It’s back for 2019- just $10 gets you a choice of a Warhammer 40k or Age of Sigmar character model and a Predator figure for helping to support what we do here!
To become a supporter, all you have to do is pledge a certain amount per month: $1+, $10, $30, $60, $100, or $200 tiers.
If you pledge $30 or more a month you will get a custom crate full of miniatures back in the mail as often as once every month.
Magnet Sampler Pack (minus model & base) from Magnet Baron
- For your first month of support, you’ll get our famous Spikey Bits Gift Bag stuffed with all sorts of hobby swag, exclusive manufacturers discount codes, a Magnet sample pack, and your choice of either a Warhammer 40k or Age of Sigmar Character Model plus a Prodos AVP Predator 32mm figure!
One of the 32mm AVP Predator poses you could receive from a mix of Elder & Promo Figures
- You also get complimentary VIP access to The Long War’s Hall of Veterans OR Spikey Bits Ad Free (www.thelongwar.net – both a $5.99 a month value on their own) for as long as you’re a supporter on here.
- Plus you get access to our downloadable PDF quick start tutorial guides for all our new hobby features!
Get all our high-resolution quick reference guides and ad-free video content for only $10 a month
The FREE Miniatures don’t stop there folks, check out the tiers below to get a box of swag valued at over the total amount you just pledged.
BEST VALUE: $30 a month gets you one of the swag options below sent to you the month you sign up. After that, you’ll get another shipment each quarter for the value of your pledge (once every three months, sent every Jan-Apr-Jul-Oct) with even more miniatures in your crate!
Plus you still get everything listed at the $10 tier, in addition to complimentary Ad-Free Spikeybits.com or access to The Long War’s Hall of Veterans (www.thelongwar.net – a $9.99 a month value), our Ad-Free video downloads, and our VIP downloadable PDF quick start tutorial guides for all our new features!
Choose one of the Options Below:
- A Squad of new plastic Nighthaunts or Stormcast squads* from Soul Wars, plus one of the character models from the same faction.
- One New in Box expansion set for Star Wars Legion based on your preferences
- A squad of plastic Primaris Space Marine OR Nurgle Death Guard Renegade Squads* from the Dark Imperium 8th Edition Starter set plus one Dark Imperium character model from the same faction.
- New in Box Large Ship From X-Wing Miniatures, or Star Wars Armada
- One New in Box Expansion set from Runewars.
- New Infinity Box Set of your chosen Faction
- OR one box set of your chosen faction from Warmachine or Hordes
Plus the FREE Miniatures don’t stop there, you will receive a box of swag based on your preferences each quarter as well! That is right, you get to choose all your next monthly reward shipments from a game system itself or pick specific faction(s) inside that game system (see below).
All shipped to your door, and content viewable online here, the very first month that you start supporting us.**
That’s up to a $60 value in your first shipment, PLUS our normal new supporter swag bag just for supporting us!
Fancy something… more?
You still get everything listed at the $10 tier, in addition to complimentary VIP access to Spikey Bits TURBO, our bundle featuring an ad-free version of the site, plus access to The Long War’s Hall of Veterans (www.thelongwar.net – a $9.99 a month value), our Ad-Free video downloads, and our VIP downloadable PDF quick start tutorial guides for all our new features!
New Pledges of $60 a month gets you a choice of one of the swag options below:
- Two Squads of new plastic Nighthaunts or Stormcast squads* from Soul Wars, plus one of the character models from the same faction.
- One new in box vehicle AND unit expansion set from Star Wars Legion
- Two squads of the new plastic Primaris Space Marine OR Nurgle Death Guard Renegade Squads* plus one Dark Imperium character model from the same faction
- Two Shadespire Expansion sets
- 2 New in Box Large Ships (or one large and two small) From X-Wing Miniatures, or Star Wars Armada.
- TWO New in Box Expansion set from Runewars
- One Infinity Box Set, and one blister pack of your chosen Faction
- OR one box set and two blister packs of your chosen faction from Warmachine or Hordes
Plus the FREE Miniatures don’t stop there every month after your first, you will receive another box of swag based on your preferences! That is right, you get to choose all your next monthly reward shipments from a game system itself or pick specific faction(s) inside that game system (see below).
All shipped to your door, and content viewable online here, the very first month that you start supporting us.**
That’s up to $80++ value in your first shipment, PLUS our normal new supporter swag bag just for supporting us!
Want even more…??
Of course you still get everything listed at the $10 tier, in addition to complimentary VIP access to Spikey Bits TURBO, our bundle featuring an ad-free version of the site, plus access to The Long War’s Hall of Veterans (www.thelongwar.net – a $9.99 a month value), our Ad-Free video downloads, and our VIP downloadable PDF quick start tutorial guides for all our new features!
New Pledges of $100 a month gets you a choice of one of the swag options below:
- THREE Squad of new plastic Nighthaunts or Stormcast squads* from Soul Wars, plus TWO of the character models from the same faction.
- Four expansions from Star Wars Legions, or Three expansions and two Characters if available for your faction.
- THREE squads of the new plastic Primaris Space Marine OR Nurgle Death Guard Renegade Squads* plus two Dark Imperium character models from the same faction
- Four Shadespire Expansion sets.
- 3 New in Box Large Ships (or two large and two small) From X-Wing Miniatures, or Star Wars Armada.
