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modellbau gras

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 98% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 33Growth 14Conversion 16Competition 80Returns 98Price range 23Avg price 90Brand share 5Review moat 62Quality gap 38

Returns

Incredible0.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great€58.30

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Great35%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Review moat

Good1,026.1

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay€153K

€153K/yr · 212K searches

Price range

Bad€8.12–€374.83

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

Conversion

Bad1.2%

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

Growth

Bad-22.1%

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

Brand share

Bad98%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, modellbau gras is a €153K/yr Amazon Germany market (212K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.

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

modellbau gras market data

Units sold / yr
4K–5K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
€233K–€292K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.2%
Avg BSR
#228
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
85%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
45 months
Avg seller age
191 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (35% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

8 rising

Sellers

63

Top-5 brand share

98%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

35%

Top 20: 76%

Open market

1%

  • The Army Painter90%
  • 3D Vikings5%
  • Wildspire2%
  • Battle Systems1%
  • PLAYMATS1%
  • Picotronic1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 1%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 84 weeks — -22.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
8K6KSpike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

Top modellbau gras search terms

  • army painter110K/yr
  • tabletop27K/yr
  • the army painter22K/yr
  • tabletop gelände17K/yr
  • tabletop zubehör10K/yr
  • tabletop terrain10K/yr
  • army painter set10K/yr
  • warpaints fanatic3K/yr
  • army painter fanatic3K/yr
All search terms

Top modellbau gras 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%€5K6%€9K9%€14K12%€18K1101001K10K100K 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 gras

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

What buyers love

Farbe29%

“Super Farben, super Figuren”

Qualität insgesamt18%

“Super Qualität”

Lackqualität9%

“eigenen sich super für Speed/Contrast Paints”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit6%

“Das Army Painter Basing Set hat das für mich vereinfacht”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis5%

“Top Value for Money”

Abdeckung5%

“Beste Deckkraft”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt4%

“Macht was es soll”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit2%

“Der PVA-Kleber ist angenehm dick”

Pinselqualität2%

“Gutes Pinselset mit solidem Handling”

Gesamtgröße1%

“passt”

What buyers complain about

Qualität insgesamt11%

“Insgesamt sehr schade, da es aussieht wie ein tolles Produkt”

Haltbarkeit11%

“der Sprühkopf ist bei leichter Berührung beim 3ten mal Nutzen abgebrochen.”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit9%

“Kleber unbrauchbar”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis9%

“recht teuer”

Farbe7%

“Falsche Farbe”

Gesamtgröße4%

“Kurz zu den Pinsel der Größe 1, 00, 5/0 und 10/0 - für mich fragwürdig warum diese Pinsel überhaupt in diesem Set sind”

Rahmenqualität3%

“Billige Pappe, die man, nachdem die Einzelteile aus ihren Rahmen gehebelt wurden zusammenstecken darf”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt3%

“Irreführende Produktbeschreibung”

Sprühen/Durchfluss3%

“Farbspray hilft nichts, wenn die Spraydose Müll ist”

Lackqualität3%

“Farbe nicht bis zum Schaft.)”

Top return reasons

Farbe19%
Gesamtgröße14%
Defekt Material/Teile13%
Lackqualität12%
Funktionalität insgesamt9%
Sprühen/Durchfluss7%
Qualität insgesamt7%
Kompatibilität – insgesamt4%
Produktzustand4%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt3%

Common questions

Is modellbau gras profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €153K/yr across 48 tracked products. 3 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -22.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
How competitive is the modellbau gras niche?
8 brands and 63 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 35% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in modellbau gras?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Qualität insgesamt, Haltbarkeit, Haftung/Klebrigkeit. The return rate is 0.3%.
When does demand for modellbau gras peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the modellbau gras niche?
Listings span €8.12–€374.83; the average listing price is €58.30 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,026 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.