This is absolutely spectacular. Overwhelming.
And actually, I'm glad you went 1/10 and ditched the landing stage. I think the landing stage compromises/obscures the full beauty of the ascent stage. Without the LS, the ascent stage is somehow more magical - I mean, it's the flying head from Zardoz ain't it? To me, that's what's so weird about this vehicle - that a totally functional design should end up looking like a tribal carving of some strange god.
Studying this build has given me a deeper appreciation of the amazing architectonic forms involved here. Thanks mightily!
(Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea - their best stuff of course came from the LEM years...Hancock's 'Hidden Shadows' - space music par excellence)