LEGO Modeling Business

[pjf1000]

Has anyone heard of a small businesses that builds custom LEGO models of office buildings for companies? Basically a company (like Shell Oil or BP) would place an order for a model of their corporate office, to be displayed in the front lobby.

Is there a market for things like this? I live in Houston (with no shortage of large corporate offices) and I was thinking this might work as a side business. Just to be clear, this would in no way be a supporting income, any profit would be used to fund my LEGO hobby. ? Probably just two or three models a year or something.

I’ve seen other companies with models of their building in the front lobby, so why not build it out of LEGO? Let me know if this has been tried and failed or if this is a good idea.

[deraven]

There are many businesses that do that (or their logos, Lego models of their products, etc.), and often used at things like trade shows or community events, not just something in their lobby.  In fact, in my corporate experience in general, many of the lobby displays of that type are there because they were produced for something else (an event as noted, or were the original architectural model for the building that someone just didn't want to throw out) and then landed there afterward, not built exclusively for lobby display.  I think it all comes down to if you have both the Lego modeling skill as well as sales ability to pitch the idea to the right people.

It's certainly worth a shot, but I would definitely be a little more diverse in your corporate offerings and not just go after building models for the lobby.  I'd also google around for Lego corporate models to get some ideas of how they're used, displayed, and promoted to find more inspiration for what you can potentially offer.