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The Spikey Bits Hobby Report is your weekly resource to help keep your hobby muscles strong!
New Streaming Schedule: don’t miss the show every Monday at 8pm (Eastern Time) on Twitch that will feature the latest news and rumors from around the web, with a sprinkle of live product unboxings, hobby tutorials, and giveaways to boot!
New Live Show Schedule
What the heck are Catnaps, and what can you use them for?
- Redeeming them for gifts on our redemptions page, OR one of the gift bags below (including your very own spin on the Cat Box Wheel).
- Entering our BIG end of month giveaway, usually on the last stream of the month.
- If you win or redeem for a Cat Box giveaway, you can spend 500 Catnaps to choose your prize from the list, or 200 Catnaps to re-spin the prize.
- You can also use them to purchase tickets for random giveaways we do on stream from time to time.
Catnaps will reset monthly, however you can get a huge chunk of Catnaps just for watching all of our LIVE streams each month and subscribing to us in-stream.
Grex XGi3 Airbrush Kit: $167
Get Yours From Spraygunner!
Grex Genesis.XGi3
Trigger: Double Action
Fluid Nozzle: 0.3mm
Feed Type: Gravity
Color Cup: 2ml, 7ml, and 15ml
The Genesis.XGi is the gravity fed version of two new airbrushes that showcase Grex’s continued efforts in airbrush innovation; focused on ergonomics and adaptability. The defining design element is the ergonomic hand grip set that provides improved comfort and handling. It is specifically engineered for maximum adaptability by leveraging the already wide selection of accessories available from Grex.
– Slip-on ergonomic grip optimized for comfort and handling. (Patent Pending)
– Cutting edge design for precise control of fine detailed work.
– Internally mixed media for fine atomization.
– Patented Quick-Fit™ needle caps are quick and easy to setup and remove.
– Quick-Fit™ crown cap allows detailed spraying close to work surface.
– Rear handle Quick-Fit™ needle cap storage for quick and convenient access.
– Interchangeable top mount reservoirs – use the perfect cup size for your project.
– Inline top mount cups offer balanced handling of the airbrush.
– Cup design allows optimal paint flow even when the airbrush is held in an angle.
– Integrated paint cup is easy to clean and perfect for minute amounts of paint.
– Preset adjustment knob for precise paint volume control.
– Replaceable solvent proof teflon seals allows use of all media.
– Includes 3 reservoirs: 2mL (1/20 oz.), 7mL (1/4 oz.) and 15mL (1/2 oz.)
– Precisely machined stainless steel nozzle and needle.
– New nozzle design for improved air flow and durability.
– Durable heavy nickel chrome plated housing.
– Convenient to clean design for ease of maintenance.
– Short passageway from cup to nozzle for a responsive feel.
– Convert to different nozzle sizes with optional kits.
Don’t forget you can redeem the points you earn in-stream for tons of cool swag including our new selection of painted and pre-assembled miniatures from the Spikey Bits prize vault!
Below is the list of commands to enter LIVE in-stream, to redeem your Catnaps for various gift bags and merchandise:
Get painted miniatures & more on our redemption page
Shipping is FREE & included with your redemption!
1200 Catnaps: The Hobby Gift Bag
!redeem 1
Spikey Bits Hobby Gift Bag Contains Resin bases a 4×6 Sticker Sheet of Emoticons & a Button!
1500 Catnaps: Premium Mystery Miniatures Crate
Contains $50 MSRP of the featured promo of the month, and/or 40k and other FFG, Infinity, Age of Sigmar miniatures, and hobby supplies as well.
!redeem 2
Miniatures Crates contain a random mix of the following types of products and game systems:
2500 Catnaps: Your Very Own Cat Box
!redeem 3
Activate a spin on the Cat Box Wheel. If you win or redeem for a Cat Box giveaway, you can spend another 200 Catnaps to re-spin the prize, or 500 Catnaps to choose your prize on there!
Cat Box gift lineup chosen via spin from the list below on stream
4000 Catnaps: The Big Baller Mystery Miniatures Crate
Contains around $150 MSRP of the featured promo of the month, and/or 40k and other FFG, Infinity, Age of Sigmar miniatures, and hobby supplies as well.
!redeem 4
Miniatures Crates contain a random mix of the following types of products and game systems:
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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.
