I'm with ya on this my friend. Why is it that the negative comments and attitudes are the loudest and most heard? The vocal minority in this hobby are making it uncomfortable through this new conduit of communication...the Internet and forums such as this one.
I have taken my lumps 
on other forums trying to stand my ground to express my viewpoints. There are those who though agree with me, will not share the pain on the cross of public opinion They do share their feelings with me privately. I'm glad I am not alone in my opinion!
Someone recently shared with me his opinion as to why these people bash kits.The Internet gives them a security otherwise not afforded them in a face to face environment. I wonder how many knuckle sandwiches would be served had some of these people been in the same room while having the same controversial conversations?I'd probably deliver a few. 
So this hobby of ours becomes a relief mechanism...a check valve. Anyone can create an alias identity and speak as they feel regardless if it shows a lack of respect for others, including mfrs, distributors and retailers. You don't like something fine, address it in the proper way...direct it to the source don't dwell on it here in a public forum. I for one get tired of hearing the tirades over and over again. If the product isn't to your personal liking okay, it is however to millions of others. Your "perfect" model will come in time and who knows maybe even at an affordable price.
A good example of a company that is apparently doing it right is Wingnuts. Has anyone heard of anyone bashing their products before they hit the streets? Not that I have heard. Why. Because these guys didn't go around bashing others, they went and proved it could be done. So to those who belly ache and complain about the imperfect kits...go do what they did...show us how it is suppose to be done! Quit being a forum bully and put up or shut up already.
You know...what if we had the ability to look at each person before they were born to see what they looked like and how they would act? Nope not this one, it has fatal flaws!!! 
I wanted a boy not a girl or vice versa. You got the nose too big. The toes are splayed too far. How many of those we hear complaining would be around to do so? 
The only way to eliminate these conversations is for the mfr to cater to their every whim, but that is an impossible feat. You can not be all things to all people. Or heavily moderate these forums...have a penalty system in place...with warnings, suspensions and revocation of membership. The technology is in place to block IP addresses.The hosts have that right, you are here at their pleasure. But as they say the blade swings both ways it would cost something.
So we must persevere to endure, thicken our skin and learn to ignore those which try to steal our joy. Slip on your rubber boots and prepare for a little rain...or someone pissing on your shoes. 
They aren't leaving anytime soon unfortunately.