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.
Hey everyone, it’s CJ again. Since having done the tutorial for a Krootichan there was something I noticed that isn’t out there on the internet too much, and I want to rectify it. Recently here we built a Tyranid army and we started with a set of alien invasion shale bases which went off the market mid build. […]
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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. So which does cost more?… -Enjoy MBG
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Yup that’s right the rumored Pre-Eldar Tau portents have come true, the Tau have gotten a very needed update via Forge World!If memory serves the original Taros Campaign book came out about ten years ago and featured all sorts of new Tau suits and gave rules for some existing Tau Forge World models as well. It also […]
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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. Yup, that’s about right… -Enjoy MBG
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Well 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 next few weeks we’ll try to feature a new sale every week on some of the top names out there in gaming, just to give you a chance to […]
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Looks like Eldar rumor ship is leaking like a sieve, as the complete release list has hit the tubes and everyone seems to be clamoring about one of two things… The Wraithknight is how big, and costs how much!!?? Apparently all of these kits will go on Advanced order this Saturday May 25th, and release next weekend June […]
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Back for a limited time only, checkout the newest batch of Mystery Boxes on video, now back available for sale for a limited time only!Since we first offered them over the holiday last year, we had a ton of feedback about the Gamer Mystery Box, how much it cost, and what was inside of it (and if […]
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Well it took a little longer this time, with GW dropping hammers all over the blog-a-sphere like crazy a few weeks ago, but we now have confirmed images of the new Eldar, and boy are they good looking! Leaked so far is the White Dwarf cover image, featuring a cool Phoenix looking flyer, the Wraithknight (yes it’s […]
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Checkout the newest pictures of the Primarch of the Emperor’s Children legion; Fulgrim in all his resplendent glory!This model seems to be modeled after the art work from the back of the “Fugrim” book in the Horus Heresy series where he is dueling with his brother Ferrus Manus over the corpses of both loyalist Iron Hands, and traitorous Emperor’s Children amist the carnage of the […]
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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 one of Goatboy’s Nurglily Daemon Prince-Enjoy […]
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Daniel from Roses and Boltshells really likes to Cosplay. He’s made both a suit of Imperial Fists Power armor, and Terminator Armor, which have been featured on Spikey Bits and around the tubes as well. But it doesn’t stop there folks, he also made a suit of Adeptus Sororitas (Sisters of Battle) Power Armor as well. And that is […]
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Aw snap! Apparently someone got a hold of the 20 foot tall inflatable Space Marine pattern that Games Workshop used to display at Chicago Games Day and made some adjustments? “Slash Gordon” anyone? Looks like we may just be seeing these all over the country as the housing market continues to improve. Or will we? Is another big cease […]
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Back in July I bought the brand new Ork Flyer while I was in the States on leave from deployment, boxed it up and shipped it back to the desert. When it got to me I wasted no time in building it as a Dakka Jet. Then Hobby ADD kicked in and it got put […]
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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 FW Khorne Blood Slaughterer by Lazuli Painting! -Enjoy […]
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Well 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 next few weeks we’ll try to feature a new sale every week on some of the top names out there in gaming, just to give you a chance to […]
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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. How would you caption this? -Enjoy MBG Want […]
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Welcome to a very special Army of One, where I display great looking painted models from reader submissions! Interested in showing off your work on Spikey Bits, and seeing your name in lights? We want those pics!If you click on the Army of One label you’ll be able to scroll through some great looking figures, all at once. […]
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That’s right! Our long awaited May shipment of Minitaire Paints is here and processed into our warehouse. Best part is we still have some 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 […]
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