Mark,

My personal feeling of the stock Venture is it is a bit like looking at Cindy Crawford in a bikini [:-] - only with a big wart on her nose! [:@] Take care of the wart and the Venture qualifies as truly beautiful to look at. With the stock nose it is still great looking but the nose just doesn't do the rest of the beautiful airframe justice.

It's up to you if the extra work is worth the difference in looks. Either way the plane is a wonderful flyer. The Golden Knight Saitos do look sweet too! Don't know if it will hide the wart though.

Personally, I prefer Cindy without the wart!

FlyerBry