Thank you all for your kind comments, my friends! Now that she's in the cabinet and off the bench, I can appreciate her a little better and I don't hate her.
I have the Fly single seat version - is it just as bad?
I have the S.V.A.5 as well, Charlie, and I can only assume it has many of the same issues. Don't let that deter you, though. It does build up into a nice looking model. I won't be building that one any time soon, but I will build it eventually.
Started the Ninak a couple weeks ago and will post photos in a few days.
Cheers,
Bud