
The legs are a bit thin, which is great for holding it up realistically but not for activity. This makes a great desktop toy to keep you entertained and look cool on your desk, but it is not really designed to be carried around and actually used or played with.


It also says phrases from the game when you press a button on the side, much like any other talking toy. Follow the directions and in minutes you’ll turn a mild-mannered Russet potato into your very own PotatOS that lights up and will insult you, just like old times. The other gadget I picked up was the Portal Turret LED Flashlight with Sound - Standing just 3" tall, this intricately detailed replica will light your way with a red LED beam, emanating from the Turret's eye. Use it to guard your cubicle, bedroom, secret hideout or use it much like Santa's own Delivery System. Pick up the life-size Portal 2 turret for 24.99 from ThinkGeek, or check out some other geeky Aperture stuff like the Portal Cookie Cutters and the Aluminum Portal Bookends. If you can manage to knock it over, it will shut it down - just like in the game! This is a must have addition to anyone who enjoys the games or anyone who is Aperture-approved. Except the ego of your less-geeky-than-you neighbors. It has the lit up 'eye' on the front, a motion detector, vibrates to simulate machine gun fire and talks! When it senses motion it talks, fires, and vibrates. 1 product rating C 78. The Portal 2 Plush Turret means serious business. I picked up the Plush Portal 2 Turret and the smaller version in the desktop LED flashlight variety. What did I buy, you ask? Portal paraphernalia! has the largest selection of my and my son's favorite two-player action puzzle game I have yet to find anywhere. At least you don't have to worry about it cooing at you every time you walk into the room.For Christmas I was lucky enough to receive several gift cards for our buddies over at. On the other hand, neither of those two examples are available for purchase, so maybe you are better off picking up one of ThinkGeek's inflatable offerings. First there was this spot-on, talking turret replica crafted by prop maker Ryan Palser whose only differentiation from Valve's original turret design was its lack of fully automatic machine guns. Product Specifications: - Bring a bit of Aperture Science home with this turret flashlight - Bright red LED light will help you find all lifes. That said, we've seen better turrets over the past year. If nothing else, it would make a solid decoration, and the artwork on the inflatable itself is an excellent recreation of Valve's sentry turret aesthetics. Practice your best rendition of "Target acquired" and watch as people run away in fear. Portal Turret LED Flashlight with Sound Standing just 3 tall, this intricately detailed. Anyhoo, we can't get you any real, bullet-firing turrets, but we did manage to hijack a pool float factory long enough to make a bunch of these inflatable ones.įill this 40" turret with all the hot air in your lungs (just think about life giving you lemons) and then position it wherever you need more protection: outside your baby's room, in front of the pie that's cooling, or by your swimming pool to keep the neighborhood kids at bay. You provide the potato and some simple assembly. Something about air quality or lead paint in the water pipes. Aperture Science had to make some cutbacks to the production line when OSHA shut down the main plant.

The only caveat? It's inflatable.īefore I discuss why this thing is a bit of a tease, have an official description:ĭrastic times call for drastic measures, friends of Science. For only $25 you too can own a 40" tall sentry turret.
