@prophet You're pulling a lot of things out of thin air. I get it's frustrating, but patience will serve you better than coming up with random conspiracies.  Those van boxes are pretty damn big, I have no idea how many they can pile up in a large Fedex van at one time, or how many they're having to ship out as a whole. I can't even say that they'd have a truck coming in to load up every day, maybe it's a "once a week" shipment setup?  Since they aren't paying for cheapy service from Fedex (we're paying regular shipping costs after all, not BBTS $4) it seems like a normal delivery setup.

Holidays slowed things down too, as they always do. 

I'm honestly pretty surprised that more people haven't received their vans yet. I have mine, and that's usually a sign that everyone else has theirs! I'm usually late in the queue, or at least it feels that way. If anyone wants to see more pics or something, let me know. I thought for sure that people would have their own to make their own judgments by now. But I'll humor reasonable requests.

I don't think NECA devotes a ton of resources to their direct-to-consumer business. A lot of these shipped from NJ which I think is mostly office workers and creative so they probably have people boxing them up on the side or something. The very early tracking numbers seems to indicate they were trying to make the shipping process as quick and efficient as it could be, but even so, it appears they're still having trouble keeping up with the volume (per the shipper it comes in, they made 7,880 of these things). Also, the ship date on my label coincides with my original label created date from September, if that's of any comfort to those still waiting.

I got ripped off, man. I'm pissed. This is B.S.

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Lol, does anyone know if the preorders today are open for awhile, or "first come, first served"? I'm finding a lot of other people asking NECA publicly the same thing, but no replies yet.

I meant to take some pics of the van with the Hot Wheels versions, but forgot. Now it's all setup with figures inside, on it, and all-around and I don't want to mess it up.

No word on preorders. Since they're first to retail, in most cases, I would assume there's a set amount on the Ronin figures, at least. Usagi might be a different story as I think that one is a NECA store exclusive, but I could be wrong.

I forgot to put my Mutations Splinter-as-Van up with the rest before the pic. I also have the Megabloks version, but A. I haven't built it (or the Technodrome) yet, and B. there is obviously no room, lol.

Usagi is up. The set will cost you 150 bucks plus shipping and is set to ship in March.

https://store.necaonline.com/products/usagi-yojimbo-year-of-the-rabbit-7-scale-action-figure-box-set

The Usagi set ... is it likely to go to retail like the Last Ronin stuff?

@cmoney Guessing so. Someone asked them if it was a NECA store exclusive in an Instagram comment and their answer was "First Available".

Tail lights too? I missed that!

I need the Toon line to make a big shift, and fast, because I'm getting to the point where I'm not buying anything.

It's not for lack of wants either.

For actual Toon stuff I still desperately want (In Order)...

1. Tempestra
2. Tiffany
3. Lord Dregg
4. Merdude
5. Tattoo
6. Shreeka
7. Human Carter
8. Medusa

For Toon Inspired stuff...

1. Venus
2. Karai
3. Aska
4. Pizzaface
5. Scratch
6. Tora
7. Tatsu
8. Jennika
9. Panda Khan
10. Hothead
11. War
12. Sisyphus
13. Dragon Lord
14. Vam Mi
15. Silver

I'm full steam ahead. There hasn't been a single toon release that I wasn't excited for. That being said, I'd also love stuff from the list above. Still waiting for that Ronin that was teased.

Anyone else just get an email from Neca saying the Turtle Vans were now in an unexpected delay and were expected to ship by the end of the month? 

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Anyone else just get an email from Neca saying the Turtle Vans were now in an unexpected delay and were expected to ship by the end of the month? 

YUUUUUUUUP.

Lame.