Originaly from Northamptonshire Jon grew up on Airfix kits from Woolies and the sadly missed Ernest Berwick's Model Shop in Kettering. Encouraged by his grandfather, who had served in the RAF, Jon developed a fascination with aircraft leading him to join the RAF as an Apprentice at RAF Halton. Three years later he was posted to RAF Honington's TWCU working on Tornado GR1s and he's been in Suffolk ever since. During Jon's time in the RAF modelling took a back seat in favour of motorcycles, beer etc.

On returning to civilian life he got back into modelling and is now a keen figure painter and a moderately longstanding member of the British Model Soldier Society. He was also fortunate enough to attend the first Pegaso International Figure Painting Course in Tuscany in 2008. Despite being ex-RAF his main areas of interest are Wellington's Armies and the Armies of the American Civil War although he does seem to have quite a few knights in his collection!