I live in the UK and am semi retired so had plenty of time to work on my Indie, with perseverance you can make a very good looking figure.--
You need to solicit your expertise/services to those with no inclination and/or skill to do it themselves, but will pay someone to do it for them.
Perhaps charge $99.99 USD to $149.99 USD or more for your skills, time, and materials?
People see these reviews straight out of the box and assume it is what it is but the sculpts in hand are far better than a video even the smiling head. For some just taking it out of the box and putting it in a detolf is ok for them but I want to see what I see in the movies and that is grime dust and scratches.
I'm not finished yet so will still go back to it refining along the way. I look at the old posts from years back to see what was available then and if the present toys one had been released at that time it would have blown everything else out of the water. For the price I paid £90 to me it is better than some figures costing £200 or more.