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.
Checkout my unboxing of the new Empire War Altar!I cracked open all the new Empire kits recently and did video unboxings on them for all to see! I also filmed a nifty review of the New Citadel Paint Guide as well. You can check them out from their embedded links, or scroll though my YouTube […]
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I managed to snap a few photos of day one here at Adepticon 2012. Today is the 40k Championships which kicked off around 10:00 AM local time. Forge World is on hand with a huge booth of goodies. Unfortunately they did not have any Storm Eagles on hand for sale. They did however have limited […]
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Checkout my Unboxing of the newest Empire kit for Warhammer Fantasy, Karl Franz on Griffon.I cracked open all the new Empire kits recently and did video unboxings on them for all to see! I also filmed a nifty review of the New Citadel Paint Guide as well. You can check them out from their embedded […]
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So I went ahead and ordered one of these bad boys from Forge World, because of it’s new rules in Imperial Armor Apocalypse Second Edition making it legal for 40k.And because it’s now “40k Legal” I’m adding it to my Mechanicus themed Blood Angels (Iron Angels) that I made awhile back. Forge World being legal […]
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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 my slightly enraged Blood Angels Capt Tycho, with old […]
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Baby Giffons?!! Demigryph Knights unboxing.I cracked open all the new Empire kits recently and did video unboxings on them for all to see! I also filmed a nifty review of the New Citadel Paint Guide as well. You can check them out from their embedded links, or scroll though my YouTube Channel for more! Want […]
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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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Well we’re back with more horseplay today. Checkout The Black Knight, Jkin’s converted Emperor’s champion.You may have seen the Heavy Cavalry “Terminators” Jkin did last week for his Black Templars. When he runs them as Templars, they are Terminators with Thunder Hammer / Storm-shields (hence the 40mm bases, shields, and “Lance Hammers”). The Emperor’s Champion […]
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Well Adepticon 2012 is almost here, and I hope you are more ready for this weekend than I am.I’ll be running around Spikey Bits HQ, all day today getting everything ready for our vendor’s booth there, as well as putting the finishing touches on my armies for the events I’m playing in. If you are […]
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That’s right, apparently Space Wolves are not the only ones who can take mounts! Horses however are at least a little more believable….I mean horses have been bread for years to do our work for us, and who knows how powerful they will become in the far future? But seriously though, Clydesdales are huge massive […]
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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 custom Leman Russ Tank that’s […]
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Checkout this eerie autonomous Necron Canoptek Spyder Conversion.I got looking around the blog-o-sphere the other day for some inspiration on converting up a Spyder model, (since Games Workshop hasn’t re-released one yet) for an upcoming Necrontyr project. Eventually I ended up over at White Metal Games’ blog, clicking though all of his designs until I […]
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Check out my video Unboxing of the new Empire Celestial Hurricanum!This kit comes with a ton of extra bits that would complement any sorcerous project you may have. I cracked open all the new Empire kits recently and did video unboxings on them for all to see! I also filmed a nifty review 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 a an old Arctic themed Destroyer […]
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Checkout this amazing Tower of Khorne conversion by Yepimadork.I’ve been getting all sorts of excited as of late with rumors of Chaos becoming more and more frequent. So I thought I’d share my Tower of Khorne that Yepimadork made, with you all today, as we grind closer to hopefully a new book for the worshipers […]
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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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Warkitteh- LolCats Meets 40kWelcome to the new segment here on Spikey Bits called Warkitteh (or War Kitty), which is basically pics of my cats being stupid. I happen to have several cats, and they all seem to dig my toy soldiers. By dig I mean do dumb things around them, and that is funny. Seriously whats […]
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Today I have more of Beast’s Adeptus Mechanicus Skitarii Army to showcase for you.Ad Mech always seems to have a special place in everyone’s hearts. When you see conversions, they are either pretty much terrible, or off the wall amazing! I like these little guys, as they seem to be just the right mix of […]
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