I've owned every generation of the Scout and find the latest feels livelier than the '18/'19, despite the added travel. The '15 was definitely a different animal though.
Any plans to make kids bikes or at least refresh the Ripcord? There's been a lot of change with 20" and 24" bike components in the last couple years-- the Hayes Junit line, Manitou Machete forks (shorter a2c, built for lightweight riders) and SDG Components kids products-- but somehow most kids bikes still suck, and even the few good ones...