Rob Baer - Spikey Bits Author

Yay, the Space Military is here. But how should you play them?I spent a lot time pouring over the new Astra Militarum codex, and made what I feel is a great Review and Tactics series that should provide some solid advice on what to field and how to field it. Part one is below and goes over HQ’s, […]

It’s been a long time coming, but the ‘Guard finally have a plastic Hydra model!The new kit makes both the standard Astra Militarum Hydra as well as the new  unit called the Wyvern as well. Both are excellent choices in the heavy support slot and now with Leman Russes costing less and coming in squadrons, […]

Lupercal, Lupercal! After 25 years, The Warmaster has arrived! Horus Lupercal, Archtraitor, Warmaster, Favored Son, all of these terms barely scratch the surface of describing one of the most iconic characters of Warhammer 40k. Now that the first official figure has been released, this larger than life legend shall continue on for a new generation […]

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. Checkout Sam Corum’s awesome converted Storm Talon that he did for […]

Move to the head of the class, these Scions may be some of the best looking Guard models yet. Plus their interchangeability maybe just put them over the top as a fan favorite for year to come. And even thought the Imperial Guard is now the Astra Militrum I think we’ll all know them as […]

Paddywagon or not, this may just be one of the most detailed models Games Workshop inside and out. Today we take a first look a the new Astra Militarum Taurox kit, and there doesn’t seem to be any inch of this model that does not contain some sort of detail. Overall the modular design of […]

Welcome to 40k Flashback, where I dig deep for something cool that I have or have seen from back in the day. Which according to the comic Dane Cook was a Wednesday…Tyranid Attack was the follow up to Space Hulk, where now you get to board a Tyranid bio-ship instead. I never personally played this one, but […]

It had been rumored for weeks, and now the proof is in the pudding. The Knight Lancer is coming, plus a ton of other sweet Ad mech and Horus Heresy goodies!Pics and text courtesy of Larry Vela at Bell of Lost Souls. -MBG Wanna see a Knight Lancer? Oh boy – look at all the […]

Time to unload all the unwanted toy soldiers in your closet and turn it into something new!Dig out your old stuff, and bring it down to FTW Games (The Home of Spikey Bits) for our next Miniature Market on Saturday, March 29nd at 12 Noon! Take what you don’t use anymore and turn it into something new! […]

It’s Brother vs. Brother in this ageless battle to see who is the king of the Space Marines!Best of all, we shared it all live with YOU our loyal listeners and readers! If you didn’t happen to catch it live, you can still get in on all the action with our recap and video recording […]

Apocalypse players rejoice, for we have some kick ass new rules for FOUR different 40k armies!Both Space Marine and Tau players got some great datasheets for Apocalypse games. Plus the Knight Titan got some loving too! So  if you’re planning on playing the mythical Army of Five (Titans), or just want some more fluff on […]

So most of the rumors were true this week, 40k got two new terrain pieces!Yet another Weekly White Dwarf is here, and unfortunately it may have been the worst one yet. However, overall their track record still seems to be good so far. Not to mention the frenzy I’m sure we’ll see next week if the rumored […]

Welcome to 40k Flashback, where I dig deep for something cool that I have or have seen from back in the day. Which according to the comic Dane Cook was a Wednesday…I saw this a few days ago up on one of the 40k facebook groups I’m on, and wanted to share it with you. I don’t […]

Checkout our next live 40k battle webcast (we’re dubbing it “battlecast”) Thursday March 20th at 10pm EST. Tune in TONIGHT then for our THIRD THURSDAY Live webcast battle report featuring Paul Murphy, MBG, Kenny Boucher, and Juice! This weeks Battlecast will feature Juice’s Blood Angels against Kenny’s Chaos Renegades. Catch all the action at the […]

Hey guys checkout our first (of many) $1,000 Magic Tournaments!This is a mixed format team event. Players will play as teams with each player on the team playing a different constructed format. This format is identical to team sealed, but instead of playing limited you will be playing constructed with your friends. The event will be […]

Wondering how a little paint brush is supposed to paint that new big Knight Titan model? Save a horse, try an Airbrush! When it comes to a project like this, an airbrush may just be the way to go. However if you’re new to airbrushing this model can be a bit intimidating as well. Marcin […]

There is only about TWO weeks left in our FREE giveaway, and we just need about 2000 MORE subscribers to make it happen!For this one, we’re going to literally make it rain BITS! We only need 2000 more subscribers on YouTube to kick off the HUGE Bits giveaway, so make sure your subscribed over there, and share this with […]

Welcome to 40k Flashback, where I dig deep for something cool that I have or have seen from back in the day. Which according to the comic Dane Cook was a Wednesday…So I was digging though some old 40k Rogue Trader era White Dwarfs the other day and happened upon this in issue #110. At first I […]