Me, I am also looking forward to see the Preorder-button.
I sense with the fast turnaround of the new releases of 1/32 WWI airplanes, Lukgraph is taking the leading post and the other competing companies are just missing the train. I just over one-year Lukgraph released 3 or 4 plus kits, which is a milestone for a resin small company. Unfortunately, they are not affordable and produced at a premium price for the elite modeling market. I really hope that is not a deterrent to these competing companies in producing the same kit ( injected plastic) but a cheaper price and outstanding quality
IMHO the release of BE.2c and earlier FF.33L, Albatros C.III and Lloyd C.V, all being two-seaters, does not get into any other company way. Since the demise of WNW, how many injection kits of a WW1 two-seaters were released? Who among the companies gave any hint about such plans? OK, right, we have a lovely Caudron C.III from CSM, but I know this one has been in pipe for many years. OK, Roden announces Avro 504K and Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter. But that is all! And nothing more can be viewed in the nearest future, I deem.
It seems that only Lukgraph is brave enough to fill a gap (in a certain extent) that we have in the market after WNW ceased pleasing us with two-seater kits.
So first I think we should be grateful that the two-seater models are coming from the Cracow-based resin small company. And secondly I think that these releases are by no means a discouragement to any model company. I daresay it can be quite contrary - seeing this the others might just get encouraged to add a two-seater from time to time to their production plans which mainly contain smaller, cheaper to produce and possibly easier to sell single-seaters.
