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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.

Depending on who you ask, this book was either a long time coming or way too soon. It seems to me that people who complain about the ladder may be scarred of a repeat of ye old Jaws of the World Wolf from days past, or worried about psychic negation bubbles.

Read More | August 10th, 2014

The rumors are true guys, we have a new Chariot Lord model. This time however he’s not a robot! Actually there are few characters in the 40k universe that I would suspect are secretly robots, but Logan Grimnar is not one of them.

Read More | August 9th, 2014

Welcome to Picture of the Day, where we display a sweet pic of something amazing that we’ve seen around the tubes, or took at an event! If you click on the Picture of the Day label you’ll be able to scroll through some great Warhammer related images, all at once. Ignorance is Bliss. – Enjoy Twin of Atlas

Read More | August 6th, 2014

Welcome to Conversion Corner, where we display great looking converted and Work In Progress (WIP) models from stuff we’ve done or amazing figures we’ve seen around. If you click on the Conversion Corner label you’ll be able to scroll through some great looking conversions and more, all at once. Today we’re checking out some skillage by Paul Busfield.  -Enjoy […]

Read More | June 21st, 2025

Register now for our Forge the Narrative Summer Seasonal tournament that will be held on August 9th and 10th at FTW Games in Richmond Virginia. Best of all, the first 35 registrations will get a free T-shirt (up to XXL) along with their weekend pass to the event. This event will be a no-holds barred […]

Read More | June 26th, 2025

Welcome to Conversion Corner, where we display great looking converted and Work In Progress (WIP) models from stuff we’ve done or amazing figures we’ve seen around. If you click on the Conversion Corner label you’ll be able to scroll through some great looking conversions and more, all at once. Today we’re looking at some great kit bashing skills by […]

Read More | June 21st, 2025

Welcome to Conversion Corner, where we display great looking converted and Work In Progress (WIP) models from stuff we’ve done or amazing figures we’ve seen around.If you click on the Conversion Corner label you’ll be able to scroll through some great looking conversions and more, all at once. Check out this lancing machine of a titan made by Gareth […]

Read More | June 21st, 2025

Welcome to Conversion Corner, where we display great looking converted and Work In Progress (WIP) models from stuff we’ve done or amazing figures we’ve seen around.If you click on the Conversion Corner label you’ll be able to scroll through some great looking conversions and more, all at once. We’re in for a real treat today, these are killer converted […]

Read More | June 21st, 2025

Welcome to Conversion Corner, where we display great looking converted and Work In Progress (WIP) models from stuff we’ve done or amazing figures we’ve seen around.If you click on the Conversion Corner label you’ll be able to scroll through some great looking conversions and more, all at once. We’re looking at a WIP Riptide conversion by Josh Wilson.  -Enjoy […]

Read More | June 21st, 2025

Welcome to Armies on Parade, where I display (in hopefully good detail) some great looking armies from major tournaments all across the United States. If you click on the Armies on Parade label you’ll be able to scroll through some great looking armies, all at once. It’s like you were at a major event yourself, all from the comfort […]

Read More | July 12th, 2014

New Malifaux releases have hit this past week so be sure to check out all of the amazing models that this game to offer! As usual, all Malifaux models will be included in our incredible sale on all things Wyrd, so be sure to get in on the savings while they’re here! PLUS we still […]

Read More | April 28th, 2024