Model-making may seem like a niche area, but one UK business has been highlighted by the national press due to the fact that it has contracts planned into next year.
The recession has had little effect on the business, which despite only beginning in November has already seen acknowledgement in the Daily Telegraph.
In an article entitled Flag Model Making: a model way to make a living, Garry Gooderham and Richard Colvert's model-making business was noted as being a great success.
Gooderham began creating models at the age of ten and made them for a living for a few years aged 17 before leaving for university.
After gaining a degree in card design, he did model-making to pass time, although eventually decided that he "missed it" and wanted to do it full time.
When he began working for a larger company, Gooderham met Colvert and they decided to set up their own business after realising the one they worked for was suffering with its overheads.
"We'd both worked for a decade or so for other people and we could see that it was not looking particularly good where we were working," he told the paper.
"We thought, either we do this ourselves how we want to do it, or we continue to work for other people."
He added that their aim was to keep overheads "as low as possible".
The company makes everything from small handheld cars to model planes and architectural structures, although much of their work comes from making 1.5 meter models of transportation such as boats.
Gooderham founded the company using £10,000 in savings that he had gained from the earlier sale of a house.
With the money, the company bought a number of large machines, such as extraction systems and milling machines to assist them with the production of their models.
According to the newspaper, Flag Model Making now has an estimated turnover this year of £200,000 - no small figure considering the company started only eight months ago.
The Daily Telegraph concluded that there are some important pointers for start-up companies to consider, including the idea that you may not get rich, but you will be happy and that for those thinking of starting, there is plenty of help to get off the ground.
It also urged business to be honest about their potential and to make sure not to fuss over small details.
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