I'm part of the same club. Sanded mine down and painted it faux Goodwood Green with Gun Metal grey center and shaky gold pin-striping separating the colors, then clear coated it. I figured the lid was cheap enough to try my hand at shooting paint. Far from professional......

.... with the Green-Cream tin coming, looks like I'll dig up some 300 grit and start all over.
Regards,
Tom