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modellbau farben

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Soft demand (-41.9% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 21Growth 4Conversion 32Competition 72Returns 97Price range 75Avg price 79Brand share 31Review moat 50Quality gap 28

Returns

Incredible0.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great€16.55

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great€4.78–€46.23

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Competition

Good42%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Review moat

Okay1,531.89

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Okay2.6%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Brand share

Okay86%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Bad€85K

€85K/yr · 200K searches

Growth

Bad-41.9%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, modellbau farben is a €85K/yr Amazon Germany market (200K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

modellbau farben market data

Units sold / yr
4K–5K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
€66K–€83K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.6%
Avg BSR
#141
Page quality
0%
Prime
61%
Sponsored
82%
Out of stock
5.6%
Avg brand age
52 months
Avg seller age
185 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 42% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

16 rising

Sellers

119

Top-5 brand share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

42%

Top 20: 82%

Open market

11%

  • Revell69%
  • Fantastory5%
  • X ARTY HUB5%
  • Generisch4%
  • Marabu3%
  • ARTFLY2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (10 brands, 11%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -41.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
12K8KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Oct, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.8×

Top modellbau farben search terms

  • revell farben105K/yr
  • modellbau farben35K/yr
  • revell farben set17K/yr
  • modellbau farben set13K/yr
  • revell farbe6K/yr
  • modellbau farbe5K/yr
  • modellbau lack4K/yr
  • modellbau farben revell6K/yr
  • modellbaufarben5K/yr
  • revell farben modellbau3K/yr
All search terms

Top modellbau farben products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%3%€3K6%€5K9%€8K12%€10K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about modellbau farben

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Farbe37%

“Beste Farben”

Qualität insgesamt16%

“Alles Bestens”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit9%

“Super Kleber”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis9%

“Preis - Leistung super”

Lackqualität4%

“Großes Airbrush-Farbset mit vielen Farben – ideal für Einsteiger und kreative Projekte”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt4%

“Produkt wie beschrieben”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit3%

“Schnell und unkompliziert”

Abdeckung2%

“Deckt gut und lässt sich sehr gut verarbeiten”

Gesamtgröße2%

“Passt”

Design insgesamt2%

“Genau richtig für Modellbauten”

What buyers complain about

Farbe20%

“Schade, einige Farben fehlten mir, z. B. Orange”

Qualität insgesamt12%

“Ok. Das Set ist in Ordnung die Pinsel haben natürlich nicht die beste Qualität zudem sind einige Farben auch sehr sehr flüssig sodass diese sich nicht allzu gut aufbringen lassen”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit11%

“Der Kleber überhaupt”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

“Schade ums Geld”

Dicke4%

“Fineline ist nicht dünn”

Haltbarkeit4%

“1 war umgeknickt”

Anzeigefarben4%

“Die Farben lassen sich sofort abwaschen”

Sprühen/Durchfluss3%

“Düse verstopft”

Anleitung/Benutzerhandbuch/Fehlerbehebung3%

“Amazon keine Hilfe bezüglich einer Anleitung”

Hartes Gefühl3%

“Viel zu zäh”

Top return reasons

Haftung/Klebrigkeit26%
Farbe15%
Defekt Material/Teile9%
Gesamtgröße6%
Auslaufsicher5%
Funktionalität insgesamt4%
Qualität insgesamt3%
Lackqualität3%
Anzeigefarben3%
Benutzerfreundlichkeit3%

Common questions

Is modellbau farben profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €85K/yr across 38 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -41.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
How competitive is the modellbau farben niche?
16 brands and 119 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 42% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 86% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in modellbau farben?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Farbe, Qualität insgesamt, Haftung/Klebrigkeit. The return rate is 0.6%.
When does demand for modellbau farben peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the modellbau farben niche?
Listings span €4.78–€46.23; the average listing price is €16.55 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,532 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.