Aiyana Haseya: Complete Collection – The Forgotten Past of OldCow McGold WWG

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tinyepicstudios/wild-west-girls-aiyana-haseya-aka-oldcow-mcgold?category_id=34
🎯 Project Purpose
This 5-miniature collection traces the spiritual and emotional transformation of Aiyana Haseya, a tribal heroine destined to become the legendary outlaw OldCow McGold—antagonist of the Wild West Girls storyline.

The project was developed to explore narrative sculpting, focusing on deeply symbolic moments rather than combat. Each pose depicts a chapter in her story: from sacred rites and spiritual trials to moments of clarity, prophecy, and the awakening of inner conflict.

The collection was successfully funded on Kickstarter:
🔗 Wild West Girls – Aiyana Haseya (Kickstarter)
💰 Total raised: €1,968
👥 Backers: 95
📈 Goal reached: 394% funded

📚 Narrative Arc Overview

The Ritual of Invocation
Aiyana calls upon the spirits of her ancestors in a sacred ceremony. Her transformation begins through fire, vision, and ancestral communion.

The White Stag
She tracks the mythical deer that symbolizes judgment and destiny. Its appearance signals a turning point not only for Aiyana but for her entire tribe.

The Arrow’s Path
Faced with the stag, she chooses action. The arrow she looses is more than a weapon—it becomes the fulcrum of change.

The Vision Ritual
Kneeling before the stag’s skull, she seeks clarity in trance. What she sees is destruction, a shadow of herself, and a fate she may not be able to outrun.

Bathing and Fishing
A final moment of peace and reflection by the river is shattered by distant gunfire. Her visions begin to manifest. The quiet ends. The war begins.

Together, these moments form a story of identity, power, trauma, and legacy.

🛠️ Technical Process | Full Production Pipeline

Character base model and posing: Character Creator

Sculpting & detailing: ZBrush

Rendering: Blender (Eevee)

Cloth simulation: Manual in ZBrush (no Marvelous used)

Pre-supporting: Chitubox

Print validation: Anycubic Photon Mono M5s

Scales available: 32mm and 75mm

Formats: pre-supported STL & clean STL

🧩 Creative and Design Principles

Narrative-first sculpting: every pose tells a story

Focus on emotional states, ritual, and spiritual symbolism

Naturalistic bases (stone rings, forest soil, riverbanks)

Created without concept art, driven by original lore

Real-world tested and printable at multiple scales

Intended for painters, collectors, and RPG/wargame storytellers

📌 Skills Highlighted

Character direction & visual storytelling

Multi-scene sculpting and composition

Pipeline development from sculpt to prototype

Symbolic prop design and natural base building

Rendering for portfolio and campaign visuals

Kickstarter campaign writing and execution

🚀 Impact & Legacy
This collection deepens the Wild West Girls universe by giving voice to the character who will become its future villain.
Rather than presenting OldCow McGold as a one-note antagonist, this sculptural narrative explores Aiyana’s human origins—marked by loss, hope, and unavoidable transformation.

The project serves as a template for storytelling-through-miniatures and expands the Million Miniatures Studios catalogue with its first multi-scene, lore-driven character arc.