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 a look at a Grey Knights Venerable Dreadnought from […]
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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 the four named Bloodthirster’s […]
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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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Good News! Shipping on bits orders Internationally is now FREE! Of course shipping on Bits orders in the United States is Free as well. Scroll down to get the skinny on our new awesome shipping rates at the Spikey Bits Store! Shipping on most domestic orders is a flat rate of $5.95. Domestic US […]
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Welcome to a new segment here on Spikey Bits called War Torn, where I try to capture a perhaps pivotal moment in a battle, or a frame that shows an ongoing conflict from the game we love. Eventually if you click on the War Torn label you’ll be able to scroll through some hopefully amazing battles frozen time, […]
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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 sweet Black Templar’s Contemptor Dreadnought. […]
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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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Now’s your chance! I just lowered the price on all sets of legs across the board! Plus everything ships for FREE to the United States, AND all bits are 20% OFF!! (Pardon the blog interruption, but this is the fastest most effective way to make announcements for the Spikey Bits online store.) BITS | Grey Knights | GK […]
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Today we have a guest article by Master Shake about a perhaps positive effect of the new Chaos Space Marine FAQ. From Shakes blog:“So are chaos dreadnoughts worth it? In short, yes. Now they are. I liked them before but nevr truly thought they were worth it due to the fire frenzy. The latest FAQ has made […]
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Madness?!! Jkin has been at it again. This guy really comes up with some great work on the fly. Today I have for you the first of his converted Spartan Marines. He’s going to be making a whole army of these guys, and I have no doubts that he can do it either. To make […]
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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 Jkin’s Britannia Carrier from Dystopian Wars. […]
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Now is your chance to save a ton of cash on bits by checking out our weekly bits auctions ending over the next few hours on e-Bay. Shipping is FREE, and the starting prices are all lower than the normal asking price on the site. So be sure to checkout the hot deals by clicking […]
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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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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 another one of the The Mas’s […]
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Pardon the blog interruption, but this is the fastest most effective way to make announcements for the Spikey Bits online store. Late last week we noticed a problem with international shipping, and have now fixed the whole issue.ALL ORDERS should now ship and combine correctly with no additional charges to destinations outside of the United States. […]
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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 highest profile Forge World kits […]
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Caleb over at White Metal Games posted up this Land Raider Achilles conversion a while back. I like it, it’s simple and goes together well. The problem with huge intricate projects is that, the bigger they are, the harder they fall- out of interest. Personally I have a ton of half finished projects lying around. These days I just try to keep […]
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Checkout this beautiful Red Scopions Army by Next Level Painting! This army is chocked full of conversions and kit bashes galore! Plus the Yellows contrasting with the black armor really pops well on these models. Checkout the summary and pics below. From Next Level Painting;This highly customized pre-Heresy army showcases many original models from the […]
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