Portal 2 Inflatable Turrets

The Inflatable Turret stands guard
over the plush
Weighted Companion Cube

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These fantastic life size turrets are officially licensed toys testing equipment that I greatly enjoy owning.

Reasonably tough, they stand forty inches high and slowly deflate over several weeks, but stand quite firmly on their three legs until that happens.

They're marvellous for Portal themed parties, or hiding around your house. Behind doors. In darkened corners.

A real inflatable turret to stand guard in your living room

Now, it may say life size, but it seems that it's actually a lot bigger than an in-game turret, standing at 40". But it just feels that way - it's actually 1:1 scale.

It's awesome and makes people laugh just looking at it. The turret's good points are that it's instantly recognisable to Portal players (and most internet geeks!), makes for a fantastic prop at a Portal themed party, packs down neatly when you let the air out of it and can be blown up using your lungs and SCIENCE.

It's nice and stable, won't break if it falls over and is pretty tough, so probably won't pick up punctures too fast. Unless your cat jumps on it, in which case it probably doesn't stand a chance (like mine did to my swiss ball the other day, which is now deflated and sad - and those things are really tough!).

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 Would I buy again? Yes, probably - it doesn't do much but I am dying to have a Portal themed party now.

I may also have gone to a convention with friends, in Portal cosplay, carrying it around. BUT YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO PROVE IT.


Buy your own Inflatable Portal 2 Turret!

(Price: Approx. US$20-30)

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For further field research, check out these surveillance images I recorded of these wild turrets: Portal Turret: Sentry Turret Photos

Also see: The review of the Portal 2 Talking Plush Turret and the Blind box Portal Turrets