Rob Baer - Spikey Bits Author

Check out how I spent last weekend, well besides the normal eating and drinking too much, I ended up messing around with all the new Necron bits, and made models for all the units not released yet! Check out this Cryptek with Temorstave conversion I came up with. He seems to be the one people […]

So I was surfing around the blog-o-sphere yesterday killing time, and I happened on a very well written article on Hero’s blog about making army lists. I really agree with most of his points, so I figured the post was so awesome I would share it here. From Hero’s Blog: What makes a good list? […]

These are the final flash rules we hashed out over the past month at the shop.  They work pretty well, and keep the pace of play moving well. I encourage you to try them if you looking for something new to spice up some 40k play.  Please comment back with how it goes!Here’s the changes […]

MERCS is gaining in popularity as it’s been out almost a year now, and only requires a few models to play. Plus the models rock, and there is a certain real world appeal to them as well that make people keep coming back for more. Check out this sweet squad of Yellow Jackets painted up […]

First off sorry for the hijacking of blog content, but I thought you might like to know just posted up Necron Bits!!! That’s right! It took us a little while, (got tied up with Feast of Blades convention) but Necron Bits are now available in the Spikey Bits Online Store. Just in time for our […]

Well the timing on this article seems rather fortuitous as Big red just published my How to Custodes Article over on BoLS. Coincidence aside check out this flying Adeptus Custodes Rhino from the Feast of Blades GT. This puppy has pretty authentic Heresy Era styling. It seems to come standard with jump jets on the front and sides of the […]

If you missed it during it’s last year at Baltimore, Games Day 2010 was a blast.That’s also they year they introduced the “Armies on Parade” contest, and hobbyists from all corners of the land flocked to make their army be number one. Many big names entered, but in the end when the dust settled (aka judging was done) Dan the […]

So I’ve been saving this bit of coverage from Feast of Blades for last (but certainly not least).  You see, there was no painting award on the Feast of Blades Invitational side. Instead there was players choice, and it went to Mike Haspil for his amazing Knights of Titan army. Mike had been working hard on this […]

So Jkin started up a Space Marines Scout recon army for our 500 point Flash League at the shop. One of the centerpieces of the army is this scout insertion speeder, a’la Black Hawk down. He converted this vehicle up to represent the it’s ability to transport scouts into position, and have something characterful in […]

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 award winning Thunder Hammer Ultramarine […]

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 Chaos Hellcannon! This was the […]

Today I have a two-fer, an article on Grey Knights and Goat Boy all in one. MIND BLOWN! Yup its true, Thomas placed third at Feast of Blades over the weekend (not second like I said on Monday). What do I know anyways, lol? Jump below for his Army list and Pics! After the event I went up […]

Every good thing must come to an end, and now as I sit writing this in my hotel room I can’t help but wish I had played this weekend. My ATC teammates Nick Rose, Thomas Reidy, and Kenny Boucher took first, second, and third respectively in the invitational, and I would have really welcomed a […]

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 […]

Around the shop were starting up a little escalation league of sorts, themed around what else but the NECRONS. (good timing eh?) I thought I’d get on here and post up how we’re running it, so maybe the fever will spread, and inspire other clubs or stores to run their own flash leagues as well.So here’s how it works…. […]

Welcome to a guest post by TerranRaida. I asked him to do little how to article on his painted Shadewarith, and as you’ll read he begrudgingly obliged me due to mostly to bribes. You can catch up with this Master of the English Language over on his blog C.R.E.A.M (Change Rules Everything Around Me). So MBG asked me to write an article as […]

Check out this amazing Siege of Terra Mega-Diorama from Adepticon 2011. What ever club was responsible for building, heck even taking on such an ambitious project should pat themselves on the back, as this rocks. This board definitely ranks up there with some of the most spectacular hobby displays I have ever seen. Let’s take a closer look, as I attempt to […]

Around the shop, it always seem to come up about which primer I use, and why. So today I figured I’d talk about it a bit, and see what you all think. First off I just want to say never ever use that crap from Wal Mart.Krylon is okay sometimes but that is about it. […]