1/35 Country doctor

[frank2056]

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.

[Rick Lowe]

Nicely realized!

Carry on. 

[NARSES2]

Nice figure work, especially the face   

That b/w photo reminds me of Sam Spade, or rather Humphrey Bogart playing Sam.

[Gondor]

That b/w photo reminds me of Sam Spade, or rather Humphrey Bogart playing Sam.

I was thinking the same. The only thing I can see that I  would not be happy with is that the hat sits too high on the head.

[kerick]

It's a bit small on him. 

[frank2056]

The thing is the hat went with the larger head! It looked like a clown hat. The figure has issues and I'm going to stop working on it since it's reached the point of diminishing returns; just 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.

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)

[Rick Lowe]

Coming along well, and I agree about the hat... 

[NARSES2]

It's a bit small on him. 

When I was 16/17 that was the fashion 

[kerick]

He looks a far sight better than I could ever do! Hat and all! 
He's just a country doctor that gets paid in chickens and promises. Not much money for a proper hat.

[scooter]

Honestly, the hat could probably be classified more a trilby than fedora

[PR19_Kit]

Yeah, the brim's not wide enough for a Fedora.

Trust me, I wear one....................