General repairs to toy trains is a less than necessary and mandatory service and will always be a labor of love not one to depend on for ones sole livelihood. If you can preform special services like custom painting and decals you may be in a somewhat better position however you are still selling a service which is not mandatory to your customers life and will always come after paying the mortgage, keeping food on the table, and gas in the tank. If you have talents in a range of areas like the folks at TrainWorx and others who build and manufacture products you may find a niche. The troublesome part of your question is that you have to ask. Build a layout and see if you can sell it. However don't quit your day job just yet. I quit a job designing protection schemes for AC distribution lines and substations back in the early seventies to chase a passion for photography and ended up working at least twice as hard and living through at least ten years of what could be referred to as "paying my dues". Eventually I did get my feet back under me and earned a living about equal to what I could have expected working at the power company but oh what a price. Oh yes I think everyone needs a hobby. What are you going to do for a hobby once you turn trains into a JOB ? j
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