It's done, done! There was a moment there where I thought I was going to have an issue with finishing it, because I couldn't find the pieces for the "roof" and "handle", but I ended up just getting another of the paper mache boxes I made the structure from, to use the lid from it, although I actually only ended up using the rim for the handle because the lid was just too differently shaped to really work for the top, so I cut that piece from balsa wood. I'll probably find the original pieces tomorrow now that I've replaced them lol.
The other thing that took a little figuring out was the ceiling. I was afraid that, especially with the curved walls, there might not be enough light to see everything well with a solid ceiling, but the store definitely needed a ceiling. I did seriously think about putting actual LED lights in the shop, but really felt it needed to be an option that didn't need to be switched on and off if it is displayed somewhere where there's not easy access to it. So after running through a bunch of options in my head, I ended up going with an acrylic ceiling with a white vellum over it. It gives an opaque look to the ceiling but still lets light filter through. Also if I want to at any point I could put some LED's under the half roof or around the inside of the top and it would still let the light through.
Sooooooooo, after the ceiling, and roof, and handle going on, and some touch up painting, and such, here are the final results....
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