Meet the Team

Gary Madgwick

Managing Director - Gary,  has had a life long interest in aviation and modelling which he has continued to carry forward with him to the present day. His father helped him make models from Airfix Sherman tanks to the classic Airfix Dog-fighter double sets as a child and he was immediately hooked.

Gary established The Aviation Workshop, over a decade ago an importer of decals from Canada, Australia and New Zealand. No other company was distributing such stock in the UK at the time and in the knowledge that he wasn't the only interested party he decided to stock the limited run decals. The rest is now history as The Aviation Workshop is the largest decal producer in the UK.

Gary has written for many publishers over the years including IPMS (UK) Magazine, AirFrame magazine, Combined Forces, Scale Aviation Modeller and many other magazines and publications around the world. He is also a keen photographer with over 400 hours logged in military aircraft as a photographer, from Chipmunk to Apache and Tornado F3. His writing and photographic library has been used to good effect since 1997, as in 2003 the first of the On-Target Publications was released and the company has now produced many more Profiles, Specials and Spotlight books with many new titles in production.

He has built a close and trusted team within the Aviation Workshop including decal and book artists, authors and photographers in his strive for accuracy and his passion for perfection.

gmadgwick@theaviationworkshop.co.uk

Kevin Nunn

Product Development Manager/Consultant - Kevin shares gary's passion for modelling. He is a vital link within the aviation workshop, helping make important decisions such as what products to release next etc. Kevin brings with him years of experience with retail and the modelling industry. Kevin works closely with Gary to help guide our company. If you have any questions in regards to new releases and/or suggestions for new products he will be more than happy to help you, he can be contacted daily via email. 

knunn@theaviationworkshop.co.uk

Mark Rolfe

Freelance Illustrator - Mark Rolfe has worked as a freelance technical artist for 21 years as MRTA (Mark Rolfe Technical Art), During that time, he worked for a number of distinguished publishers and publications in the United Kingdom and overseas. These include, Aerospace Publishing, AIRtime Publishing, Guideline Publications, Traplet Publications, Osprey Publishing, Arawasi International, Flight International and Arms & Armour Press.

Having known Gary for many years, he added The Aviation Workshop (TAW) to his client list in 2003, and from that time has seen the company continue to grow and develop. He has worked on a number of important projects already, including helping to launch the Spotlight series with Mark Attrill. He often attends shows throughout the year with the company which gives him the chance not only to meet our customers, but also to gain feedback on the products.

Mark specialises in vector (Adobe Illustrator) and bitmap (Adobe Photoshop) based artwork and uses iMac equipment. He also undertakes restoration and cutaway artwork as well as producing accurate scale plans and drawings.

In his spare time, Mark is a very keen modeller in both aviation and military subjects, and also has an interest IN photography, Aikido, military history; notable Second World War, armoured fighting vehicle and all things Russian/Soviet aeronautical-oriented as well as Italian WW2 aviation.

In Marks words; "It's a privilege to be part of a team of like-minded enthusiasts who have a real love and dedication for what they do. That's important. I've always firmly held the belief that things can only be achieved through working as a team, and you get that with The Aviation Workshop. I'm looking forward to the future and to being part of and watching the company go from strength to strength".

mrolfe@theaviationworkshop.co.uk

Steve Webster

Research Assistant - Steve joined the team in September 2009 bring with him a wealth of experience in decal production and research.

He has had a keen interest in aircraft and aviation since an early age whilst attending the local airshows including the Battle of Britain airshow at RAF Abingdon, Benson and others since the early 1960's.

His modelling started when his Gran's neighbour gave him some aircraft models. He went onto build most of the Airfix and Frog models before taking a break from modelling after leaving school. Back in 1972 he restarted modelling and this eventually evolved into a serious hobby with the purchase of magazines, books and reference.

Steve concentrates mostly on RAF and has a passion for researching different camouflage and markings from those in the kits. He is also interested in airfield research and aviation photography. All of this led to producing his own range of decals under the RAFDEC label of subjects that appealed to him.

More time is now spent on research than actual modelling although occasionally something comes along that he cannot resist building including aircraft, tanks and military vehicles.

swebster@theaviationworkshop.co.uk

Trevor Snowden

Consultant - Trevor has recently joined the TAW as both consultant on kit production and author or a new range of modelling books due out in 2011. He was for many years the man behind the Airfix brand and is a well known face in the modelling world and for many was 'Mr Airfix' both for Humbrol and the Hornby Group. Trevor retired in September 2010 after many years leading the model kit production department and is an expert at research, technical tool making and injection moulding.

Trevor brings with him a wealth of experience and is one of the leading authorities on the Spitfire and all the marks and modifications. This will be put to good use as Trevor will lead our exciting new range of modelling workshop manuals together with Neil Robinson.

Trevor will be at TAW stand at Telford over the Scale Modelworld weekend so please stop by and have a chat.

Will Madgwick

Sales, Dispatch and Logistics Manager- Will heads the busy mail order and sales department working closely with Luke Griffiths and Kevin Nunn. This includes coordinating the massive job of organising the packaging of the new products, especially around the time of Scale Model World in November. William is more than likely the person you will be dealing with if you contact the office. He is a extremely helpful young man who aims to keep the customers happy with communication at the always high standard of The Aviation Workshop.

wmadgwick@theaviationworkshop.co.uk

 

Luke Griffiths

Advertising and Web Design Manager - Luke is responsible for releasing our monthly magazine adverts, making sure the website is maintained at our high standard, designing our annual catalogue and any other roles in regards to our website. You can contact Luke directly within office hours during the week  as he works closely with William.

lgriffiths@theaviationworkshop.co.uk

Over the next year you will see both Will and Luke at the occasional show and if you pop into the shop during the week they will be more than happy to show you around!