Hi all,
My name is Jim Coatney, and although I am a born and raised Texan, my wife and I currently live in southwest Wisconsin (brrrrr...). We re-located here in 2010 to take a corporate-officel job with Lands' End. I have been building models since before my teens, and fondly recall summers with my father where we both built 1/48 aircraft almost non-stop.
I've also been involved in the retail side of modeling; I opened Hill Country Hobby in San Antonio, Texas as a small store specifically catering to modelers. I sold it in 2010 and it's still going strong. I recently started a small on-line business to import and sell accessories for Wingnut Wing models (greatwarmodels.com).
However, my real passion lies in building models, and since the WnW kits were first released, I've been hooked. If you attend the IPMS shows in the Wisconsin/Iowa/Minnesota/Illinois area, you'll likely run into me ogling the WW1 models on display. Thus far I have built a DH.9a, Gotha G.IV, Fokker E.III, Bristol F.2B, FE.2B, and Sopwith Pup. I'm active in the local IMPS club (Mad City Modelers) and occasionally build other subjects ( I'm building Eduard' exceptional 1/48 Spitfire right now) when I need a break from rigging or take on an occasional commission build. But I always seem to come back to the stack of WnW kits waiting in my stash...
Take care.... and happy modeling!
