[Zombie_61]

I recently ordered one of AMT's reissued Drag-U-La kits online. It arrived today, and when I opened the box to inspect the contents I found it included a card that explained I had received a "Kat Kit", i.e. a chase kit molded in a special color of styrene (in this case a dark gold with gold flakes). I even found this website explaining it.

Now, I'm not new to the concept of chase kits. And I've never purchased a kit with the intention of not building it, so I couldn't care less about chase kits. But it got me thinking that somewhere out there is a modeler or collector who would go out of their way to obtain one of these kits.

So here's my question: Do any of you have a preference for chase kits in any way? I'm just curious.

 

[spawndude]

Sounds like a scheme to get one to buy another kit to build and save the chase kit. I have to admit I would be tempted.

Schemes like this is what got me "out" of the trading card hobby. It became expensive/impossible to create a master set.

 

[John P]

Nope. Me no care. I buy to build.

Same with the comic/magazine industry and their multiple alternate covers for the same issue. Just a sales ploy, and I ain't fallin' for it.

 

[Cro-Magnon Man]

No, I've never gone after a chase edition of a kit and if I found I'd obtained one unintentionally and had been intending to build it, I'd still build it.

Back when there was quite a bit of discussion here on the Board about PL's chase kits, what surprised me was that the chase edition was often in plain white plastic, the same as a standard kit from any other manufacturer. Modellers were expected to collect and keep a chase edition of the kit in the most uninteresting colour of all; I always thought that the chase edition should be in an unusual and appealing colour of plastic.

 

[djnick66]

For the most part I don't care about them. I'd have been happy to get a gold Dragula since thats what the original kit was molded in. But, for the most part, its not a huge deal. I never found most of them to be "rare" either.

 

[Spockr]

Nope. Buy to build. Build to live!

 

[LGFugate]

AutoWorld is offering an exclusive gold Drag-U-La kit.

Larry

 

[mcdougall]

Yep...Love chase kits:thumbsup:
Mcdee

 

[djnick66]

AutoWorld is offering an exclusive gold Drag-U-La kit.

Larry

Thats cool but I have 4 of the regular ones thanks to Hobby Lobby putting them on clearance.

 

[zysurge]

I only care if the color of the normal kit is white and the chase is something else. I find it easier to build, putty, sand, etc a model that is not white.

 

[rat salad]

To some model collector's, these will have value when the production for that particular kit run ends. I am a toy collector and "chase" figures are always worth more on the collector market. You just ended up with a rare run of this kit. I'd save it. Put it away. Buy another one, and build that.

But, I'm a toy collector and that's how I treat "chase" figures.
:dude:

 

[Zombie_61]

I'd have been happy to get a gold Dragula since thats what the original kit was molded in.

I might have been happier if they'd done these chase kits in that same shade of gold, but this is a really dark gold with gold flakes in it (like glitter). I think it's a pretty hideous shade of gold, actually...not that I care; it won't matter after I've painted it. :dude:

You just ended up with a rare run of this kit. I'd save it. Put it away. Buy another one, and build that.

First, buying another one isn't in my budget (disability sucks). Second, I already have more kits in my stash than I'll be able to build before I die; I don't want to start adding kits that I don't intend to build. But I understand and appreciate your perspective.

As it is, I already have one of the original Drag-U-La kits that I got through evilBay several years ago. It was supposed to be complete except for the instructions, but it was also missing a few parts that would be nearly impossible for me to replicate (the top of the intake scoops, for example). I thought of building that kit with parts taken from the reissued kit, but then I'd have a "rare/collectible" chase kit with parts missing, which defeats the purpose of setting it aside.

 

[djnick66]

I never found these chase kits to be valuable or rare for that matter. I think I paid $5 for a chase Spindrift.

 

[Lloyd Collins]

The only one I have, is a white PL Seaview........I have it displayed so that the white parts are reflected in a mirror........Just kidding, when I get to it, glued together it will be.

 

[Mark McGovern]

Me no care.

I agree, John. This is off-topic, but I've been meaning to ask: just who are you a Bizarro of, anyway? :hat:

 

[xgen69]

Thats cool but I have 4 of the regular ones thanks to Hobby Lobby putting them on clearance.

Did you open all 4 of them already, you won't know if you got the chase till you open them.

 

[Fozzie]

No value to me at all. As others have said, I buy to build. (Or kitbash with...)