Advice to Yeniceri from Mr Cholmondley-Warner would be to.... do exactly whatever you want. Be that releasing the exceptional A-10 model with or without damage model, and if needs be to then follow up with numerous fixes (just as Walmis did with the F-15).
I am also modeling an aircraft for Lock-on ;) and know the hard work and dedication it takes to first of all, model a satisfactory product, set animation arguments, Unwrap the blighter, not to mention creation of skin templates then creation of said skins.
I wonder, do those calling for a full product on release actually know the man-hours involved in such a project.