To make things clear, these toys were made (and paid for

! ! !) in November 2011, and we took about 40 preorders before closing them early in the year, when it became apparent they wouldn't ship on time.
It literally took until yesterday for the finalised toys to arrive at the warehouse ready for shipment, and this is why they're back on sale - I'm now 100% sure nobody will delay us anymore, they're in Amazon's capable hands.
I'll play the blame game some other time, but I will say the resulting figurine (and its lovely packaging, which I spent a lot of time on and am very proud of) is super cool and is the sort of merchandise we've long wanted to have in the store. Vero and I would really appreciate it if you guys considered purchasing one, and to let us know what you think!