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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: matt-b on October 27, 2011, 09:29:51 PM

Title: building things and making a profit
Post by: matt-b on October 27, 2011, 09:29:51 PM
has anyone ever build anythink, model or layout etc and made a nice little profit on it...

see if there is any good little earners out there

matt
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Title: Re: building things and making a profit
Post by: EtchedPixels on October 31, 2011, 02:21:53 PM
Quote from: matt-b on October 27, 2011, 09:29:51 PM
see if there is any good little earners out there

Well layout building can be, but you are asking the wrong question IMHO, if there are any nice little earners that most people can do then lots of people will jump in and do them until its not worth the time. The better question is what *you* can do that other people can't do so well or lack the skills for.

I'd also suggest N scale may well be the wrong place - all the volume is in OO and all the money is in O (just look a the car park of an O gauge show!)

Alan
Title: Re: building things and making a profit
Post by: Fratton on October 31, 2011, 02:35:40 PM
i had made this for my layout thought i'd sell it as i didnt have the space for it,,, the interior wasnt finished, still made £17 on what i paid for it,,

(http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/4834/dscf0099h.jpg)
(http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/4084/dscf0098k.jpg)
(http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/7513/dscf0100i.jpg)

was thinking about doing a few more of these derilict brake vans when i remake this one using the lessons learnt from the first

(http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/5359/dscf0126g.jpg)
Title: Re: building things and making a profit
Post by: AndyGif on October 31, 2011, 02:53:56 PM
hmm, its all your fault i'm trying to build a heavy haul low loader now.........
Title: Re: building things and making a profit
Post by: Newportnobby on October 31, 2011, 07:57:16 PM
Are you sure they're not Star of India curry restaurant cars :smiley-laughing:
Title: Re: building things and making a profit
Post by: Tank on October 31, 2011, 08:33:58 PM
Fratton, they're fantastic!  I'd certainly buy one. :thumbsup:
Title: Re: building things and making a profit
Post by: Chris on October 31, 2011, 10:20:33 PM
If you're comfortable repainting and super-detailing locos, this can be a nice earner, especially if it's something not available RTR. I've often thought about doing this, but am so pleased with my repaints that I want to keep them all!