Modeler of the Month for March is Chad "The Zod" Lobo
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By day, Chad Lobo is a long haul trucker. But at night, you can find him in truck stops hooking up his airbrush to the tractors air brake system to spray some paint on whatever model he has on the road with him. He is the definition of a mobile modeler. The Zod has been around the online modeling community for along time and i'm sure all of us has seen him posting here and there.
Recently Chad picked up one of his older builds and went about trying new techniques he's learned since building it originally. He wasn't hesitant in asking for help and took the advice and ran with it. The reason we gave Chad the MotM for March is his sharing his learning experience and asking for help is what aids others picking up the techniques he's trying out. Great example of a modeler sharing his experiences for others to pick up on.
And just how cool is it to airbrush off a big rig brake system?
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Chad Lebo here. Current job as an over the road truck driver for just under nineteen years. I take some models on the road with me. I use my truck's air supply to power the airbrush.
I have been modeling on and off since the 1970's. Back then,it was generally all types. I even got into model railroading for a bit when I was a teenager. Around 1979, I got into military vehicles. Back then, our choices were limited to Tamiya, Testors Italeri for 1/35. Monogram did mostly 1/32, with some 1/35. Revell had some different scales like 1/40.
I also did some 1/72 and 1/76 armor. Hasegawa and Esci for 1/72. Matchbox and Nitto for 1/76. Over the years, armor stuck with me. Even in my time in the USAF. I find them easier to build and paint.
In 1990.along comes Dragon Models LTD. I remember the BMP 1 and BMP 2 kits real well, as they were my first kits to feature individual tracks links. The non working type. There sure have been a lot of companies making models since then. Verlinden was the first 1/35 conversion kits I worked with. An M4A3(105) I built shortly after I got to RAF Lakenheath back in 1987.
My likes are varied. I enjoy building historically accurate vehicles, as well as hypothetical type vehicles, ie a Sherman armed with a 90 mm, or some of the paper panzers. Then I enjoy the science fiction mechas, especially the crude looking type. Also enjoy the Girls und Panzer models.
Thanks so much for making me part of Modeler of the Month.
How about a big round of appluse for Modeler of the Month The Zod!
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By day, Chad Lobo is a long haul trucker. But at night, you can find him in truck stops hooking up his airbrush to the tractors air brake system to spray some paint on whatever model he has on the road with him. He is the definition of a mobile modeler. The Zod has been around the online modeling community for along time and i'm sure all of us has seen him posting here and there.
Recently Chad picked up one of his older builds and went about trying new techniques he's learned since building it originally. He wasn't hesitant in asking for help and took the advice and ran with it. The reason we gave Chad the MotM for March is his sharing his learning experience and asking for help is what aids others picking up the techniques he's trying out. Great example of a modeler sharing his experiences for others to pick up on.
And just how cool is it to airbrush off a big rig brake system?
/images/Motm/Chadlobo/me1.JPG
/images/Motm/Chadlobo/m3.JPG
/images/Motm/Chadlobo/m4.JPG
Chad Lebo here. Current job as an over the road truck driver for just under nineteen years. I take some models on the road with me. I use my truck's air supply to power the airbrush.
I have been modeling on and off since the 1970's. Back then,it was generally all types. I even got into model railroading for a bit when I was a teenager. Around 1979, I got into military vehicles. Back then, our choices were limited to Tamiya, Testors Italeri for 1/35. Monogram did mostly 1/32, with some 1/35. Revell had some different scales like 1/40.
I also did some 1/72 and 1/76 armor. Hasegawa and Esci for 1/72. Matchbox and Nitto for 1/76. Over the years, armor stuck with me. Even in my time in the USAF. I find them easier to build and paint.
In 1990.along comes Dragon Models LTD. I remember the BMP 1 and BMP 2 kits real well, as they were my first kits to feature individual tracks links. The non working type. There sure have been a lot of companies making models since then. Verlinden was the first 1/35 conversion kits I worked with. An M4A3(105) I built shortly after I got to RAF Lakenheath back in 1987.
My likes are varied. I enjoy building historically accurate vehicles, as well as hypothetical type vehicles, ie a Sherman armed with a 90 mm, or some of the paper panzers. Then I enjoy the science fiction mechas, especially the crude looking type. Also enjoy the Girls und Panzer models.
Thanks so much for making me part of Modeler of the Month.
How about a big round of appluse for Modeler of the Month The Zod!
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