IBG MODELS

[The Wooksta!]

Given the sheer volume of Spitfires I already have (I have upwards of 50 of one particular Airfix kit...), I'm not buying.  Well, maybe a PR C, but that's about it - and even then, I already have at least half a dozen of the Sword PR short nose kits.  Given the price IBG want for their 190s and the errors within, I'm somewhat cynical that they can deliver the quality for under 15 notes. I want to see the plastic first before committing to anything.  I'm happy enough to wait for Eduard.

[DogfighterZen]

Given the sheer volume of Spitfires I already have (I have upwards of 50 of one particular Airfix kit...), I'm not buying.  Well, maybe a PR C, but that's about it - and even then, I already have at least half a dozen of the Sword PR short nose kits.  Given the price IBG want for their 190s and the errors within, I'm somewhat cynical that they can deliver the quality for under 15 notes. I want to see the plastic first before committing to anything.  I'm happy enough to wait for Eduard.

I read Eduard's recent magazine's editorial posted on the Eduard site by the head of the brand, Vladimir Sulc and he explains what's going on with IBG and Eduard Spitfires. They became aware of the IBG project of the early Spitfires at last year's Nuremberg fair and instead of "going to war" against IBG, they sat down and reached an agreement to cooperate.
IBG's kits were almost ready to be marketed and Eduard's were a bit further back in development so, Eduard postponed their kit's release and also, they'll be releasing different variants to make sure the market is open for both companies when they do release each kit.
This might mean a longer wait for Eduard kits, but this also means, we'll probably have two very good lines of early Spitfires to choose from by the end of this year. 
Like you, i'll be waiting for both kits to be available to choose what to buy but, i'm buying at least a couple of Mk.V, b and c variants for real world Portuguese birds... and i'll probably end up buying the Mk.Ia too... but i think i should also build a rw 1/48 PoAF Mk.Vb to put beside my whif Mk.IX.