Has anyone noticed with the release of the Dolphin that this is the 4th time that Wingnuts has used the Fokker Triplane as an adversary on the box art? On the other British kits they've mainly used as adversaries the Fokker DVII (also 4, I think) and the Albatros DV series (3) both of which have been kitted by Wingnuts the only other adversaries shown are the Albatros DII and DIII on the FE2b early and Sopwith Pup kits. Now after saying that they wouldn't make any kits that are currently produced by other manufacturers they have then gone on to contradict themselves by kitting the SE5a Hisso and DH2 (Roden) and the Sopwith Camel (Hobbycraft, Academy, Iterlari etc...) So I'm going to throw my hat into the ring and predict that once they've made all the kits that Sir PJ wants, one of the last kits they will produce will be the Fokker Triplane to make everyone happy
Guess they will have to produce a bucketload given how popular it will be! Of course I won't object to them finishing off the Albatros series either.
Another thought that has struck me is given how long development takes for these kits and the almost military grade secrecy that surrounds most of their releases is how much are they aware of what other manufacturers are doing and vice versa, I mean wouldn't be funny (obviously not for them, but great for us
) for example, if WNW was in the process of developing a Nieuport 17 when CSM drops their bombshell. Would they put development on hold or release and directly compete? Up till recently WNW has had a clear playing field in 1/32 but who would've predicted that CSM would stray from 1/48 scale. Food for thought.
Dave Rickard
Rockhampton QLD
Australia
