Paint Pot?

I recently worked a crossword that had to have been written by a Brit.  Answers included "have at it", "anorak" and "paint pot".  Nobody I know on this side of the pond says paint pot.  Whether the lid screws on or flips up, we say bottle.  If it comes in a tube, we say tube.  If we're not sure what to call it we say container.  Say pot, at least in Northern California, and folks certainly don't think of a paint container.

So what do you call this?

For those unfamiliar with such a thing, what you are looking at is a contact lens case.  This one has lids that screw on and off.  The older kind used to have lids that were attached and snapped into place.  They wore out, leaked, and had the potential to send your precious lens flying if opened incorrectly.  

This version shown here makes a great little temporary storage for paint.  I have mixed a custom color of three drops white to one drop "Butter Cream" and a drop of matte medium thinner to match the aging sides of the MDT freezer, in order to paint the ends.  When you just need a tiny little container to keep a custom color fresh long enough to give the object you are painting multiple coats, this fits the bill nicely.

Whether you call it a pot, container, vessel, or whatever, I call it really useful!

Rolling Streak

 

This image illustrates the progress on the caboose ladder platforms, the little stickey-outey bit next to the roof walk near the end of the roof over the platform.  Because of the curve of the roof, I laid one support on its flatter side and the other on its narrow edge.  This doesn't entirely level the planks laid on top, but comes close enough.  

As you can probably guess from the above image, I didn't make my deadline of completing a "Trail Drive" by Epiphany (January 6).  But that's okay.  In fact, I'm really pleased with my progress.  Even more than that, I'm very happy about the building streak I've been on.  Since I started this emphasis back 12 days before Christmas, I've sat at my workbench and done something with a model nearly every day.

I've been a promoter of good habits and habit formation for several years, since I first read Charles Duhigg's book on habits and learned of Dr. B.J. Fogg's Tiny Habits method.  I truly believe good habits are a key to happiness and productivity and in our current lockdown, sanity.  So rather than being disappointed that I didn't meet my target date, I am quite chuffed to have reconnected with my hobby in such a consistent way.  It is a touchstone of security at home amidst the shifting sands and changing currents of the outside world.