By Greg Mowry
The Wicked Witch of the West's bodyguard was recruited from the vicious
war-like population of the western counties of Oz. The term "Winkie"
was used by Frank Baum in the original "Oz" books.
I made this 1/4 scale (18" tall) statue after having the opportunity to
study one of the two known existing Winkie costumes from the original
movie.
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The body is sculpted from resin and "magic-sculpt" epoxy
putty. The costume is made from hand painted wool felt
like the original. The sleeves of the coat are crocheted
wool like a cable-knit fisherman's sweater, again like the
original. The headdress, originally surplus cold
stream guards' bearskin bonnets, is made here in miniature from
fine beaver fur. |
| I made the spear point pattern by tracing the
spear directly off the T.V. screen from a freeze frame from the
DVD. I reduced it to proper 1/4 scale and fabricated it
from 3 layers of styrene laminated together and finished with
allclad chrome paint. |
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