help with lamp housing

[whitestar2010]

Purchased this lens from an antiques shop for just £2! 

All good, except I really wanted it to construct a full size police box lamp with it, and its too wide & too short (7"x4.5") for a real police box lens which is 6x6 I believe. Any clever ideas of how I can fool the eye into thinking its more the correct side on profile when building my lamp housing? I also want to keep to the three ring look above and below the centre curve of the lens. Impossible task? I've been looking forever for a 6X6 lens for a reasonable price and no luck. 

[timerotor]

Hi pal, if you're looking for suggestions how to make the lamp housing - for this lamp the classic way Tom Baker era, you should check out my 'easy' method on the tutorial section, maybe you will see it's as "easy as pie"(cringe)  
If you want the Matt Smith version, well.... GOOD LUCK!!!! LOL
MBH timerotor

[whitestar2010]

Cheers  Didn't realise there was such a section here - this place is massive! Think I might try sitting my lens on a disk of wood the same size, to try to raise the height a wee bit. Should give me the look I'm after then.

[Mark]

Or you cut cut yourself a couple of bits of clear plastic or some sort which would then look like the straight bits at the bottom and top of the lens?