How to make a Portal Gun

Step 16

This is the finished product now once everything is stuck down and painted on. I haven't had a chance to make it light up orange and blue as I didn't have an orange LED or an orange filter. Perhaps later I'll modify it with sprays for parafin and potassium chloride meths to make orange and blue fireballs instead.

Improvements to be made? Thanks for reading!

Comments

[William930]

what is the clear plastic cylinder made of?

[pastaking]

Umm... Plastic?

[William930]

what do you mean? is it not plastic?

[Liam Customs]

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.

[William930]

I meant like a water bottle, a sheet of plastic rolled up, etc

[Liam Customs]

OH, O.K, sorry.

[chiok]

A sheet of clear polypropylene (PP). 700 microns thick I think. Available in places like Paperchase or in the packaging of large gifts, like a large photo frame or an ornamental duck.

[ahmad2117]

can i use a plastic bottle instead?

[chiok]

Absolutely. It's a different material (PET, or HDPE) but it does the same thing, it's clear plastic. If you're happy with it, then go for it.

Interestingly, bottles made from PET like soda bottles, can be used to purify water if the bottle is clean and the filled bottles are left in the sun. Called "Solar Water Disinfection".

[zhill]

could i posibly buy one from u i would pay well

[werekitty13]

This is awesome. I really, really want one now... If only we could make it work.

[netnerd01]

Just a quick question.
How exactly is the front casing part (the white bit) held on?

[chiok]

Hot glue, lots and lots of hot glue. MIG welding of the craft world.

[Wally_Z]

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?

[hampst]

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

[Xfrim]

good idea

[mentenpool]

who cares?

[RMConstruction]

Chuck Norris.

[Planemaster101]

lol

[chiok]

I'm afraid not, it's in irreparable condition now.  It was 500mm in length, which in retrospect is too large.  Resizing the original reference image to 400mm in length would probably yield a more suitable size for a person of Chell's size.

[imrobot]

oh no!  what happened?

[mentenpool]

i don`t care

[rmendez6]

rude

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[rmendez6]

me!

[Hugo Boom]

Kage_no_akiri, I know this is well overdue, but thank you for saying that!

[acoleman3]

-chuckles- not a problem

[plopkoekje]

NOw it's longer :P ( little bit late ) I'm gonna make that thing dud...at least try it :P

[mikeyberman]

That is sooo amazing. You are the god of nerds.

[duck-lemon]

I'm wondering if that would be an insult or a compliment to him?

[mikeyberman]

That'd be a compliment. A real nerd appreciates his nerdiness.

[venom1539]

but if they're not a nerd it would be an insult

[babieCherish]

yes taht is true mikeyberman....i love being a nerd too =P

[chiok]

I don't even own the game, but thanks for the concern :-).

[duck-lemon]

I own the game but can't play it because i dont have the requirements on my computer, my brother does but he is really protective of his computer and will never let me play. Sad face.

[d2j5]

if you have internet on your computer you can play a flash version of the game, its not the same though but it dues kill time = D

[d2j5]

i ment does not dues

[Hill0]

U r missing good experience. :(

[DrWeird117]

: (

[duck-lemon]

Indeed, thank you for sharing in my sad-faceness.