Next step was to add some paper textures to the interior walls. These will be almost entirely covered up later, but I wanted the walls covered with paper brick pattern for wherever they might show. Also, the washi decorative tape I'll be using is designed to stick to paper, so why not give it the type of surface it wants.
While I was at it, I glued on a black ankh on the wall that the sliding platform moves toward. This represents sheut "shadow"/void, and completes the five parts of the Egyptian soul (and the five elements from the campaign).
To cover the edges of my exposed 1/8 inch plywood steps, I decided to get fancy. Instead of painting, I'm going to trim them with 1/8 inch copper foil.
The foil is conductive, and comes with conductive glue, so that you can make flat circuits by laying pieces on top of each other. I'm not using that functionality here, but it's nice to have it for the future.
I already own 1/4 inch copper tape, but that's twice as thick as I needed. So, I ordered some 1/8 inch tape from Amazon.
The tape itself is great, but the packaging was horrible. It came in a ziplock baggie inside a bubble-lined envelope. The spool of tape has no sides to restrain it, so any deviation can have it turn into a tangled mess. I was lucky, the tape was still usable, having only separated and slid over itself in a couple of places. I had to unspool nearly half its length, but I managed to rewind it with no tangles.
To keep that from happening again, I whipped up my own tape dispenser out of some nearby scraps. I used some 3/8 inch lexan plastic for one side rather than two pieces of wood so I could see if it ever started tangling again.
With my tape secure, I carefully lined all my exposed edges with copper tape.
Before I applied each piece, I went over it with a fine 220 grit foam sanding block. This took down the mirrored surface and made it more lustrous. The color won't exactly match my statues and gears, but I think they'll compliment each other nicely.
And finally, I went around the walls with some wonderful washi decorative tape. This stuff has images from the Egyptian book of the dead and goes a long time before repeating.
I actually plan to decorate many of the wall and pillar pieces of my main pyramid dungeon with strips of this tape. I was only able to find it from one seller, an Etsy retailer in Hong Kong,
Collecting Life run by Kitty L. I bought out her entire stock, and then the little bit extra she found sitting around later.
I really like how this looks,
At this point, I can smell the finish line.
I need to finish up the statues and install them. Then decorate the outer roof (which may take a bit...).
After that, it's just seeing if any of my central sarcophagi arrive in time. The one I like most is supposed to get here Tuesday, the day the comp ends!
Good luck everyone.