This is how i made my portal gun for halloween 2011.
it is one of many way that you can make a portal gun. i made it this way because my experiances with these materials were higher than any other method.
Ive entered this to the Hurricane Lasers Contest, if you like it enough could you please vote for me at the top of this page.. Thank you in advance. :D
it is one of many way that you can make a portal gun. i made it this way because my experiances with these materials were higher than any other method.
Ive entered this to the Hurricane Lasers Contest, if you like it enough could you please vote for me at the top of this page.. Thank you in advance. :D
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Blue insulation foam for the main shells of the gun.
the barrel and body were made from PVC pipes at 110mm and 70mm and one clear 65mm tube. also a solid clear acrylic rod at 20mm
plastic acrylic sheet for detailing parts.
three black cables (thick electrical cable is fine) and wire to put inside. or three wire core foam wrapping strips (like the hair curling things. i found mind at a general store or DIY store)
for the electronics i had two bright blue LEDs and two red LEDs (shoud be orange but i didnt have any) a three way switch, an assortment of wire and a 9volt battery.
emulsion paint, filler primer spray paint, plastic primer spray paint, lots of white spray paint and black spray paint.
car body filler (most commonly called bondo) i used P38 polyester filler.
Glue! lots of glue ranging from two part epoxie and super glue.
also masking tape.
the barrel and body were made from PVC pipes at 110mm and 70mm and one clear 65mm tube. also a solid clear acrylic rod at 20mm
plastic acrylic sheet for detailing parts.
three black cables (thick electrical cable is fine) and wire to put inside. or three wire core foam wrapping strips (like the hair curling things. i found mind at a general store or DIY store)
for the electronics i had two bright blue LEDs and two red LEDs (shoud be orange but i didnt have any) a three way switch, an assortment of wire and a 9volt battery.
emulsion paint, filler primer spray paint, plastic primer spray paint, lots of white spray paint and black spray paint.
car body filler (most commonly called bondo) i used P38 polyester filler.
Glue! lots of glue ranging from two part epoxie and super glue.
also masking tape.
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Why pay for neca's is you can do your own.
Congrats!!!!!!!
i have never used insulation foam so if it is easy i just might start.
It's a very easy material to work with. You can get good results with it if you spend time on it.
it wont hold up to being smashed about. but they are pretty strong.
I do, also, have to ask...Where did you find this acrylic bar? I've been to several hardware stores, craft stores, glass & plastics...nothing. I'm currently using a piece of frosted vinyl tubing, but it doesn't glow as well. I'm probably going to compensate with some extra LEDs.
its in the ROD section
they carry alot of cool acrylic stuff.
http://www.brand-name-coupons.com/valve-portal-device-replica.html
it took around a month of working two or three nights a week. i could have taken longer to get a better finish but i rushed it to get it ready for halloween.
Portal: Terminal Velocity from Jason Craft on Vimeo.
This took about a month of work two or three nights a week and a good few hours at the weekend.
Holy hell man! These will so sell for Halloween 2k12!
Now .... where's my imitation flux capacitor ....