I picked up the Chariot kit today. I'm an armor modeler but I loved that show as a kid and when I saw the Chariot at the LHS, well you know the rest. I would definitely recommend opening the kit when you get it home and separating the vinyl parts from the plastic. In my kit the front 'fender' was distorted by the tracks and one of the tires was stuck to the underside of the floor. Nothing that can't be easily fixed, but it could have been worse if they had been in contact with other parts.
Now if Aztekdummy only comes out with a masking kit for all that glass I'll be set.
Edited to say that Aztek has the masking kit out. It's available at Starship Modeler for $19.95. Yes that seems a little high to me too but I think it'll take some of the aggravation out of painting so I went ahead and ordered one.