If you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell?

Painting miniatures was only the beginning. I started spinning this idea around my head after I started delving into the world of 3D printing, but it didn’t really solidify until last year.

In my annual search of homes for sale I stumbled across an interesting listing. The house was being sold with the small business building next to it. Two lots in one! On top of that, there was a third building that spanned across both lots, a detached garage for the house that was connected to a garage shop for the business building. The main business building included a small shop with a single garage door in the back.

When I shared this find with my sister her first thought was a dark room for her photography stuff. My first thought was getting a bunch of 3D printers running and selling both painted and unpainted prints.

I could have used the front of the shop for the main business, but there wasn’t much parking (and the driveway was shared between the house and business.) I probably would have just done something on Etsy and used the business building for storage.

Well, that was the idea, anyways. I still need a lot of practice with painting if I want to justify the business plan. Nobody wants a shoddy paint job on their minis.