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. Ah wouldn’t that be nice… -Enjoy MBG
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I spent a good part of my free time over the weekend breaking down the new codex, and tried to make some optimum army builds both with allies and without. The new book has tons of potential for the Tau, and I really think we’ll see them hitting the tables at national level events starting with WargamesCon […]
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Hey internet, its the J Stove again, and you probably haven’t heard of me. That’s not because I’m a hipster though, its because I’m a relatively new contributor to Spikey Bits. I’ve got a sweet storm eagle I want to show you soon and how I built it, but before we get to that, I […]
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Well another release has once again washed over us, so it’s time to take a look at the new models. Today I have for you spankin’ new video unboxings of the sweet new Tau models; Riptide Battlesuit, Pathfinders, Broadsides, Cadre Fireblade, and the Sunshark Bomber.There were some re-releases as well, like the Hammerhead/ Skyray combo kit […]
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The wait is over, the new Tau Codex is here, well sort of.. Supply shortages aside, I had chance to really break down the Tau Codex over the weekend. Below is my initial review on book, and some food for thought about how they may play and shake up the current “meta”.First off, the Codex itself […]
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If you’ve listened to our podcast, you may have wondered if the intro and bumpers we play were a real girl’s voice, or if we just got a computer to do it. Truth is it’s a real girl and besides just sounding hot, well I’ll let you judge for yourself.So you’re probably wondering what all […]
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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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Week three’s mission, sees Chewbacca captured by the infamous Boba Fett and on his way back the Imperials. But rest assured the rebel forces are in hot pursuit of the bounty hunter, and this bounty may turn out to be not so easy to collect. We’re playing this league at FTW Games (the home of Spikey Bits) and […]
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Hey Guys, Rage of Khorne here from The Order of Chaos looking to add some more models to my collection of pre heresy Sons of Horus. The model I will be working on today is something you wouldn’t usually find in a standard space marine army and that’s exactly why I’ve chosen it.I’ve always loved the appearance […]
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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? Here, I’ll go […]
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Moron here, writing again, this time about a new handy tool that has found it’s way into my box. I have all the standard tools: glue, clippers, hobby knife, files, and paint brushes. But now I am adding a roll of painters tape to that list. I haven’t been very good at painting vehicles in the past, but […]
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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 […]
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Yet again we have some solid intel on the supposed upcoming release schedule. This time from a mostly reliable source quoted on Faeit. Again take this with some salt, but if I was a betting man I would put some money on a a very similar schedule actually transpiring. Im still bummed about the plastic Thunderhawk not being […]
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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. A new twist on a 40k […]
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I just got done reading the big 400th issue of White Dwarf, that features all the new Tau models. Per usual there was little to be gleaned rules wise for the new book, but it did have plenty of content.I think the new Tau model designs are very forward thinking to say the least, and only […]
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New from Games Workshop, How to Roll Citadel Dice Guide. Learn all the tips and tricks to get the most out of YOUR dice, and get that competitive edge! This is a limited edition release available while supplies last. Order now to avoid disappointment!Or not…. This crazy joke was from a few years ago, and I just dug it up […]
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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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The next release from Games Workshop (Tau) isn’t even officially out yet, and already pictures were leaked by Games Workshop themselves on several of their Facebook pages early Saturday morning. So looks like the big mystery of what’s coming out in May has been solved? Another popular army from Fantasy is getting a revamp! From Faeit 212 High Elf Pics Leaked!!!!! […]
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