Happy New Year to you all!!!
Well another year has gone by, and as you may know according to the Myans? we all only have about 12 months left to finish up all our hobby projects!
I for one will probably fall short. Sigh, I’m thinking I have about a five year backlog on projects at the very least, and of course there is the old modeler adage that once you finish all your projects you pass away on the spot regardless, lol.
Well…to get us all pumped for the New Imperial Year. I scanned and cropped this amazing piece of artwork from the Forge World Imperial Armor Badab War 2 book (It also makes a great e-Reader Background).
BAM! I am certainly motivated. Here at Spikey Bits central I have a brand new airbrush, and have been honing my airbrushing skillz of late. So look for some airbrushing articles on here in the near future as well.
Checkout this finished Grey Knight I did recently. The one on the left is mine, and the on the right was done by Kenny from Next Level Painting. I’m happy that I even came close, as Kenny is a true professional with the airbrush and makes it look embarrassingly easy (which its not easy at all).
So I’ll be messing around with the airbrush here, as well as gearing up for Adepticon 2012. It’s their big ten year anniversary this year and is showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon!
Here’s to another great year for the hobby! What do you plan on doing this year with your hobby? -MBG
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.
