Shipping all at once saved me about $500, so I just went for that option, will pick it up at the truck dock when it arrives. I have plenty of space in the hangar to store stuff while I build in my double garage, and they warned me that there WILL be a price increase come 1 January and later orders.
I pressed for a skyview status, the best I could muster from them was a "we don't know anything about that" answer, and since I did not need the avionics yet, decided to wait (no shipping penalty for that and the engine). The panel space don't bother me as much as the wiring that may have to be changed.
They confirmed an 8 week lead time for shipping, so will be a while before I see any parts. I bought a complete Avery tool set from a builder that bailed out mid build on his 12.
I am after all the bells and whistles, AP, wheel pants, strobes etc etc.