Micro Action Jets - A Collector's Guide

The “Micro Action Helicopter Base” play set looks like a small book when closed. The play set itself is made of thin plastic and is held closed with a velcro fastener. Funrise made several other play sets in this same format (including a “Micro Action Air Base” ). While these different sets utilized the same pieces, the deco on the inside was changed.   NOTE: The photos below are used with the kind permission of the person I purchased this set from,  Beachcityphotographer   Front of closed play set (the back is plain white)     Spine of closed play set     Top of closed play set (same decal used on bottom)   Opening and unfolding the play set reveals the helicopter base...     The large, blue plastic parking ramp can be removed and is marked "(C) FUNRISE 1988 MADE IN CHINA" on the underside.   The example I own was purchased loose and came with the following parts: 1 pair of gas pumps 1 ramp/bridge 2 t...

Here are some knock-offs of Micro Action helicopters that came with a new (2010’s) aircraft carrier playset.* They each have a separate black rotor piece (which does turn) and a separate black landing gear piece. Unlike the knock-off jets, there are no paint applications on the helicopters. The first three photos are comparison shots of the real Micro Action Sikorsky SH-60 Sea Hawk compared to its knock-off counterpart. The next three photos are of the knock-off AH-64 Apache which I do not have a real example of for comparison. The last two photos are the knock-offs together. * The aircraft carrier playset itself (not pictured) isn’t bad either. It is  not  a knock-off of the Funrise carrier. It has more realistic proportions and electronic features of some sort that don’t work on my copy. It has a small section of the port deck which is removable to allow storage of the jets inside the hull.

Name (as shown on packaging): Kaman SH-2F Seasprite Versions: 1 Color Scheme: bluish gray Left Side: star and stripes, “NAVY” Right Side: star and stripes, “NAVY” Date Stamp: None Size comparison to other Funrise Micro Action aircraft

Name (as shown on packaging): Bell AH-1J Sea Cobra Versions: 1 Color Scheme: olive green Left Side: star and stripes, “MARINES” and “SM” on tail Right Side: star and stripes, “MARINES” and “SM” on tail Date Stamp: None Size comparison to other Funrise Micro Action aircraft

Name (as shown on packaging): Sikorsky SH-60 Sea Hawk (sic) Versions: 1 Color Scheme: dark bluish gray Left Side: star and stripes, “NAVY” Right Side: star and stripes, “NAVY” Date Stamp: None Size comparison to other Funrise Micro Action aircraft

Name (as shown on packaging): Kamov KA34 Hokum Gunship Versions: 1 Color Scheme: light tannish gray with darker camouflage spots Left Side: red star Right Side: red star Date Stamp: None Size comparison to other Funrise Micro Action aircraft

Name (as shown on packaging): MIL MI-24 HIND-D Versions: 1 Color Scheme: green with beige camouflage spots Left Side: red star Right Side: red star Date Stamp: None Size comparison to other Funrise Micro Action aircraft

Funrise produced eight different military helicopters and I have seven of them in my collection (I’m still missing the Apache). They seem to be much less common than the jets and they seem like they’d be more easily broken than the jets. While they lack wheels they do have main rotors that turn. Two of the ones that I have (the Lynx and the Defender) came packaged with a version of the aircraft carrier playset. The helicopters seem to lack any manufacturer/date markings. The names of the eight helicopters are listed below as they are shown on packaging, errors and all... American: Kaman SH-2F Seasprite McDonald (sic) Model-500 Defender AH-64 Apache Sikorsky SH-60 Sea Hawk (sic) Bell AH-1J Sea Cobra Soviet: MIL MI-24 HIND-D Kamov KA34 Hokum Gunship British: Westland Lynx

Funrise produced this large transport helicopter "playset" for use with its line of Micro Action cars and trucks. While not really intended for or very compatible with the Micro Action jets/helicopters, I thought I would include it here as it is a Funrise aircraft itself. The version I have in my collection was packaged in a a white box with a black and white photo of the contents on one side. While I cannot say for certain, this type of simple box was often used by companies for merchandise sold via catalog (rather than the more eye-catching packaging used for merchandise sold in retail stores). The helicopter came with 24 various Micro Action cars and trucks (I've not photographed them as of yet but they are pictured on the box). These vehicles could be loaded into the helicopter via a variety of opening hatches and doors. There were two large hatches on either side (behind the cockpit), two smaller hatches on either side (in the tail) and a door/ramp at the rear o...

Name (as shown on packaging): Westland Lynx Versions: 1 Color Scheme: blue Left Side: "NAVY" Right Side: "NAVY" Date Stamp: None Size comparison to other Funrise Micro Action aircraft

Name (as shown on packaging): McDonald (sic) Model-500 Defender Versions: 1 Color Scheme: green with brown camouflage spots Left Side: blue and white roundel Right Side: blue and white roundel Date Stamp: None Size comparison to other Funrise Micro Action aircraft