Sneak peek behind the scenes...

[Leon]

That jump to a unit will be a tricky one - I assume the current workshop has low overheads if its an old garage.  Dave has posted before about how slim the profit margins for you are, and the cost difference per square meter will be hard for you.

You're completely right, and if it came to that, we'd have to look at the figures and see about increasing prices to allow us to make that step.  It's not something we like doing, but there would be benefits for everyone, as we would be able to despatch orders faster, we could look at doing more shows, and taking more stock to them, etc.  If we could get another caster as well, it would free me up to do more on building 10mm within the hobby, through magazine articles and the like.  

(On a related point - this is why I always offer a 'being sodded around' amount on anything you do for me outside of normal packs.  If I need 4 figures to complete an army I expect to pay a fair price, not get them free with the 3 packs I ordered at time of enquiry.  The craftsmen are worth their wages.)

We don't really mind the odd orders, as we keep a certain level of spares for a lot of codes, and most of the moulds contain 35-40 figures anyway, so there's always a few left over.

[O Dinas Powys]

We don't really mind the odd orders, as we keep a certain level of spares for a lot of codes, and most of the moulds contain 35-40 figures anyway, so there's always a few left over.

Phew, that's alright then!  As a role-player all my orders seem to compries odds-and-sods!   

[rexhurley]

I speak to a lot of folk who think the same thing, but we started out working from home 20 years ago, and have gradually customised the space as we've gotten bigger.  Any more growth though and we'll need to start looking at units!  I do have grandiose visions of one day soon having a nice big unit with three casting stations, a resin room, a front end reception area with the computer, and a couple of nice displays, etc!

We do OK, and it saves us the huge expense of leasing a unit! 

Having worked in the early days for another Empire in NZ (read BF) stay small mate moving into units with all the additional costs just ain't worth it sometimes.   

[Leon]

Having worked in the early days for another Empire in NZ (read BF) stay small mate moving into units with all the additional costs just ain't worth it sometimes.   

Yeah, I think that at times, but there's only so far we can expand where we are.  It's a few years down the line yet though, so nothing to worry about yet!