Word from my supplier is, there has been a delay, much like the one with the H4 mask, when they cut the neck flaps, or didn’t apply them.
I don’t have details on why, but probably another factory fuck up… maybe they used the wrong paint.
I have been assured, that they are working hard on getting them to us, and store suppliers, before Halloween.
I’d take a guess and say we should see some shipping/showing up early to mid October. Original date was September 30th.
Yeah figured that was the case when TOTS updated their website to say delivery by Halloween is no longer guaranteed. What a bummer.
I’ll just be happy to see these for sale, besides, Halloween is every day for me
They need to get their S&@$ together or start using a dependable factory
Well, damn. At least I pre ordered it back in June…
Will the blade finish (chrome) still be the same?
This sucks.
Does anyone know if the H5 and clown masks have shipped yet from TOTS either? I’m still waiting on those.
It most likely will be where they messed up
My H5 from them shipped back at the end of August, and arrived that first week of September. I ordered it on January 25th though. When did you order yours? And I know the clown mask has been shipping as well.
I didn’t order my H5 instantly since originally I didn’t intend on getting it. I ended up ordering both the H5 and the clown mask on the same day of the clown’s release, which I believe was a week or so after the date of the H5 unless I’m mistaken.
Argh…
Sad news, indeed…
Michael is still scary with or without the knife! Still, I would prefer to have it…
Agreed. I have one on preorder as well. Just got my 78 mask and coveralls, too bad the knife wasn’t with them. I have a JC Lamson tho… so when the TOTS gets here I’ll do a little comparison.
TOTS makes some very weird business decisions. It seems like every year they have a ton of new products available for preorder with October ship dates. These products tend to be things that customers would want in time for Halloween. And every year they seem to miss their targeted delivery window and ship after Halloween.
You would think that someone there would have figured out by now that maybe production schedules should be bumped up by a month to give a cushion for deliveries by Halloween.
Not to mention they’re STILL advertising the Judith headstone in their Facebook adverts, but it has yet to be put up on their site, and seems to be possibly cancelled. To add insult to injury, TOTS has gone after a few indie headstone producers without having their own as an option.
I actually emailed them the other day about it, as I was anticipating a September ship date. They said it is being pushed to October. Only info that they provided.
Yes I got my clown mask along with my H1 pumpkins from TOTS today. I pre ordered them February 3rd the day they went on the site
Doesn’t the owner of Ghoulish Productions down in Mexico do all of TOTS’ stuff in their factory? When there are multiple **** ups in one year you almost wonder if having your competitor’s factory make your masks for you could backfire in some way… 
I haven’t noticed, but did they just change the description to “PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A PREORDER AND THE PROP WILL SHIP IN NOVEMBER.” Don’t recall how long its said November for now.
They did change it maybe today or yesterday…
I don’t think it was earlier at all.