Model Car Garage - The 1977 Chevrolet Charlie's Angels Van by Revell - A Model Car Unboxing Video
Channel: Monster Hobbies Model Car Garage
Date: 12/11/2021

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Today on the Monster Hobbies Model Car Garage we will be looking at the 1977 Chevrolet Charlie's Angels Van by Revell. This is a model car unboxing video. 

Groovy video chapters : 

00:00 - The low-down on our video
00:32 - The history of the 1977 Charlie's Angles Van model kit
01:11 - Mission 1 - Investigate the box art and listed features
02:58 - Mission 2 - Matching the van to the Police Dossier
03:37 - Mission 3 - Opening the lid on the Angles van and checking out the guts
04:34 - Mission 4 - Discovering a clue as to how to assemble the van
09:05 - Mission 5 - Piecing it all together
13:28 -Mission 6 - It's all smoke and mirrors
13:54 - Mission 7 - Suddenly all goes black!
14:37 - Mission 8 -Here's where the rubber meets the road
15:16 - Mission 9 - Getting a clear picture 
15:37 - Epologue
16:13 - Roll credits

And now for the Funky model kit write-up : 

The American van has been used for everything from a handyman truck to a "Hippie" van. It is powered by a small block V-8 engine on a basic truck chassis. how the inside is equipped depends on the user. This version is the full sized van with the most area inside. The biggest change to the basic van was when they moved the engine forward. This was done in the early 1970's and it made it possible to do routine maintenance from the outside of the truck. Otherwise the van has remained unchanged. Later came the development of the "Mini Van" but they are more of a family vehicle and not used commercially like the full sized van.  - Instruction sheet.

The Revell 1977 Chevrolet Charlie's Angels Van model car kit is another one of those excellent model kits produced originally by Revell in 1976 as the Car Craft California Cruiser Van. It came out again in 1977 as the Charlie's Angles Van in the show's second season. In 1978 it re-appeared as The Hardy Boys Van and it has been surfacing off and on the shelves ever since. The most current edition is from 2021.

The 1977 Charlie's Angles Chevrolet Van by Revell features an 8 piece Chevrolet 350 engine that reminds me of some of the Jo-han offerings from the 1960's. This engine includes the cylinder heads, engine block/front timing cover/automatic transmission/oil pan/starter/oil filter as left and right hand parts. The intake manifold/carburetor/distributer and valve covers are also molded as one piece. The rest of the engine includes two exhaust manifolds, alternator/fan belt/pulleys and a separate fan. - what you typically would find in a Jo-Han kit.

The chassis is an open frame which is a well molded piece with a lot of detail. A 2-piece rear axle with leaf springs, a driveshaft, shocks and a 9-piece front suspension.  The parts are simple and go together well. 

The interior is a 21 piece affair and consists of a dashboard, steering wheel, steering column, CB radio, overhead console, firewall, floor pedals, gauge cluster, inner door panels and rear door panels, 2-piece food tray, Captain's chairs, bed with throw pillows, and all this goes down on a full length floor interior tray with pleated center engine cover. Simple, but looks correct and is a joy to paint and detail. 

There is no chrome on the Revell 1977 Charlie's Angles Chevrolet Van model kit. Instead, you get a black plastic parts tree which is really nice and features such items as lake pipes, front grille,  nerf bars, side mirrors, wheels and bumpers. These parts are crisp and have minimal flash. 

The "glass" components are molded separately in smoke plastic for better realism.

The van is 7 5/16" long, has 81 pieces, molded in white with transparent clear parts and waterslide decals. 

The 1977 Chevrolet Charlie's Angels Van by Revell is a model kit that will go together easily, look terrific on the shelf and bring you joy for years to come. If you can get your hands on one of these, do so! 

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