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.
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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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 one of my old Forge World […]
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FTW Games (the home of Spikey Bits) will be hosting the “Virginia Primaries” an 40K Invitational Qualifier for the Nova Open on Saturday May 19th at 10am.If we get 32 players the top two players will qualify for two spots at the Nova Open Invitational in Aug 30-Sept 2, 2012 (Labor Day weekend) to play […]
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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 amazing huge Fortress made from […]
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Welcome back. Today I don’t have a Flashback Friday for you, but I do have an announcement about how you can get your hands on one of the Citadel Paint Guide + DVD’s for FREEEEE!A New Hope (for Free Stuffs)….. Now to celebrate a good many things all at once, this month’s give-away will reflect […]
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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 one of Jkin’s finished Sword Brethren Terminator Knights. […]
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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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Thursdays are video days here at Spikey Bits, and I have to admit I was woefully unprepared for this weeks posts. Why? Well, not only am I putting the finishing touches on my armies for Adepticon, I’m also getting all our wares together for retailing there as well! Come next week if you are at […]
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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 […]
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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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Want to buy the new Empire Models? We can help!We have all the new Empire releases on sale today for 20% OFF! Give us a call at (804) 464 1873, or EMAIL US and we’ll get your order in no time. Best of all, we have one shipping rate to all of the US, and […]
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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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