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.
I had this linked over to me the other day, about a great fan made supplement for Warhammer Fantasy that features Heroes that haven’t made it back into the current rules set.I think it’s a pretty neat piece of work, and if you do play Fantasy go check it out. It’s a free download, and its best […]
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Well it looks like a warehouse birdie has been chirping about some of the new items for Eldar. Most of these rumors sound legit, and remember new releases will be warehoused for like 3 months as the lag for White Dwarf’s printing cycle catches up with the issue that features said release.But for sure take this for what it […]
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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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Checkout the latest releases from Malifaux for March, that are now available!These guys are more of Malifaux’s new injection molded style of figures that are revolutionizing the independent miniatures market. Here’s what’s now available for order over on the Spikey Bits Store. Outcasts Vanessa Treasure Hunter Outcasts Wong Outcasts Gracie Guild Pathfinder and Clockwork Traps (7)
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In light of recent events that I am sure many of you are aware of, we have been fielding a ton of questions about the future of Spikey Bits, and our position on the matter in question.Well our official position is that, we have no official position. Nothing has been presented to us by any […]
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Faeit over on his blog started a big compilation on questions that could/ should be answered in the hopefully soon to be released Chaos Daemon FAQ.So if you have any to add, leave them in the comments and Ill be sure to shoot them over to him for addition to his list. -MBG Faeit’s Daemon FAQ […]
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Welcome to our new segment here on Spikey Bits called War Torn.This is where I try to capture a perhaps pivotal moment in a battle, or a frame that shows an ongoing conflict from the game we love. If you click on the War Torn label you’ll be able to scroll through some hopefully amazing battles in frozen […]
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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 Beef’s AMAZING Space Marine Raven Guard […]
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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. Well I’m certainly confused.. -Enjoy MBG
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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 Jkin’s Tau XV9 “Hazard” Crisis Suit […]
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One of the first tabletop wargames I played after Warhammer Second Edition was Warzone, as it’s simplistic play really won me over.Instead of taking like six hours to play a game of second edition 40k, you could play a game of Warzone in about half that time, and I am pretty sure a lot of […]
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Here the Super Heavy Collection of the most recent Tau Rumors from and pictures from Faeit. Lots of chatter towards the end of the week about these guys, and now we have tons of pictures!Either way, makes for a great read! Please remember that these are rumors (besides the pictures which look quite real), and […]
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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 my WIP Scratch-built Nephilim Jet fighter. This […]
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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. “Time to get more women on […]
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Well it looks like the Necrons just got their first real Forge World lovings in over five years, in the form of a deadly bomber. This thing obviously looks like the bigger brother to other scythe variants, and as you can see from the unpainted pic, contains parts from those kits as well.But wait there […]
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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. Found this the other day on […]
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The chatter is gradually increasing over the last week or so, and Tau seems to be the topic of it all. Someone out there obviously knows something (or is doing a really good job making it up). Either way it makes for a fun read about what just could be. Plus Faeit dug up some old UK […]
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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. This does not compute, but does […]
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