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.
Well this may be a big wild goose chase, BUT take a look at this… It’s been awhile since Games Workshop put out a Chaos Dreadnought. Heck Games Workshop didn’t even bother remaking the old one into Finecast yet. So whats a Warmaster gotta to do to get some armored walker lovings around here (besides get one […]
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Brother Chaplain Ginn called me late last night asking if I had seen the new Chaos Terminators…Of course I replied no, where are they? He told me somewhere in the new sixth rulebook and sent me a cellphone pic of a screenshot off the net. Immediately I dashed to the office to grab my rulebook and find that exact […]
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Mr Wizard was nice enough to type up a little summary of some of the changes to the game from 5th to 6th. While this is by no means a comprehensive list or even 100% correct it’s still a very helpful aid to learning and comprehending 6th Edition. To me reading the book once, is pretty […]
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The book we have all waiting for is now HERE.Sixth Edition 40k released over the weekend, and there was much rejoicing. Overall, to me at least, the game seems to be pretty streamlined now. It feels to be more like Fourth Edition, except with many more clarifications in place that gives it a more fluid […]
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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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Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar! Part Deamon, part Dreadnought, all attitude.Today I’m unboxing the Forge World Chaos Decimator Engine, and you would not believe just how far down the rabbit hole the styling on this one goes. While this kit does not have a book yet, it still has a set of pretty sweet experimental rules from Forge World (posted on the item page). The model itself […]
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Hey guys. I have an article today from From the Warp (FTW) by Ron Saikowski. This is a great article on doing furs, and that really makes it easy than hand sculpting every line etc. Alternatively as Ron notes, Micro Art Studio does make fur pelt molds as well.Another thing you may want to try after […]
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Recently I’ve been posting up Work in Progress pics of Grey Knights Vehicles I’m currently painting, on Facebook.It’s easy to post there cause I can just snap some pics with my phone and upload them while I work. (Wanna see more WIP GK’s? Maybe it’s a good time to make sure you “like” Spikey Bits’ Facebook? I’m […]
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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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I just got the July White Dwarf in my hot little hands, read it and cranked out this video for it. The thing that is so special about this White Dwarf is the fact that there is a preview of Sixth Edition in it. There is a TON of spoliers in this thing, and it […]
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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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I’ve been painting up a couple of Death Cult Assassin Squad for WargamesCon in just a few weeks.To keep me motivated, and show a live step by step progression, I’ve been posting each step up on Facebook as I go. For the actual models, I’m using some converted sister Repentia figures as my themed female […]
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First off let me be the first to thank everyone for their overwhelming interest in this project.I can’t remember the last time a conversion I did was so well received. Heck this baby even ended up on the front page of the Warhammer Reddit for awhile! This model’s official designation is the Stormhound Assault Walker […]
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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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MBG here with some more Eldar Super Heavy lovings.This is the Reventant titan, and it’s younger brother of the biggest titan in existence, the Phantom. Today I’m unboxing the Forge World Eldar Revenant Titan for you, and while its not over three feet tall, it’s still pretty sweet! Recently in conjunction with their Imperial Armor 11 “Doom of Mymera” book, Forge […]
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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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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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Another one of my first blog articles back in 2009 was this converted Vendetta.I converted up two Vendetta “Choppas” for my Orky Guard army, and they seemed to go over well. I figured I’d share these again since flyers are out, and some readers may have not seen them yet. To make it I started out with […]
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