FINALLY, I found my dream prop (Mission: Impossible)

[Dustin Crops Boy]

It may not seem like much to ya'll, but I've wanted this thing ever since I'd watch Mission: Impossible when I was a teen (20+ years ago). I was never able to properly ID it until my good pal Art told me that it was a Craig (He was able to read the name "Craig" on one of the reels in a blurry screen cap I sent him).

Throughout the series run, they used a few different brands and styles of reel-to-reels, but this one was used the most and looks the coolest (IMHO).

Months and months of daily eBay searches, weeding through all the crappy R2Rs - I finally find the correct one! The best part, I got it for a song ($15)

Screencap from M:I...

mine (currently unaltered):

and the whole shebang:

 

[Eradicator]

Thats pretty cool! I loved the original M.I.....the Tom Crusie one...not so much...lol

 

[Dustin Crops Boy]

Pfft - that Tom Cruise thing was NOT M:I

 

[Apollo]

Nice Catch! :thumbsup

Watch out for those tapes though!!

 

[TheSt.LouisKid]

Cool. Let's see it smoke up.

 

[Dustin Crops Boy]

Yea, trying to figure out how to make it smoke when it gets to a certain spot on the recording.

 

[YenChih Lin]

Coool, I'm raised up with the 1988 version, where Jim had the micro-disc player.

 

[Mark Jetski]

I'm totally impressed! I didn't know I ever wanted one, but now I am certain of it. Do you plan to modify it to match the screen-used prop?

It may not seem like much to ya'll, but I've wanted this thing ever since I'd watch Mission: Impossible when I was a teen (20+ years ago). I was never able to properly ID it until my good pal Art told me that it was a Craig (He was able to read the name "Craig" on one of the reels in a blurry screen cap I sent him).

Throughout the series run, they used a few different brands and styles of reel-to-reels, but this one was used the most and looks the coolest (IMHO).

Months and months of daily eBay searches, weeding through all the crappy R2Rs - I finally find the correct one! The best part, I got it for a song ($15)

Screencap from M:I...

mine (currently unaltered):

and the whole shebang:

 

[Dustin Crops Boy]

I'm totally impressed! I didn't know I ever wanted one, but now I am certain of it. Do you plan to modify it to match the screen-used prop?

Of course I am!! In the show sometimes the head with the "Craig" name is covered with textured tape (as shown above) and sometimes they kept it uncovered, but only when the player just had the Craig symbol on the head (two circles w/ a vertical line through it).

I wish mine had the symbol rather than the name, but that's ok. I'll just cover it with tape.

Oh nerts - I just discovered that it's missing one of the tri shaped bolts.

It screws into the center of the wheels and the tri knobs are what the reels are pulled with. Without it, I can't rewind, unless I take the bolt off the right side and put it on the left, then swap them back when I play.

I wonder how hard it would be to have one machined or find a replacement.

 

[Dustin Crops Boy]

Coool, I'm raised up with the 1988 version, where Jim had the micro-disc player.

I actually liked the '88 version too. Not as much as the original, but it was pretty good. Especially when Barney made a guest appearance (he is, by far, my favorite IMF agent).

Now that they finally put the final 70s season out on DVD, maybe they'll release the '88 seasons.

 

[Cmdr.Kerner]

Pfft - that Tom Cruise thing was NOT M:I

I agree, that was more a Tom Cruise show .....

Dietrich

 

[TK-2126_MD]

It may not seem like much to ya'll, but I've wanted this thing ever since I'd watch Mission: Impossible when I was a teen (20+ years ago). I was never able to properly ID it until my good pal Art told me that it was a Craig (He was able to read the name "Craig" on one of the reels in a blurry screen cap I sent him).

Throughout the series run, they used a few different brands and styles of reel-to-reels, but this one was used the most and looks the coolest (IMHO).

Months and months of daily eBay searches, weeding through all the crappy R2Rs - I finally find the correct one! The best part, I got it for a song ($15)

Screencap from M:I...

mine (currently unaltered):

and the whole shebang:

love WOW!!!!!
Very cool!!!!!!
Original MI Rocked!!!!

Tom one .... actually any thing after Top gun is a waste of time and money....

 

[propologist]

very cool item. It's great to go back when it was the " good "ole days.

 

[burningman]

Oh man that is fantastic!
I'm a huge MI fan and have wanted that recorder for ages.
great find man!

 

[temponaut]

Terrific score, DCB! And how sweet to have this payoff after doing all of that gruntwork.

Looking forward to your mods! :thumbsup

 

[sawduster]

Oh nerts - I just discovered that it's missing one of the tri shaped bolts.

It screws into the center of the wheels and the tri knobs are what the reels are pulled with. Without it, I can't rewind, unless I take the bolt off the right side and put it on the left, then swap them back when I play.

Check the packing box, it may have come off in shipping. Also check the ebay photos to see if it was there.

 

[defstartrooper]

Cool find, are you going to extract some of the audio messages from the shows and put them on tape ?
You at least have to put the theme on tape.

This post wont self destruct.......

 

[Art Andrews]

Glad to see you finally snagged one, Dallas! Congrats on the find!

 

[Dustin Crops Boy]

Check the packing box, it may have come off in shipping. Also check the ebay photos to see if it was there.

I rechecked the auction picture and the piece was missing. Oh well, it's not like it doesn't work without it - it just doesn't rewind (unless I swap the piece back to the other side).

I already put a "mission" on the tape. I just stuck the microphone in front of my speaker. It sounds totally fine.

Someone told me that 80% hydrogen peroxide will make the tape smoke up (but you can only do that once). I wonder if that's what they did in the show?

 

[JackFrost]

Congrats Mate, Have to agree the original MI was the best Mr Phelps, and if you choose to accept...