I don't think I've seen anyone try to use crowdfunding to raise the capital needed to bring a model railroad product to market, but here is an example.

Prototype Junction. a new company, is raising funds to tool an assortment of HO scale Pratt-truss single-sheathed box and auto cars. These plastic cars would be available RTR and as kits. Parts would be made available also.

Here's the link if you want to learn more about what they are doing and why:

I got tired of not being able to see what color of paint I wanted to use so I took all of my bottles of paint off of 2 turntables and spread them out on my workbench. I can't leave them there and I'd like to repurpose the turntables. Any ideas on how to store the paint bottles so they're out of the way but readily handy and visible? Any ideas on how to repurpose single and double stack turntables?

Someone asked here a while back about putting a "keep alive" circuit in a BLI trackmobile.  Well that got me thinking on how.

Anyways here are a few photos and a short video.

K.F.C. didn't do well here.