Here in the UK, the commercial side of the hobby is supplied almost exclusively by people that are doing it as an odd job, or side hustle as I've heard it called in the US. Where it's more fulltime, it's usually tacked onto a business supplying a part of the hobby that's a little less niche.
This side of the hobby was never very large, and it never will be. Making things go underneath the water is a very odd thing to do in most people's eyes, even to other modelmakers. A major issue is the seniority of the participants in the hobby, as Dave points out. It's the same deal here in the UK, and I think it's the same story in mainland Europe too. This isn't exclusive to sub modelling though.
I'm afraid these days there are many more ways to entertain ourselves than there used to be, so much distraction, and it'll only get worse with the tech coming down the line (Apple Vision, hello?), and really that's your competition.
This side of the hobby was never very large, and it never will be. Making things go underneath the water is a very odd thing to do in most people's eyes, even to other modelmakers. A major issue is the seniority of the participants in the hobby, as Dave points out. It's the same deal here in the UK, and I think it's the same story in mainland Europe too. This isn't exclusive to sub modelling though.
I'm afraid these days there are many more ways to entertain ourselves than there used to be, so much distraction, and it'll only get worse with the tech coming down the line (Apple Vision, hello?), and really that's your competition.
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