. These are wider and thicker than his default blaster and make sense when he needs some extra firepower. These are purple to lean in more to the Constructicons’ color scheme.

Worth It?  Scrapper retails for $34.99. That’s a bit more than the usual $24.99 price point for his scale. There’s not much here to show where that extra $10 is going towards, which is why it’s helpful to get him on some sort of deal. I grabbed him from Target, which knocked $5 off thanks to another sale. Even at $30 the value isn’t a steal, but he is solidly made.

Rating: 9.5 out of 10

Scrapper gets the Constructicons off to a great start with a sturdy figure that doesn’t feel flimsy, has good paint apps and easy transformation.

Where to Get It?  Scrapper is showing up at retail now at Target and Walmart. Your best bet is to find him at stores and then check out my affiliate Amazon for more Constructicons.

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