Hasbro Transformers Studio Series 86 Voyager Constructicon Scrapper Action Figure Hasbro, 2025
Day #2,846: April 15, 2025
Constructicon Scrapper Devastator Redux
Transformers Studio Series 86 Voyager
Item No.: Asst. G0478 No. G0562 Manufacturer:Hasbro Includes:2-part Devastator blaster, black Scrapper blaster Action Feature:Transforms from robot to Attack Payloader Retail:$34.99 Availability: March 2025 Other: Arrived Early
Despite some fan moaning, Constructicon Scrapper is seemingly making a lot of people very happy. About a decade ago, Hasbro made a very nice Combiner Wars Devastator boxed set. It was massive - bigger than this new one - and was priced pretty nicely. The US version got costs down by cutting some individual bot articulation and dropping individual accessories, while this 2025 combiner seems to be sized to match the other combine teams and restoring some of those familiar toy weapons. Which is best? Well, we don't know yet - but it sure seems like Studio Series has the edge as individual toys goes.
I like this figure. It's small for the price, but it's exactly the quality of product I would have expected if you said "Hasbro is making the best Scrapper ever" minus wrist articulation.
Figures like this make me hate having to consider pricing. If this were a $25 Deluxe toy I'd say it was perfect. But it's a $35 Voyager figure, standing 5 1/2-inches tall. On one hand, I am cranky he is small. On the other, you can see why he costs more compared to an average deluxe. Right now on my desk I've got recent Side Burn, G2 Breakdown, Toy Optimus Prime, Devastation Optimus Prime, Quake, and Slipstream all on my desk - and he's beefier than them all, with bigger accessories, and generally superior deco. His head is precisely what I wanted, ball-jointed and painted perfectly with silver face mask components and a red visor. The chest looks like the cartoon, similar to the old toy's stickers but not identical. His thighs and wheel caps are painted silver, but the rest of the toy is largely painted in color. The colors all look pretty great, and I don't think anyone is going to be upset with the way the toy looks.
In terms of functionality, this is my best Scrapper. I like the Combiner Wars one, but this one is a better stand-alone toy, with a better vehicle mode and better deco. Hasbro doesn't have the lower torso paint on this one, nor the red on the right-hand side of his body - but it looks fine. The legs are more robust, there are fewer hollow sections, and SS86 Scrapper has jointed biceps and elbows. That's a big plus. Sadly neither toy has swivel wrists - I don't feel they're necessary, but at $35 it's the kind of thing I come to expect. This toy does have rocker ankles, fantastically jointed hips, good knees, and above all else is a good Scrapper. I don't doubt Hasbro won't find a better way to do it in 10 years, but that's how product development works. It's excellent.
This is a super simple toy to change, but I'd still suggest consulting instructions because there are things like the rotating driver's area that it might not even occur to you to touch. It's pretty simple, with guide tabs to help slot everything in place. You can make a loader, or a leg.
My main minimum requirement for a successful vehicle is that it be as fun as the original - we don't often get that, but here, we do. The original Scrapper toy had a wing you could mount on his back, a shovel you could move, and wheels to roll him around. While we don't have the wing, we now do have three blasters you can mount in varying spots on the toy. That's pretty good. The toy still rolls, and looks better than the original toy. Other than a lack of a rubsign sticker, the 5 1/2-inch long vehicle is pretty good.
Maybe it's my lack of expectations or emotional need for an upgrade, but I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of this toy as a single figure and it sure seems like a good leg and a fine construction vehicle. I might leave Combiner Wars permanently combined, but I like this one so much I could see leaving them as individuals. It will be fascinating to see if the rest of them are this excellent, and I am excited to see what 10 years of evolution can do to Devastator for its 50th birthday. Or, for the sake of my wallet, I hope I'm just happy with this set and find no reason to revisit them down the road.
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