JLtheGrunger

I also made a Heavy Launcher, similar in shape to the Proton, capable of carrying up to 80 tons into LKO (the craft file has a 80tons dummy payload btw). Craft file here: http://kerbalx.com/JLtheGrunger/PROTON-inspired-heavy-launcher

I sent an unmanned lander to the Moon and a probe to explore phobos and deimos, not much else

Oh, the possibilities of such thing I agree with you, the time-warp feature has some problems, expecially in RSS, even using the Alarm Clock But there could be other solutions, such as including mods like Time Control in the base game, that way you could reach very distant bodies without having to wait for years.

With mechjeb is way too easy, dude Btw i never used it, I think it takes away most of the fun, and piloting the spacecraft by yourself is more satisfying. However, I always use Engineer..

Some of my stations in RSS (with a ton of mods )

Ion-power is the way, you have enough cash to make it.

A simple aircraft, it was supposed to be similar to the Aeris-3a in concept, but ended up looking quite different Here's the craft file: http://kerbalx.com/JLtheGrunger/Pelican-1