Tank-o-centric

I think FSM follows trends like any other magazine.  Fact is, more companies are putting out armor rather than aircraft on a monthly/quarterly basis.  As that market goes, you'll see more emphasis on armor.  Let's face it, Dragon/DML puts out some obscure variant of a Tiger I or Panzer III/IV or Sherman all the time because they know there is a strong market for it.  No different than Hasegawa re-releasing F-4 kits with molds from 1985 with new decals for different units/countries/etc.

As someone who does a fair amount of both, even the kits I have lean closer to the 60/40 armor to aircraft split, maybe even a bit higher.  I think that most companies don't release much in the way of aircraft because (my opinion) the licensing requirements from the A/C manufacturers. 

The latest issue of FSM "New Products" shows about a 50/50 split in new products.  I suppose Minicraft could go all "Dragon" and release every single airline livery 737 as a separate kit.  I kid, of course, but that's about how I see it.