Appearance
Much like Slug, Scorn's overall aesthetic exudes that "fossilesque" theme (though not as spikey as Slug). The toy is predominantly red and gunmetal grey, with orange highlights. The face plate and Autobot insignia are silver, with teal for the robot and beast modes' eyes. The tail is painted a darker and shinier red which differs from the red on the rest of the toy. The tip of the tail appears to have been airbrushed with grey, which looks quite nice. The head resembles a Crusader's Great Helm. While the beast mode still feels kinda "quasi-Beast-Machines," it is more solid than Slug's. The arms are asymmetrical, with the right arm formed from the beast's head/neck, and the left arm from the tail. The shoulders are also distinctly different and not just mirror-flipped versions of each other. I'm generally not a fan of asymmetry in TFs, but it actually works reasonably well on this toy. I think it's because the asymmetry's been used sparingly rather than all over the place as it was with the Transmetal 2s. The robot hips have these faux teeth kibble which looks a bit odd, but I suspect may make more sense when we see the movie model. The way that the spinal sails divide and sit on his back - it does look quite nice. Scorn also has "elf shoe feet". Amarth faeg! (that's kinda like saying "D'oh!" in Elvish ). His weapon is a stylised scimitar.

Transformation
I do appreciate that they've avoided making Scorn a straightforward "stand up and you're a robot" transformation. It's kinda reminiscent of Beast Wars T-Rex Megatron, but as The_Damned has pointed out, the robot form is rather noticeable in the beast mode. This is something that BW Megatron covered up better, but to be fair to Scorn:
a) He's a Deluxe, not an Ultra.
b) The robot mode doesn't have big kibble-panels hanging off its back like BW Megs does.
I also like how the legs turn around and the middle toe swings back to form the Elven robot feet. The scimitar stores inside the tail, which is a lot better than the ridiculous positioning that Slug has for his swords.

Pros
+ 13 points of articulation
+ Unlike the rest of his case mates, Scorn is not hollow and not a shellformer! He is by far the most solid figure of the lot.
+ The rubber parts are also solid, not super-soft as on many other Transformers, such as Slug.
+ The scimitar is solid plastic, not rubber. And it's surprisingly sharp for a Hasbro accessory! Great for eye-poking fun!
+ The overall form of the robot mode is imposing.
+ In beast mode, the head can swing side to side, as well as up and down, creating a rather authentic look head/beck movement. A nice and unobtrusive gimmick.
+ The spine sails are able to lock into position in both beast and robot modes, and they lock in well!

Cons
- The upper thigh panels of the beast mode have nowhere to lock in. Disappointing considering how solid this toy is otherwise.
- The beast mode's throat has a piece which only folds down so far, and dislocates when the head is turned upwards.
- The robot hand could've been better sculpted with fingers. It looks like he's an wearing angular oven mitt.
- I'm personally not a fan of tail arms. But as far as tail arms go, Scorn's is not bad.
- The head sits quite low, which can make playing with the head more difficult. I would've liked for the head to be able to rise just a few millimetres higher.
- While I do like how the leg panels swing out to beef out the legs, unfortunately there's no way for them to lock into that position, and they easily collapse back in during handling and play.

Other
A Spinosaurus is actually larger than a Tyrannosaurus Rex. So some people who are sticklers for scale might be perturbed by having a Deluxe sized Scorn next to say a Voyager or Leader sized Grimlock. Doesn't personally bother me though.

Overall
By far the strongest of the Wave 1 Age of Extinction Deluxe figures. It's a relatively solid toy that's well sculpted and decorated. Having said that, it's not without its drawbacks and I still don't feel it's quite worth paying full price for. Recommended.