SAS Air Strike ACTION MAN
Toy Helicopter
ca. 1980 (made)
ca. 1980 (made)
1. box lid, card printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and an illustration of helicopters
2. box base, plain brown card
3. box insert, plain brown card
4,5. body halves, moulded black plastic with the motor area marked ACTION MAN BY PALITOY
6. motor unit for the rotor, moulded black plastic, it fits into the area on top of the body
7. control stick and control panel unit, moulded black plastic
8. seat unit, moulded black plastic
9. dome, moulded clear plastic
10. landing gear, moulded black plastic
11. pontoon support, moulded black plastic
12,13. pontoons, moulded black plastic
14-16. rotors, moulded black plastic
17. tail boom, moulded black plastic
18. stabiliser, moulded black plastic
19. tail, moulded black plastic
20. accessory clip, moulded black plastic; to hold the M60 gun
21. sheet of decals, printed in colours
22. sheet of instructions for assembling the helicopter and placing the decals; on the reverse side is a cartoon of all the types of SAS strike force
23. bag containing the M60 machine gun and its equipment, a sheet printed in colours to show Action Man products and an Action Man star collection booklet
*24. pontoon, moulded black plastic, decorated with the yellow and black decals showing SAS and stripes and 4 white paper pieces marked by hand in pencil A A B B
*25. waterski for a helicopter, moulded black plastic, decorated with similar decals and on the underside one paper label marked B in pencil
2. box base, plain brown card
3. box insert, plain brown card
4,5. body halves, moulded black plastic with the motor area marked ACTION MAN BY PALITOY
6. motor unit for the rotor, moulded black plastic, it fits into the area on top of the body
7. control stick and control panel unit, moulded black plastic
8. seat unit, moulded black plastic
9. dome, moulded clear plastic
10. landing gear, moulded black plastic
11. pontoon support, moulded black plastic
12,13. pontoons, moulded black plastic
14-16. rotors, moulded black plastic
17. tail boom, moulded black plastic
18. stabiliser, moulded black plastic
19. tail, moulded black plastic
20. accessory clip, moulded black plastic; to hold the M60 gun
21. sheet of decals, printed in colours
22. sheet of instructions for assembling the helicopter and placing the decals; on the reverse side is a cartoon of all the types of SAS strike force
23. bag containing the M60 machine gun and its equipment, a sheet printed in colours to show Action Man products and an Action Man star collection booklet
*24. pontoon, moulded black plastic, decorated with the yellow and black decals showing SAS and stripes and 4 white paper pieces marked by hand in pencil A A B B
*25. waterski for a helicopter, moulded black plastic, decorated with similar decals and on the underside one paper label marked B in pencil
Object details
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 25 parts.
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| Title | SAS Air Strike ACTION MAN (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | injection moulded plastic |
| Brief description | SAS Air Strike helicopter; England/Hong Kong; c.1980 |
| Physical description | 1. box lid, card printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and an illustration of helicopters 2. box base, plain brown card 3. box insert, plain brown card 4,5. body halves, moulded black plastic with the motor area marked ACTION MAN BY PALITOY 6. motor unit for the rotor, moulded black plastic, it fits into the area on top of the body 7. control stick and control panel unit, moulded black plastic 8. seat unit, moulded black plastic 9. dome, moulded clear plastic 10. landing gear, moulded black plastic 11. pontoon support, moulded black plastic 12,13. pontoons, moulded black plastic 14-16. rotors, moulded black plastic 17. tail boom, moulded black plastic 18. stabiliser, moulded black plastic 19. tail, moulded black plastic 20. accessory clip, moulded black plastic; to hold the M60 gun 21. sheet of decals, printed in colours 22. sheet of instructions for assembling the helicopter and placing the decals; on the reverse side is a cartoon of all the types of SAS strike force 23. bag containing the M60 machine gun and its equipment, a sheet printed in colours to show Action Man products and an Action Man star collection booklet *24. pontoon, moulded black plastic, decorated with the yellow and black decals showing SAS and stripes and 4 white paper pieces marked by hand in pencil A A B B *25. waterski for a helicopter, moulded black plastic, decorated with similar decals and on the underside one paper label marked B in pencil |
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| Marks and inscriptions | © CPG Products Corp USA |
| Object history | References: ACTION MAN ® Regd TM of CPG Products Corp. Made under licence from CPG Products Corp by the Palitoy Company. |
| Production | Made by: Palitoy Co., a Division of CPG Products Corp., Minneapolis Minn USA The Palitoy Company, Coalville Leicester England England/Hong Kong |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.531:1-1994 |
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| Record created | April 17, 2000 |
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