1/35 Country doctor

[Frank3k]

I recently got the ICM 1/35 1919 Model T "Doctor's Coupe"



And needed a doctor to go with it. I did an image search for country doctors, and found a photo essay of Dr. Ernest Ceriani (1916-1988) who was a country doctor in the late 1940s:



I have the Masterbox "Civilians, Western region WWII Era":



I've already used the farmer on the left, but the old man on the right looked like a good starting point. I replaced the left arm and both hands, and started working on the head, but it looked too old and too big for the body. I used a resin head instead, and this is where I am right now:



I had to move the bag to the left hand, because I couldn't find a set of resin right hands that had a carrying hand. I found a set after I'd painted and glued the hands, of course:



I added a belt to the pants and jacket and the bag is scratchbuilt from Procreate 2 part putty. I have to go back and clean the jacket and hands a bit and fix the eyes. He looks more like a paranoid bank robber than a doctor.

Here's the original head next to the doc. It's quite a bit larger than the resin head.



I'll place the doctor somewhere between 1918 and 1940. The ICM Model T (like all their model T kits) is an enjoyable and fast build. This kit is all black, with only some minor color variations, so painting should be a breeze.

[raafif]

 
There are some doctors I'd go hunting for (maybe not botched surgery but more painful than necessary !).

[Story]

 
He looks more like a paranoid bank robber than a doctor.
 

[kim margosein]

I was thinking Kolchak too.

[Frank3k]

This figure has issues and I'm going to stop working on it since it's reached the point of diminishing returns. It just has generally odd dimensions and shapes that are going to be too time consuming to correct. I didn't do a great paint job, either. Funny, the farmer from the same set is one of the best injected figures I've built. The hat looks small, but it went with the kit's much larger head! It looked like a clown hat.

Here's the Doc on the country road, near the Model T. Now that is a nice kit! Absolutely no issues that weren't self-inflicted:



I agonized over what color of black I was going to paint the Model T. I went with black. The cab, cab roof and engine cover are just pressed onto the chassis. I don't think I'll need to glue them (except maybe the roof):

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Here's the Doc, about as good as he'll get. I may try to lower the hat a bit, but I don't think it'll help much:

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Next I'll detail the Model T (add the windows, missing bits, tire color, license plates and some mild weathering/dust)

[Kerick]

He’s an old country doctor, last name McCoy……