Alchemy, The LG issue can be a PITA but it can be strenthened sufficiently to keep the plane together. Personally I found a number of flaws in the kit, all repairable or replacable. If I have to spend that much time and repace half of the hardware, for me its not worth it.
Have you seen any of the sig arfs. They ( rascal and mayhem) have good to excelent hardware, are well covered, are built straight and fly well.
Sig and Vectorflight get high marks in my book.