Product Description
Revell 14578 1/25 77 GMC The Squawk Van - Stranger Things (RMX14578)
Good morning, Haaawkins! In the fifth and final season of Netflix’s Stranger Things, the Hawkins Hitmaker, 94.5 FM, WSQK, rocks a new hero on wheels, the souped-up Squawk van. This unforgettable custom-painted 1977 GMC® van is not your ordinary broadcast vehicle, it is a fortified radio rig tuned for survival in the Upside Down, and it’s the beating heart of Hawkins in its darkest hour.
In the fifth season, set in Fall 1987, Hawkins is under military quarantine. The town is marked by rifts to the Upside Down, and Vecna remains missing while hatching his sinister plans. In this desperate situation, the WSQK Van becomes an indispensable tool for the Hawkins heroes.
The van serves as a mobile extension of the local radio station WSQK 94.5 FM, which turns out to be a covert operations headquarters. With its striking retro paint scheme in 1980s style, the vehicle perfectly presents itself as the radio station’s broadcast van, and has everything inside that a mobile radio station needed in equipment in the mid-eighties.
The significance of WSQK goes far beyond a simple radio station. After Season 4 showed that music can break Vecna’s grip, when Max was saved by “Running Up That Hill,” the radio station could become the most important weapon. Instead of having to hand each individual Hawkins resident a Walkman and cassette, WSQK can supply the entire town simultaneously with protective music. According to a Stranger Things fan theory on Reddit, the van extends this range even further and allows the heroes to broadcast in remote areas or transmit encrypted messages to various team members.
The WSQK Van is based on a GMC Vandura from the 1970s, a classic of American commercial vehicle history. The van was also produced by Chevrolet as the G-Series in virtually identical construction from 1964 to 1996 and was available in various configurations, from cargo vans to passenger transporters to individually adapted versions for special purposes. The van replaced the Chevrolet Corvan and became a direct competitor to the Ford Econoline and Dodge A100.
The third generation of the G-Series, produced from 1970 to 1996, marked an important turning point in design. While the first two generations were forward control vehicles where the engine was placed between the seats, the third generation moved the engine in front of the driver. This arrangement not only improved driving characteristics but also offered more interior space, which was ideal for special applications like mobile radio stations.
Features:
- All-new tooling accurately depicts the Squawk van from Netflix’s Stranger
- Positionable roof-mounted high-frequency antenna
- Tampo-printed whitewall tires
- Full-color illustrated assembly manual
- One-piece chassis with chrome side pipes
- Waterslide decal sheet with Eighties-retro WSQK graphics
- Molded in blue and clear with chrome parts and soft black tires.
- Glue required but not included.
Specification:
- Revell skill level: 3
- Recommended age: 10+
- Scale: 1:25
- Number of parts: 69
- Length: 8.125 in
- Width: 4.00 in
- Height: 6.59 in
Needed to Complete:
- Plastic Cement
- Paint
Includes:
- (1) 1/25 Scale Model Kit
