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.
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 […]
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Checkout the latest from Secret Weapon Minis? For all you Zombie / Nurgle enthusiasts out there they have a great new product called the Sack O’ Corpses! These great parts will help you spread undead love around the table top, as well as some great new colored “fallen leaves“ to set the right mood for your models’ […]
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Welcome to Picture of the Day, where I display a sweet pic of something amazing that I’ve seen around the tubes, or took myself 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. Checkout this “older” suit of Black […]
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Welcome to Picture of the Day, where I display a sweet pic of something amazing that I’ve seen around the tubes, or took myself 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. Makes you wonder what was cheaper back […]
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Welcome to Army of One, where I display a great looking painted model from stuff I’ve done or amazing figures I’ve seen around. If you click on the Army of One label you’ll be able to scroll through some great looking figures, all at once. Today we take a look at the Orkgasmatron, the Great Gargant stage […]
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Well I almost messed up, these new Mystery Boxes are so good because we added in a ton of Games Workshop product- we almost can’t sell them.In a shopping cart that is… Yep for this round of mystery boxes we added in tons of GW product including new releases from Eldar and Tau, as well […]
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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 […]
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Love it or hate it, the secret is out on this big guy. Rumors about the Khorne Lord of Skulls have been swirling since early this week, and now have finally broke. Looks like this guy is indeed pretty respectable statwise, and is very akin to the Greater Brass Scorpion in terms of play style. […]
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Welcome to Picture of the Day, where I display a sweet pic of something amazing that I’ve seen around the tubes, or took myself 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. What if he doesn’t survive indeed… -Enjoy […]
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Are you searching for an online seller to provide you with Warhammer 40k and Fantasy Miniatures from Games Workshop?Well search no further, Spikeybits sells Warhammer 40k and Fantasy Models, for 20% off even, and has a great flat shipping rate in the US on all orders! Want us to email you our Games Workshop Catalog? […]
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Episode Sixteen is here, download it now! This episode covers Nerdy TV shows, the Colorado fires, Alternate GW models, Paint Jobs, and of course our patented dives into nerdom!Forge the Narrative is podcast about gaming, and the nerdom that surrounds it. Each episode will be about an hour long. This ideally gives you something neat to listen […]
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Well another week has gone by, and we have a HUGE release to take a look at, the Space Marine Glaive. Sorta like a Fellblade but deadlier in firepower! This thing spits hot fire at hordes and doesnt look back. Goes on sale at the end of June (next weekend). Get your Pre-Orders in now […]
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Welcome to Army of One, where I display a great looking painted model from stuff I’ve done or amazing figures I’ve seen around. If you click on the Army of One label you’ll be able to scroll through some great looking figures, all at once. Today we take a look at Goatboy’s Dreadmonkey Conversion! -Enjoy MBG
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Well these guys look fun. Checkout the new pilots for the upcoming X-wing wave 3 releases slated for August! I like the fact you can put the Heavy Laser Cannon on the shuttle for far less points that the Firespray. It also appears the HWK can take the Ion cannon as well, so it may […]
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Here at Spikey Bits, we keep trying to come up with more fun and, what we hope are, exciting ways for you to save on your gaming needs. Over the last month or so we’ve featured a new sale every week on some of the top names out there in gaming, just to give you a […]
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Well Chapterhouse’s legal councel released a pres release basically touting vicotry in a “David and Goliath” manner over Games Workshop Monday. This ruling seems to not only clear the way for more bits products to come to market, but also positions Winston & Stawn as defenders of trademark policy when applied to add on products. […]
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Welcome to Picture of the Day, where I display a sweet pic of something amazing that I’ve seen around the tubes, or took myself 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. I’m really not sure which is […]
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That was quick! Less than a month after he was showcased during the Heresy Weekender, Fulgrim is available for general release. I had the fortune to have gotten one during the weekender, and i’ll try to get a video unboxing up for this soon for everyone to checkout. So which Primarch will be next do […]
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