Bronto redesign? (poll) (Patreon)

I've been waiting on fluid sim stuff for the glamor hole thing and there's been something that's been bothering me with the brontosaurus.

The design as it is now I don't think is bad, but I think that it can be a lot more interesting and appealing. Like it doesn't make a lot of sense for a long neck dinosaur, I think. I've messed with stuff since I first modeled him, but I think what's holding it back from being something more is like, trying to do small changes.

I've been looking at various references, some furry art, but mostly common things about interpretations of diplodocus:

Originally, I wasn't skilled enough to figure out how to capture the essence of the long neck dinosaur and make it sexy. Clearly, a scalie long neck dino (bronto or otherwise) needs to have a long neck, a large body, a long tail, stout legs, and a tiny head (relative to the body).

I really didn't follow these ideas as closely as I should have, in my opinion. So instead of just messing with the original model, I set out to just start over from the ground up (the face and reproductive organs are the only things I'd pretty much copy/paste over)

First, I did this sketch. 

First, he's larger. Second, the body has more "oomph" to it. More pronounced muscles around the shoulders, with the idea that they need to be strong to support the neck. Also, thicker arms, more stampy feet. More torso, more belly. 

Then, I did a sculpt.

It still a bit rough and the feet/hands I haven't really detailed much yet. But I think the new design is much more evocative of a brontosaurus. And the shape has a much nicer direction about it- maybe it's just me, but you can't help but just start at the bottom, then look up to the head. The shape is bold, attention grabbing.

I don't know though, maybe I'm just over thinking it, and trying to add way more spice to something that doesn't need much more spice? If it ain't broke, don't fix it, as they say. To me, I think the new version is a huge step in the right direction, however I don't know if it really is.

But let me know what you think. Is it even a good idea? Let me know if you think something about it sucks, or if it's *too* different, or if I shouldn't mess with the old design.