My friend that is the essence ofthis hobby the feeling of fulfillment and exhileration you get from seeing your creation lift off and fly inspite of all the pitfalls you encountered along the way are worth all of the extra effort.
There are alot of variables and pitfallsto be considered with any endeavor more so with this particular one but the rewards are fantastic in that you built it, it flies and you are controlling your own private airshow which for me is an over the top validation ofmy efforts,if this were easy everybody would be doing it, it is a perfectionistspursuit and as such your attention to detail will immediately show itself when the wheels leave the ground ,and in no case is the rc flying hobby an instant gratification thing it takes time,patience, practice and absolute attention to detail but the rewards are worth the investment ,stick to your guns,be determined and it will happen,don't be in a frustrated hurrydo it right the first time rather than rush it and doit wrong a whole bunch of times.
I've gone through the same frustration andpitfallsas you have with EVERYONEof the35 plusplanes I have built and many of them on a much grander scale of difficulty to overcome
if you stay in this hobby any amount of time you will grow to love those pitfalls and challengesand admire them as a dare to make it fly, the more you do the easier it gets, the easer it gets the more challenging projects you will look for, thats the draw every bit as much as the flying part