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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.

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. This was the Malifaux story encounter at Adepticon 2013, […]

Read More | April 28th, 2024

I’m a huge fan of Orks, Bad Moons to be specific. The yellow and black with the green skin is super striking and eye catching and a well painted Bad Moon army looks amazing on the table. Back in July I bought the brand new Ork Flyer while I was in the States on leave […]

Read More | April 30th, 2013

Well I had a chance to read the new May 2013 issue of White Dwarf, that features all the new High Elf models. There was a pretty epic battle report that featured them versus Ogre Kingdoms, and we really got to see how the their new “flying” models work.I’m kinda surprised they haven’t replaced the old “ham fisted” warrior models by […]

Read More | April 30th, 2013

Let’s Make a Deal! Bursting on all sides, our collection of gently used miniatures for sale has once again swelled to epic proportions! Welcome to the Spikey Bit’s Miniature Market where I try to post at least once a month an update from my collection of “gently loved” miniatures for sale here at the store, […]

Read More | June 25th, 2025

Games Workshop sold out of their New Paint Line w/ Case Sets in less than a day, when they initially offered them, but we just found a few whole sets in hiding in the Spikey warehouse that are now for sale!Don’t miss quite possibly your last chance to pick up this set of paints and carrying case! This will […]

Read More | April 28th, 2013

Daniel from Roses and Boltshells was nice enough to let me repost the skinny on his latest project, a suit of Imperial Fists Terminator Armor. I hit him up the other day after he went live with his project to get the scoop, and unfortunately for me he’s a busy guy. But since he had written for Spikey Bits before, […]

Read More | April 26th, 2013

  Recently I put a call out for awesome painted models, or other cool gaming pictures that you guys have seen or done. And my email box has become flooded with sightings and submissions 🙂

Read More | April 26th, 2013

Hey guys, Rage of Khorne here from The Order of Chaos gaming society looking to paint up some banners for my loyalist Sons of Horus 30K army. This step by step tutorial focuses on black banners with white detailing and minimal colours but the process I use can be substituted for many other colour combos. Some other […]

Read More | April 25th, 2013

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 a great painted Cryx Pirate Queen Skarre […]

Read More | April 24th, 2013

Hey there everybody! Gruebot from Bolters Con Queso here with one of my Ork Looted Wagons. Some time ago I was surfing the inter webs in search of some Looted Wagons. I had a couple of extra Imperial Guard tanks that I had been wanting to start chopping up and converting for my Orks. So […]

Read More | April 23rd, 2013

Welcome back to our 72 hours of Adepticon coverage! This time we are bringing you our first Army Interview from Adepticon 2013! I got lucky with my first random interview of day. A Mr. Jeffery Florido who just so happened to be from Illinois. I caught Jeffery at the end of his 2nd Gladiator match […]

Read More | January 8th, 2020

Checkout these hot new Fantasy models from the Forge World Open, as reported by Rictus over on Recalcitrant Daze. In case you haven’t checkout his blog take a hot minute to give it a once over. He’s a fellow BoLS writer who really puts out some top notch articles, and is everyone’s go to guy for UK […]

Read More | April 19th, 2013

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 Jkin’s sweet Tau Pathfinders. He finished up […]

Read More | April 18th, 2013

One of my buddies sent me this article on a custom gaming room, made from deep pockets and lotsa love for the hobby. I’m sure this is the dream of many of us, and to just see it almost brings a tear to the eye (sniff). Pretty amazing stuff, check out this post from the […]

Read More | June 25th, 2025

That’s right! Our long awaited March shipment of Minitaire Paints is here and processed into our warehouse. Best part is we have PLENTY of paints left over for sale, and quite a few complete sets of the whole line of paint ready to ship as well. But I implore anyone still on the fence to […]

Read More | June 26th, 2025

Rage of Khorne here from The Order of Chaos. Today I will be kit bashing and modifying a count-as broadside (Roach Gun Servitor) for my WIP mechanicum allied force.The kits I used were as follows: Forge Fiend/ Mauler Fiend – Mostly the tentacles and cannons Necron Wraiths – The lower torso, claw arms, and assorted […]

Read More | April 16th, 2013

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. Ralph Ragosta submitted this on our […]

Read More | June 26th, 2025

Tabletop Fix, the non commercial totally impartial blog that shows off and reviews new model releases, just featured some of the great stuff Mantic is doing for Kings of War. If you haven’t heard they are revamping a couple of the figure ranges to get them more in line with current offerings from different companies. Kings of War minis make GREAT affordable substitutes for […]

Read More | April 14th, 2013