Sheriff Abigail: Night Watch - Wild West Girls

3D printable miniature – Main character of the debut campaign by Million Miniatures Studios

🎯 Project Purpose
This miniature belongs to Wild West Girls, the first collection of miniatures developed and published under my own independent label: Million Miniatures Studios.

The goal was to create original characters that blend storytelling, visual design, and functional 3D printing – tailored for wargames, RPGs, and collectors. Abigail Morgan, the town sheriff, is the collection’s leading figure.

She also served as the centerpiece of my first successful Kickstarter campaign:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tinyepicstudios/wild-west-girls-sheriff-abigail?category_id=34
🔗 Wild West Girls: Sheriff Abigail (Kickstarter)
💰 Total raised: €5,498
👥 Backers: 314
📈 Goal reached: 1,100% funded

🧠 Narrative Context
Worn out after days of confrontations, Sheriff Abigail Morgan finally lets go — she decides to allow the infamous Shining Eagles gang to leave town unchallenged. But deep down, she knows their word means little, and a setup could be waiting for her in the dark.

Trusting no one, Abigail crafts a decoy dressed in her signature sheriff attire and places it on the armchair by the fireplace, just visible from the windows. With her faithful dog Tony and her father’s Winchester rifle in hand, she climbs a nearby hill, quietly setting up camp to watch her own home through the night.

This pose captures a rare moment of strategic stillness — alert, observant, and ready for anything.

🛠️ Technical Process | Full Production Pipeline
I was fully responsible for the entire production pipeline, from ideation to final test print:

Base model and posing: Character Creator

Sculpting and detailing: ZBrush

Cloth simulation: Marvelous Designer

Final optimization and prep for printing: ZBrush

Rendering: Blender (Eevee)

3D print support setup: Chitubox

Test print validated on: Anycubic Photon Mono M5s

Scales: 32 mm (boardgame) and 75 mm (display)

File formats: pre-supported and clean STL

🧩 Design & Creative Decisions
No concept art: sculpted from visual references

Functional stylization: hybrid of realism and exaggeration

Custom scenic base for contextual storytelling

Detailed topology review for multi-scale printing

Real-world test printed for accuracy and fidelity

📌 Skills Highlighted
Character direction & visual storytelling

Miniature design for 3D printing

Technical cloth simulation

Multi-scale sculpting

Physical prototype validation

Campaign design and visual marketing

🚀 Result & Impact
This pose adds a reflective and tactical dimension to Abigail Morgan’s character arc. It highlights the quiet paranoia of a seasoned fighter and her unwavering commitment to protecting her town — even if it means watching it from the shadows. A crucial scene to close the first narrative arc of the Wild West Girls campaign.