I'm doing quite a few repaint and repair jobs now for some Aussie collectors.
The reason is they have either been damaged, so there could be be bent parts, such as rifles, bayonets and such, resulting in chipped paint, or some poor undercoat used, such as a batch of AK figures I have regularly done for Wayne.
Similarly I repaint, because K&C don't produce whats wnated, like Howard wanting brown boots for his EA Brits to make them Aussie 'Rats of Tobruk'. Other projects have been repaints of vehicles for different campaigns.
K&C tries to make what the customer wants, but making a vehicle of pose to go in all campigns of a conflict is impossible, hence repaints/retouches.
As far as making castings and selling them, a lot of makers won't do that, becuse its not worth thier while and moe imoprtant is that its easier for the figures to be pirated!!!!! Selling a casting for $20 makes it cheaper to ruin than a painted one at $40.
John