- THREE New in Box Expansion set from Runewars
- Two brand new Infinity Box Sets and one blister pack of your chosen Faction
- OR two box sets and two blister packs of your chosen faction from Warmachine or Hordes
Plus the FREE Miniatures don’t stop there every month after your first, you will receive another box of swag based on your preferences! That is right, you get to choose all your next monthly reward shipments from a game system itself or pick specific faction(s) inside that game system (see below).
All shipped to your door, and content viewable online here, the very first month that you start supporting us.**
Again all that is in addition to everything listed at the $10 tier, complimentary VIP access to Spikey Bits TURBO, our bundle featuring an ad-free version of the site, plus access to The Long War’s Hall of Veterans (www.thelongwar.net – a $9.99 a month value).
That’s up to $160++ value in your first shipment, PLUS our normal new supporter swag bag just for supporting us!
Of course, all that is in addition to everything listed at the $10 tier, complimentary VIP access to Spikey Bits TURBO, our bundle featuring an ad-free version of the site, plus access to The Long War’s Hall of Veterans (www.thelongwar.net – a $9.99 a month value).
All shipped to your door, and content viewable online here, the very first month that you start supporting us. Each month after that you’ll get another rewards shipment of miniatures sent to you as long as you are a supporter of what we do here!**
Any new pledges at the $200 a month level will get all of the sweet rewards mentioned above at the $100 level, PLUS another $100 in retail value of additional miniatures based on your preferences in your first month’s swag shipment!**
That’s up to $260++ value PLUS our normal new supporter swag bag just for supporting us!
Of course, all that is in addition to everything listed at the $10 tier, complimentary VIP access to Spikey Bits TURBO, our bundle featuring an ad-free version of the site, plus access to The Long War’s Hall of Veterans (thelongwar.net – a $9.99 a month value).
Plus the FREE Miniatures don’t stop there every month after your first, you will receive another box of swag based on your preferences! That is right, you get to choose all your next monthly reward shipments from a game system itself or pick specific faction(s) inside that game system (see below).
All shipped to your door, and content viewable online here, the very first month that you start supporting us.**
It’s like the Robin Hood of support, except for you get what you give… back!*
For all pledges of $30 or more, you can choose your rewards from a game system itself or pick specific faction(s) inside that game system. We recommend picking multiple game systems or factions as it makes for the best variety possible in an exciting miniature crate!
Warhammer 40k:
- Imperials: (Ad Mechs, Sisters of Silence, Guard, Imperial Knights)
- Space Marines: (Deathwatch, Blood Angels, Dark Angels, Grey Knights, Space Wolves, Primaris, Custodes)
- Xenos: (Tyranids, Tau, Orks, Necrons, Both Eldars, Genestealer Cults)
- Chaos: (Daemons, Marines, Death Guard, Thousand Sons)
- Kill Team (Terrain, Various 40k Infantry Squads Factions, Accessories)
GW Games:
- Age of Sigmar: Please specify an alliance (Order, Destruction, Chaos, or Death), and then also a faction as well. That way we have a better chance to get you something desire.
- Shadespire: (Expansions & Accessories; please pick this and another game system for your shipments as these may not ship every time due to demand)
- Bloodbowl: (Expansions & Accessories only; please pick this and another game system for your shipments as these may not ship every time due to demand)
- Necromunda: (Expansions & Accessories only; please pick this and another game system for your shipments as these may not ship every time due to demand)
Other Game Systems:
- Hobby Can NOT be selected alone. (Paints, Tools, Play-mats, Storage, terrain, etc. You never know what’ll be included here, it’s all one category we lovingly call “Hobby”)
- Privateer Press (Warmachine or Hordes, then select a faction)
- Infinity (Select a faction)
- Fantasy Flight Games: Runewars, Star Wars Ship Games: (X-Wing, or Armada), Legion (Imperials or Rebels) includes playmats and game aids from time to time.
All items are drawn from our Spikey Bits Miniature Vault that we’ve showcased in past video unboxings and features. So you know you’ll be getting some fresh swag back each month from us just for being a supporter (see the title picture for an idea of the kinds of models we’ve shipped out in the past).
What we do here isn’t about money, but it takes money to do the things we do!
Patreon helps us share with you all the perks of doing what we do while growing our support to increase our ability to keep bringing the hobby back!
Look at it this way, you tip your barista or waiter and all they do is bring your food. Help us enrich your hobby life, and bring hobby back – support us on Patreon today
* 40k squads (Intercessor, Hellblaster, Inceptor Squad or Nurgle Plague Marines, Pox Walkers Foetid Bloat Drone squads ) or Characters (Primaris Lieutenants, Ancient, Captain in Gravis Armor, or Nurgle Lord of Contagion, Noxious Blightbringer, Malignant Plaguecaster) from the Dark Imperium box. Age of Sigmar squads (Evocators, Castigators, Sequistors, Celstar Ballista), characters (Lord Arcanum on Gryph Charger, Knight Incantor) or Nighthaunts squads( Grimghast Reapers, Glaivewraith Stalkers, and Chainrasps x10), characters ( Spirit Torment, Guardian of souls, Lord Executioner, Knight of Shrouds on Etherial Steed).
Both game systems models will come on the sprue and are shipped to each supporter based on which faction chosen when you message us back with your swag preferences.
**Remember we take out 20% for flat rate shipping worldwide, and Patreon’s fee for each shipment as well. Bits are when available, we don’t have leftover parts every month, sorry. All prices are based on advertised retail prices, we do not take into account any secondary sellers like eBay or Amazon.
Check out all the details for support levels on our Patreon page itself.
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
Socials: Rob Baer on Facebook and @catdaddymbg on X
About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
