Scrapmetal (Yellow Version)
Vehicle ModeRobot Mode (w/ Cyber Key gimmick activated)
Allegiance: Decepticon
Size: Scout (Basic)
Homeworld: Cybertron
Cyber Key Code: s1j5
Difficulty of Transformation: Easy
Color Scheme: Black, milky gunmetal gray, flat yellow, and some transparent yellow and dull glossy yellow
Rating: 8.6

(NOTE: Because this is a repaint, this is not a full-blown review. This mainly covers any changes made to the mold and the color scheme, and merely compares it to the original Scrapmetal. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of the original Scrapmetal here.)

    Lacking a different name, this yellow repaint of Scrapmetal is the most straightforward repaint in Cybertron-- the only change is that all of the orangish-red of the original Scrapmetal has been replaced with yellow, both when it comes to the plastic and when it comes to the paint apps. The light gray and the black on yellow Scrapmetal are the exact same shade as on the original toy, and the paint apps are in the same places, albeit they're yellow now, of course. One, tiny paint app has been added-- there's now a yellow speck of paint on Scrapmetal's robot forehead, but that's it as far as new stuff. This yellow version of Scrapmetal was taken from the cartoon, which has three different colored versions of Scrapmetal-- the original orange-red version, this one, and another blue version-- just being different variants of the same bug on Cybertron. I would've preferred Hasbro bringing over the blue version, as I think that looks better, but it's cool for them to offer a repaint that many thought was only going to be a limited release in Japan. That said, yellow Scrapmetal isn't nearly as different as practically every other Cybertron repaint, and I still feel that just replacing one of the core colors with another is a bit lazy for a full-fledged mainline repaint.
    No mold changes have been made to yellow Scrapmetal, though when moving the crane-arm in vehicle mode, the whole assembly doesn't come unhooked from the peg that sets it in its position nearly as easily as on my original Scrapmetal.
    Yellow Scrapmetal is a nice variant on the original Scrapmetal, but it's not nearly as different as I would've liked for a full-fledged repaint, and I think the original orange-red looks better than the yellow does on this toy anyways.


Scrapmetal (Yellow) Bio:
Scrapmetal is little more than a beast. Once, they were merely a dangerous breed of mechanical vermin from the depths of Cybertron, but he and his Terrorcon brethren have been mutated by the power of the black hole. Much larger than they once were, and far more dangerous, these creatures now swarm on the surface of Cybertron, led by Scrapmetal, who has gained the ability to reason, and plot. Now that he has tasted the power that comes with command, his only desire is for more power.
Strength: 5.5
Intelligence: 2.0
Speed: 6.0
Endurance: 10.0
Rank: 3.0
Courage: 4.5
Fireblast: 8.0
Skill: 5.0

Review by Beastbot

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