There sure are a lot of nice details on this MOC. A quick look at your history with this set shows that you have become more and more familiar with the possibilities that this part selection offers...and have continued to push those possibilities to produce models such as this one. I would love to read more of the story of how you ended up with each design though. The lack of written copy is more than made up for by the great presentation of the model.
Nice shape...check, good colour scheme...check, interesting details...check. Yep, this qualifies as a very good alternative. Great to see your models improve every single time!