Also, Scar is thinner simply because it is a stated fact that he is the weaker brother. Although he is surely stronger than he looks (he sends Sarabi flying with one hit), he does not require the "brute strength" that it would take to even think of challenging his brother.
It still is pretty interesting, though, to see how much Scar changed from the original concepts.
In "King of the Jungle" Scar is GIGANTIC-

-and I wonder what it would be like if Scar remained more like his original concept (having one eye missing, being afraid of lightning, larger, more unintelligent, etc.)