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.
It’s been almost two years since Games Day left The Baltimore Convention Center. Most of us started the hobby with a trip to this event, and for me, it hasn’t been the same since Games Day left. I’m sure the event in Chicago is just as / if not better than the last one in […]
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Today I have for you a blast from the past, the Sparrowhawk.This conversion is one of the first articles I ever did for the blog, and look whats out now, a bunch of new flyer models. I think it’s also one of the coolest conversions I’ve ever done as well I’ts funny because I actually […]
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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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Begun, this Summer of Flyers, has.If Yoda was in the 40k universe I’m sure that is what he would say. Well new flyer models have official been released, and today I’m reviewing the Stormtalon gunship. I also had a very special guest helping me, but I’ll let you watch the video to find out who it is. So I’m […]
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Today I have a easy little conversion that can help keep more gaming dollars in your pocket.Ever wanted to make both variants from a single Land Raider Crusader / Redeemer tank? Well now may definitely be just the right time, with the price of this kit going up to $75!! The other day I was building […]
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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 a freshly airbrushed GW Realm of […]
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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 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 an Ork army full of super heavies […]
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Time for some Eldar loving! Sure in game they can’t even see in the dark, but man they have some hot looking vehicles!Today I’m unboxing the Forge World Eldar Lynx for you, and like I said, this thing is pretty sweet! Recently in conjunction with their Imperial Armor 11 “Doom of Mymera” book, Forge World put out this kit. It’s […]
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Today I have another look at the series of Grey Knights tactics articles that I posted up back in October. And trust me when I say that all of these tactics are valid, and some of them were even used against me at Adepticon 2012! It seems everywhere you go these days it’s Grey Knights […]
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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 a sweet Chaos Huron Blackheart model! There […]
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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 […]
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Sundays here on Spikey Bits are now Xenos Funday Sundays (get it?). Not into Astartes, or ‘oomies, this segment is for you!Be sure to checkout all the previous Xenos Fundays for a look back at some good hearted alien fun. But be sure to buckle up buttercup, it’s going to be a bumpy ride. These […]
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Today I’ve got another sweet Forge World unboxing video for you on Elspeth Von Draken on Carmine Dragon.Recently, Forge World put out this kit as a new release from their Warhammer Forge side of things, and it’s one of the better dragons I’ve seen in awhile. Even more recently, they followed this kit up another […]
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Welcome to a retro look at one of our first Forge World un-boxing articles.This is the Necron Tomb Stalker featuring many, many, of the same parts. It would definitely be nice to have a bunch of extras for conversions now that the new codex (and wave 2) is out. The Kit Necron Tomb Stalker is available for 38 […]
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Recently I’ve been posting up Work in Progress stages of Grey Knights Purifiers 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 its a good time to make sure you “like” Spikey Bits’ Facebook? […]
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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 the Astartes heavy lifter a Thunderhawk […]
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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 my squad of tactically worthless Vespids. […]
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