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 350 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 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 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 I finally had a chance to cut down all the new kits and make bits items for all the new Flyer Models.There is a TON of conversion potential with the new flyer bits and I go over all the ideas I have on how to use them in the video. I especially love the Ork Bommer, which I […]
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That’s right! Some of the most anticipated 40k models ever are now here.In stock and ready to ship are the Space Marine Stormtalon, Necron Doom / Night Scythe, and Ork Bommer kit. Order now to get in on the first shipments going out! Don’t forget, we sell all Games Workshop items at 20% OFF everyday, […]
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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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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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Here is the latest on Sixth Edition as of today. Just as I hypothesized on Friday, the dating (23.6.2012) was similar to the Necron video last October, which indicated the release date of the next White Dwarf, and start of Advanced Orders. I know for a fact the new White Dwarf will go on sale next Saturday June 23, […]
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Are you searching for an online seller to provide you with FINECAST Miniatures from Games Workshop?Well search no further, Spikeybits now sells Finecast Models, for 20% off even. Click here for our sales policies regarding Finecast. A vast majority of Finecast models are “Direct Only”, meaning that you can only buy them from Games Workshop […]
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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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What’s better than Free Stuff? Yup that’s right… more FREE STUFF!This contest really took us by storm here at Spikey Bits, and as bit of a way to celebrate the fantastic response, apparently people like free stuff (who knew?), we’re sweetening the pot a bit. We’re adding another of your choice of new Flyer model […]
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Checkout a sneak peak of my Stormtalon walker conversion over on Facebook.I’m working on a complete how to article, and hope to have the whole thing posted up sometime next week. Best part about this model is well, it’s the same size as the Stormtalon, so you can use it as the actual model itself […]
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The date is set 23.6.2012 What does the video that Games Workshop just put out mean (besides June 23rd)? Well last time they did this with a video it was the Necrons, and it ended up being the date advanced orders went live. So who knows? Either way it mean new rules, and that rocks!!! […]
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It’s been a week since the new flyers released, and today I have for you a closer look at Jkin’s Stormtalon Attack Helicopter conversion.Its still a work in progress, but I figured I’d show it off to help inspire mad converters out there, as to the potential of this kit! Be sure to checkout the original post here. http://blog.spikeybits.com/2012/06/stormtalon-helicopter-work-in-progress.html – Have […]
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Feast of Blades 2012 Live Update Tonight!We are excited to announce our first live UStream of 2012! The feed will start at 6:45 pm Mountain Time on Thursday 6/7/12. We will be playing through a Qualifier Mission and answering any questions that you might have about the mission. You can access the stream through the […]
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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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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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