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.
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 […]
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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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If Christmas was in July, all I would want, would be Sixth Edition. After seeing the way the Flyer rules were thoroughly written, I have a ton of hope for this rules set. As a player, I think I was rather successful (competitively speaking), during the reign of 5th Edition. So to that end I’ve come up with a a few possible […]
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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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This is just a quick shot of my Work in Progress (WIP) Stormhound assault walker.Obviously, I made this conversion from a Stormtalon and a Defiler. What is an assault walker you ask? Well I don’t exactly know yet, to be honest, but I envision a baby titan that can fit in places tanks and big titans cant. […]
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This is just a quick shot of Jkins Work in Progress (WIP) Stormtalon Conversion Helicopter. More on this bad boy soon when it’s finished. Ill be posting up my WIP on Facebook sometime tonight as well. But mine hangs out closer to the ground so to speak… 😀 more soon from Spikey Bits Central… Have a good […]
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Last but not least… DA ORK BOMMER, har, har, har.If you haven’t had a chance to checkout the newest flyers yet, be sure to take a closer look at this kit. You just might catch the Green Fever… The Ork Bommer model is amazing, it’s also the only three sprue flyer kit of the new […]
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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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Yeah more flyers!Well new flyer models have official been released, and Today I have for you the unboxing review of The new Necron Doom / Night Scythe I also had a very special guest helping me, but I’ll let you watch the video to find out who it is. This model is pretty straightforward, but remarkably detailed. […]
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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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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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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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That’s right boys and girls, FTW Games, the home of Spikey Bits, is about to turn two. To celebrate the day it’s rumored we will have no less than five special guests that weekend, including the sweetheart of 40k, Goatboy himself. Thomas, (aka Goatboy) will be drawing whatever you want on army bags all weekend […]
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Easily one of the most recognizable “Show only” Forge World miniatures, the Boarding Marine was recently on sale at Adepticon 2012.Today I’m unboxing the kit for you, and like I said, this thing is pretty sweet! Recently in 2011 Forge World put out this model as a little bonus to show goers (maybe for standing in lines for seemingly ever, […]
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Brace for Impact! Sixth Edition is almost here?!! Hot on the heels of all those 5th Edition books disappearing from shelves and Games Workshop’s main site over the weekend, we’re hearing more and more rumors as the release is seemingly imminent! So what’s next? Well let’s take a look back to the summer of 2010, when 8th Edition Fantasy […]
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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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