Another quick something

In sorting out my paintbrushes I found a few that could definitely be thrown away. But before I did, my mind went through several minutes of trying to figure out what I could do with them. Some were kept for possible use in weathering, but others were just completely shot. I did, however, have these pretty paintbrush handles that could surely come in handy for something.

Here's one thing I did:

I cut the bristle end off:

On the top shelf of my work bench I drilled a 1/4" hole about half way through the shelf. My paint brush was about 1/4" in diameter, yours may differ. Measure twice, drill once. I didn't want the hole to go all the way through the shelf, but I did want it deep enough to hold the handle sturdy. 

I did this for two paintbrush handles so now...

I have a handy place to store my threads. On the left is black and metallic thread, on the right is black and white nylon thread. Nylon thread, by the way, is awesome for doing rigging where tautness is required. You can glue it between two points and use a hair dryer or wave a soldering iron nearby to shrink it. I used this a lot on my USS Missouri model. 

I'm trying to think of other ways to use the remaining paintbrush handles and I'm looking for a little inspiration. Any thoughts??

I am also thinking of starting an additional project to work on along with my P-51C Mustang, 1: to give a little variety to my blog postings and 2: to give me a little reprieve from when my brain gets to racked by the Mustang. I have plenty of kits sitting round to chose from:

1/48 P-39 Airacobra

1/48 P-61 Blackwidow

1/48 B-29 Superfortress

An old MPC X-wing and Shuttle Tydirium 

1/48 F-15 Eagle

1/32 F-104 Starfighter

1/48 F-84 Thunderjet

I've toyed with the idea of picking up a 1/32 He 163 Volksjager, but haven't yet

I'm also trying to figure out if I want to do another crazy detailed model, a straight-kit build, maybe build a model for beginners to get some instruction and tips (since the Mustang is handling the Advanced stuff) Which one should I dust off and bring out?