Hero Factory Revamp- Witch Doctor

[Takanuinuva]

Witch Doctor is my favorite Savage Planet Set. But I didn't like the technic build torso. So I made one that uses a more hero factory building style. I also tweaked a few other things to the design to make it better.

Here are pics

Front

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/herofactory/WitchDoctor/008.jpg

Right Side

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/herofactory/WitchDoctor/009.jpg

Back

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/herofactory/WitchDoctor/010.jpg

Left Side

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/herofactory/WitchDoctor/011.jpg

Front without Staff

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/herofactory/WitchDoctor/012.jpg

Bare Skeleton Front

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/herofactory/WitchDoctor/013.jpg

Bare Skeleton Right Side

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/herofactory/WitchDoctor/014.jpg

Bare Skeleton Back

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/herofactory/WitchDoctor/015.jpg

Torso Build Closeup

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/herofactory/WitchDoctor/016.jpg

Leg Build Closeup

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/herofactory/WitchDoctor/017.jpg

Staff Build Front

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/herofactory/WitchDoctor/018.jpg

Staff Build Back

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/herofactory/WitchDoctor/019.jpg

Hero Core Talisman

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/herofactory/WitchDoctor/020.jpg

Head build (Only custom piece is a red axle cut in half.)

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/takanuinuva/herofactory/WitchDoctor/021.jpg

Gallery when public

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=529733

Comments and criticism appreciated

[MakutaNocturn]

Lol. It looks as if you just add a few pieces and called it a revamp. I've got Witch Doctor and I don't see a lot of differences.

[bacem]

Lol. It looks as if you just add a few pieces and called it a revamp. I've got Witch Doctor and I don't see a lot of differences.

the revamp is in the torso skeleton. if you see the bare skeleton, you'll see that it's very different with original torso that's all technic.

[Aanchir]

Very nice. I'm always a bit wary about Witch Doctor revamps because I've seen so many where the builder just threw on a bunch of inconsistent armor pieces and called it done. The fact that you actually went so far as to modify the skeleton shows a level of effort that far surpasses those kinds of "revamps".

The added armor on the hips is the biggest improvement, I'd say. There are some areas where I feel this design is weaker than the original, though. The changes to the armoring of the chest and sides make the figure's hollow chest cavity feel very insubstantial, and makes the torso very bottom-heavy. The skeleton's torso proportions are just great; it's just the way it's armored that hurts its appearance. The design of the elbows seems to have more points of articulation than are really necessary, and additionally it makes the arms far too long (this is most evident in the pic of the skeleton by itself). The original set's arms were also somewhat gangly, but here it feels that much worse. Both the upper and lower arms could afford to be shorter.

That head build is ingenious, and would be that much more brilliant if you could find a solution that didn't involve any modified parts.

Overall, this MOC shows a lot of potential, and I think you could probably continue making improvements until you have something truly magnificent.

[xxlrocka]

This is better than any Witch Doctor revamp I've seen, seeing how you've actually changed the design of the skeleton altogether so it doesn't actually rely on Technic so much as it does in the original set.

Pros:

-Looks more like the awesome prototype

-Covers up the ugly parts of the original model

-Improved staff

Cons:

-More armour means skeleton theme is ruined

-Hero core on chest looks out of place and ugly

-Legs look really heavy and unstable

-Shoulder area is too wide and bare

[DraikNova]

Quite good. Actually, there's only one major fault I can find with it: the shoulders stick out of the main body with no transition. I'd add a few armor shells there to fix that. The hero core talisman might look better if it's off to one side, too, and the arms are slightly too long.