How to make a Portal Gun

How to make a Portal Gun
This is how I went about making my own Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device.

Ever wanted to run around a death chamber in an orange jumpsuit but never had the means to think with portals? Well now you can give it a go; perhaps. This is just one of the examples I hope to use to get into the Props and Special Effects industry *wink wink*. Rate it if you like it please.
 
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To start this, I needed to do some research to get some good views of the Portal Gun other than the POV postion behind the device. These three pictures taken from the internet were the best examples I could find to get an idea of what the whole gun looks like. The first image is an artist's impression which is fairly accurate so I used it as my scale drawing.

Assuming the gun would be approximately 500mm in length, I scaled the first image up in Microsoft Word and then just drew lines to find measurements to get an accurate model. Then using the other screen shots, fill in the details.
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Jan 29, 2012. 7:33 AMnumpska says:
Just wanted to say thanks for this tutorial. I made my own portal gun following your instructions and it turned out pretty good. Keep on making tutorials like this one. Detailed pictures of my portal gun can be found here: http://terno.1g.fi/kuvat/Aperture+Science+Handheld+Portal+Device+DIY/
May 21, 2011. 9:38 PMWilliam930 says:
what is the clear plastic cylinder made of?
Aug 23, 2011. 9:18 AMpastaking says:
Umm... Plastic?
Aug 23, 2011. 7:53 PMWilliam930 says:
what do you mean? is it not plastic?
Dec 10, 2011. 9:56 AMLiam Customs says:
What he meant was that you said- "What is the clear PLASTIC thing MADE OF" which made no sense, because you just said the answer. It's like saying "Hey, what's your name, Joe?" I'm just stating that, I'm not trying to be rude in any way.
Dec 11, 2011. 10:55 AMWilliam930 says:
I meant like a water bottle, a sheet of plastic rolled up, etc
Dec 12, 2011. 3:47 PMLiam Customs says:
OH, O.K, sorry.
May 24, 2011. 4:01 AMahmad2117 says:
can i use a plastic bottle instead?
May 6, 2011. 9:46 AMAperture says:
This is confidential information. We will be needing your version of the Portal Device...... Please.
Sep 20, 2011. 7:34 PMBlack Mesa east says:
No Please donate your handheld portal device to Black mesa East to help us defeat the combine. (a large reward of your choice will be provided, versus the cake of aperature which is obviously a lie)

PS GORDON PWNS CHELL
Oct 8, 2011. 8:45 AMapelley says:
win
Sep 23, 2011. 4:38 PMzhill says:
could i posibly buy one from u i would pay well
Jul 21, 2011. 10:58 PMjscrimale says:
what are the claws made of card board right?
Jul 21, 2011. 12:33 PMzombies are annoying says:
This is awesome! Here's mine:
portal gun and stand.JPGportal gun first person.JPG
Jun 7, 2011. 10:19 AMrashie123 says:
Awesome!!!!!
Jun 3, 2011. 4:43 PMwerekitty13 says:
This is awesome. I really, really want one now... If only we could make it work.
May 13, 2011. 2:19 PMjb carter says:
when you make a mistake will you have 2 start allover again 2 make it perfect?
May 4, 2011. 1:33 AMnetnerd01 says:
Just a quick question.
How exactly is the front casing part (the white bit) held on?
Nov 29, 2010. 3:57 PMwoweee1 says:
This cakes no lie!
Apr 28, 2011. 3:01 PMMetaRidley2 says:
True!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Apr 25, 2011. 8:20 AMVoltagecaek says:
What are the sizes on the arms?
Apr 18, 2011. 2:58 AMWally_Z says:
Wouldn't it be cool if it had a trigger and when you presssed the trigger the LED in the front part changed to orange and when you pressed it again it changed color to blue and then again orange?
Dec 6, 2009. 11:52 AMhampst says:
Can you upload a picture of the gun held in your hands? I want to see how big it is in relation to a person
Mar 25, 2011. 7:39 AMXfrim says:
good idea
Dec 23, 2009. 11:53 AMmentenpool says:
who cares?
Aug 20, 2010. 9:31 AMRMConstruction says:
Chuck Norris.
Apr 22, 2011. 8:55 PMPlanemaster101 says:
lol
Dec 7, 2009. 3:58 PMimrobot says:
oh no!  what happened?
Dec 23, 2009. 11:54 AMmentenpool says:
i don`t care
Sep 9, 2011. 6:04 PMrmendez6 says:
rude
Nov 28, 2010. 12:57 AMDELETED_kage_no_akiri says:
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Sep 19, 2011. 5:08 PMrmendez6 says:
me!
Jul 31, 2011. 11:33 AMHugo Boom says:
Kage_no_akiri, I know this is well overdue, but thank you for saying that!
Jul 31, 2011. 12:07 PMacoleman3 says:
-chuckles- not a problem
Mar 25, 2011. 1:57 AMSHIFT! says:
This is awesome, I'll have to make this my new summer project!
Mar 24, 2011. 11:14 PMbader463 says:
is not download
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Completed a masters in mechanical engineering and then realised I didn't want to be an engineer. So I'm a freelance propmaker and costumier for film, theatre and music videos. Occasionally, I need t...
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