[Mod] Green Forest Dragon - two sets of 71829 combined

[AmperZand]

As a LEGO dragon fan, I had been eyeing up Ninjago set 71829 Lloyd's Green Forest Dragon for a while but hadn't pulled the trigger when a friend bought it for me as a surprise gift. The reason for not getting it myself was that there were features of the dragon that bothered me. I'm not particularly into Ninjago so was seeking a more generic green dragon, e.g. a quadruped, not a biped, and one that was better proportioned (the wings are very large compared to the body). When the set recently went on sale at a retailer where I have loyalty points, I couldn't resist the urge to get a second dragon and combine them. The resulting dragon is very much more to my liking.

I set myself the following requirements:

• Quadrupedal dragon
• More proportional overall
• More posable/better articulation
• More greebling/more organic looking
• More generic fantasy/not specifically Ninjago
• Not designed to be ridden
• Smallest possible number of additional pieces, i.e. parts not from two 71829s

In the end, I only used four additional parts: two 6043656 and two 6039479.

This is what I came up with. What do you think?

 

   

Edited May 15 by AmperZand

[Wardancer]

Very interesting. Since I saw this dragon set for the first time I have been wondering what to make from it. I even bought some of the wings this week. And now here is your entry. 

Things I like:

+ the threefold wing connectors make him look like a well-trained tough beast

+ poseability and proportions are very well done

+ color scheme (except the dark blue (?) belly)

+ the claws look very forestish

So inside your self-imposed restrictions I think is this the best possible dragon. 

But why do you restrict yourself to parts from the set? Why not open it to all possible parts? 

 

[SpacePolice89]

Nice build! Many brick built dragons are too big. This one is the perfect size.