James Bond "Moonraker" Headset

This is my first offical thread with a picture attached. Fingers crossed. Here goes. This is my Minilite Headset like the ones used in Moonraker. Now to build a Drax Shuttle.

very nice, have one too. and remember, that headset was also used in Star Wars and Aliens

Marc

I don't have one .....is this a readily available item?

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very nice, have one too. and remember, that headset was also used in Star Wars and Aliens

Marc
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Thats cool. One Prop covers three movies.

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I got this a while back on that auction site. Once in a while you see them. Sorry I dont have an extra one to help you out.

Well let&#39;s see:

Moonraker
Superman II
Star Wars
Alien (black "cup" removed)
Aliens (painted Brown Bess)

That&#39;s one of the reasons I got one, because it covers these movies, and I&#39;m certain more.

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Well let&#39;s see:

Moonraker
Superman II
Star Wars
Alien (black "cup" removed)
Aliens (painted Brown Bess)

That&#39;s one of the reasons I got one, because it covers these movies, and I&#39;m certain more.
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Do you have any screencaps from Superman II that shows the Headset?

Nope, but it&#39;s at the very begining. While the lander is on the moon (the arrival of the villains) notice the headsets that the guys in missin control are wearing. Look familiar. Yup, it&#39;s even John Ratzenberger...Cliff Claven wearing one&#33;

I noticed that this headset, or one very much like it, was also used by the future policemen/women in Demolition Man.

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...Cliff Claven wearing one&#33;
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"I thought he said girl... What&#39;s a curl?"

"Isn&#39;t that what the old Canaveral guys called a comet with an east-to-west trajectory?"

It&#39;s so sad that I know these lines by heart but can&#39;t remember where my keys are.

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I don&#39;t have one .....is this a readily available item?
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Zaritsky doesn&#39;t have one... I&#39;m astounded.

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Minilites were made by Racal (who stole the design from Plantronics). They were mostly used for aviation (both pilots and traffic control). Could be tricky to find: Even though Racal changed the design in the &#39;90s, I&#39;ll bet alot are still in use (it&#39;s pretty robust construction); users tend not to let go of these until they outright fail and then they either get refurbed or tossed. Those that do turn-up will clearly be covetted by Star Wars and Alien(s) fans.

In addition to eBay, try used telephony or aviation equipment liquidators in the UK; Racal is in England and very little of their avionics product was distributed in the US (in fact, I think they&#39;ve since abandonned avionics).

I used to work for Plantronics and one of our means of making inroads to the UK market was through product placements on all the Brosnan Bond films (sadly, Sony is a competitor so no more PLT for 007). Some genius eventually purged all the stuff returned by the studios (including custom units built to spec for Deep Impact), though I kept the headsets from GoldenEye and Die Another Day.

THANKS&#33; I will start the hunt&#33;