I also agree for the first body and the second headstock - The first body will suit the angled neck pickup due to those angled curves, and the second headstock suits that body better.
yea, I get you, I'd rather have GOOD chrome hardware and maybe swap it out in the future, than to have cheaper black or gold (depending on the finish) parts... keep on going!
This is looking epic! Haven't had time recently to follow the luthiery threads but I'm so glad this was the first one I started to stalk lol. Your head stock design is pure win.