Warhammer 40k has changed forever! Get in here and see the big winners and losers from the 8th Edition point changes in Chapter Approved 2017.
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Rob Baer - Spikey Bits Author
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 is a panelist on the weekly Long War Podcast, which has over 500 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k, and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, he and his co-hosts help host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at the Las Vegas Open, both of which attract thousands of players from around the world.
Rob has also won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments and even winning 1st place at the 2011 Adepticon 40k Team Tournament. He was even featured for his painting in issue #304 of Games Workshop’s White Dwarf Magazine.
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. He also advises major hedge funds on stocks like Games Workshop and Asmodee.
He is always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone 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.
Tons of amazing new miniatures are on the way for December, with yet more close-ups to come. Checkout the latest on what we’ve seen so far and what is still on the way.
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Checkout another conversion for FRAG! the board game by Steve Jackson, which is starting to look a lot like the new Necromunda as well.
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Today we’re finally getting a look at pictures of some of the rumored new releases for the Death Guard from December’s White Dwarf.
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Images from December’s White Dwarf are already making the rounds, and they have revealed a new Sly Marbo figure in plastic!
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Come see the new rumors today on the Primaris vehicle we had heard about before most of 8th Edition was even released this summer.
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Don’t miss two of the most iconic inserts ever included in the White Dwarf Magazine, the Land Raider and Predator Poster how it works posters.
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The Emperor did a lot of good things when he created the Primarchs right? But why didn’t anyone ask where he got all those genes from in the first place?
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With all this talk of new Vehicle Design Rules (VDR) for 8th we’re going back to look at the first set which were penned by Andy Chambers!
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What happens when you combine mechanical bits with Tyranids? You get the Mechanids, that’s what. Checkout this awesome Army Showcase from yesteryear.
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The new Tyranid Codex is finally here, and we have the points cost, new rules, and datasheet changes that you will see inside. Come check them out!
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Warhammer TV just unveiled a new presenter to tag team hobby how-to videos with Duncan “Two Thin Coats” Rhodes this holiday season.
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How many points is this? Checkout this classic spread of what looks to be the entire Dark Angels Chapter from yesteryear.
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Games Workshop has delayed the release of their new Horus Heresy Age of Darkness rulebook. More on the delay and our new rules summary below.
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I love to paint. So while it’s perfectly acceptable to leave those clear cockpits unpainted, I just can’t resist painting them. Checkout how easy it is!
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Today we’re going to be taking a look back at the Armorcast Tyranid Exocrine that made it’s debut back in second edition! Come check it out.
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It’s raining new releases this week! From Tyranids to hobby supplies, Games Workshop is bringing the heat this week for November’s pre-orders.
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Tons more rules rumors are out there, and we’ve cataloged as many as we can find. Checkout the latest rumors for the Tyranids Codex for units and more.
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