Winry Rockbell
Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa
VARIATION Movie
COST $125-ish?
HOURS TO MAKE 30-ish
COMPLETED April 2007
STATUS Retired
WHY I MADE IT
Around November of 2006, my friends and I began discussing how AWESOME it would be to do a big Fullmetal Alchemist group, in their movie costumes. I had already planned to cosplay Ed's movie outfit, but for the purposes of this group I picked up Winry, because Kayla (BlitzAceTidus) makes a better Ed, and was the shortest of the group, which made her the most appropriate for the part. ^^ In the end, I really liked cosplaying as Winry though, and this is what pushed me to do more of her costumes.
COSTUME CONSTRUCTION
The wig started out as an Alicia XL in #613 from Cosworx. I custom combed, cut, and styled the bangs over top of the current bangs, straightened the wig a bit, and pulled it up. The shirt was made from a blouse pattern that I found that had the right kind of collar, and I heavily modified -- Facing was put in, instead of sleeves, and I replaced the front buttons with an invisible zipper. The pants were a pair of black Capri's that I shortened just a bit for accuracy. The belts (and sorry excuse for a fanny-pack) were made from a brown duck clothe, with belt buckles that I got off of belts from Value Village. The jacket was made from a burgundy-wine trigger-poplin. My first wrench prop I made myself from foam-core board, wonderflex, and many layers of acrylic paint in various colors. I later borrowed a real wrench from Darkain, and then finally acquired one of my own as a gift from Kayla.
The shoes, were a nightmare. The first pair, the covers ripped, and the shoes gave me awful blisters. The second pair was made starting with a pair of pumps, and then building the shape with craft foam and hot glue. I then covered it strategically in pieces of white broadclothe and jersey, until I got the final results (much better looking, and more more comfortable than the first pair)
