I worked in the shop and got the store windows masked and glued in. I then installed over-door LEDs into the little roofs that cover the door alcove and then masked and glued the roofs in place. This way, with the window masking done off the model, but glued in with their masks on, I will be able to paint the front as a whole and then peel the tape. This let me glue the windows onto bare styrene for a better joint. The little roofs further reinforce this somewhat-delicate assemblage.
It would have been difficult to impossible to mask the windows in place. By doing the masking before gluing them into the building let me hold them securely and trim the tape nice and close. Removing the tape with the windows in will not be a problem.
In addition to the parallel backing pieces I put in on Thursday I put some angular backers today to glue more support to the angular windows.
I'm using little 1.8mm warm white LEDs for the over door lights and then tested them.
I glued these little roofs in place using old-school Testor's tube cement and it will dry overnight.
I just used a spot of masking tape underneath to shield the lights from the subsequent painting.
I still have to install the center door and transom and then paint the assemblage.