If you want to help awesome charities and get some great painted 40k minis, you need to check out the Winter Hobby Fest Auction!
The Hobby Fest was set up to support some charities that are helping out during COVID. The auction is full of cool minis all painted up by commission painters so anything you decide to grab will look awesome on the tabletop and you’ll be helping some good causes.
You can also just throw some support their way even if you don’t want any of the minis. Let’s get into it!
Winter Hobby Fest Auction:
The companies above are just some of the great companies and painters involved. Check out all the companies who sponsored below:
- The Army Painter
- Iwata
- Fallout Hobbies
- Chapter Customizer
- White Metal Games
- NY3D Creations
- Taro Model Maker
Now let’s look at some of the painters involved.
- Dan Ozborne
- Gilbert Mondragon at Red Dragon Modelwerks
- JP Lacasse at Garviel Studio
- Liam Hearne at Phonenix Minature Art
Let’s check out some of the stuff you can bid on!
For how awesome the paint jobs are on these, they are a really great value. Especially if you can get in there and bid on some of the ones with only one bid. Let’s help out and get some awesome minis while we’re doing it!
The Charities it Supports
Operation Blessing
They are sending PPE to hospitals, providing handwashing stations in places like Honduras, Peru, and Kenya, and distributing sanitizing kits in the U.S.
https://www.ob.org/operation-blessing-responding-coronavirus/
Doctors Without Borders is caring for patients, offering health education and mental health support, and providing training for vital infection control measures in health facilities around the world.
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/covid19
To Write Love On Her Arms
Widespread shutdowns and social distancing measures have made it difficult for those seeking guidance and treatment for substance abuse issues to secure resources. Because of this, there has been a surge in alcohol sales, and relapses as substance abuse become more prominent. To Write Love On Her Arms was initially founded as a way to fund treatment for 19-year-old Renee Wohe, this non-profit has grown to raise millions of dollars for organizations around the world. They do not just simply focus on drug addiction but focus on a wide array of mental health issues and a number of celebrities endorse their work.
https://twloha.com/
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
During the COVID-19 global health crisis, domestic violence is on the rise. Domestic violence victims across the world, confined at home with their abusers, are at increased risk of harm—with some countries reporting more than double the usual number of calls to hotlines and support services.
https://ncadv.org/
Go Check out the Auction Here!
Have you bid on any of the minis yet? Which is your favorite?
Let us know in the comments of our Facebook Hobby Group, and make sure you enter the latest monthly giveaway for FREE today!
About the Author: Travis Pasch
Travis Pasch
Job Title: Head Writer & Editor
Socials: @paschbass
About Travis Pasch: Travis has been a Warhammer 40k hobbyist since the 1990s, playing the game since Third Edition. Through extensive traveling, he’s seen a lot of the miniatures hobby from across the world, giving him a unique perspective on the latest gaming topics and trends.
Travis’s brother even owns a commission painting studio, where he’s picked up a lot of good advice and techniques for painting Warhammer and tabletop miniatures over the years, as well. Travis joined the Spikey Bits team in 2019 and has been the lead writer since 2020.
Currently, he’s working on converting all his 40k Adeptus Mechanicus models and becoming a true tech enjoyer, complete with both sad and happy robot noises!
