I like to build O scale structure models and have two completed layouts with many of them. Now, the two layouts are finished and there is no more room for structure models. I considered advertising to offer model construction or building models to sell at train shows, but the economics don't justify it. I don't work quickly so it takes me perhaps 80 hours to complete an O scale model. If I build from a kit or from scratch and buy materials, for how much can I sell a model and earn more than a couple dollars an hour for my labor? Even if I build the model in 20 hours, how much would I earn? So, it remains a hobby, and that is just fine with me. Whatever models I build in the future, I will leave to my grand kids. But, I think that train repairs may be a different proposition, especially if it is done through a hobby shop.
MELGAR
