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 sweet Grey Knight with Brotherhood […]
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Welcome to Apocalypse Now, a new segment here on Spikey Bits where show off some great shots from various Apocalypse games at the store, and abroad. Eventually when you click on the Apocalypse Now label you’ll be able to scroll through some pretty sweet action shots of some rather large battles. Click the picture below for an APOCALYPSE sized look. First […]
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More fun Necron Conversions, this time I have a Canoptek Wraith to showcase. I found this guy over on Zail’s Warhammer Blog, and thought I would share! Let’s take a look at how he made this bad boy below!Here is his first one made from wire, varying sized PVC tubing, and Lychguard. Very easy conversion […]
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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 an Imperial Command Tank from WarGamesCon […]
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This week a ton of Necron Triach Stalkers conversion got posted up. They all look great, and besides the varying sizes I think they would all fit in for the model until its release quite nicely. Lets take a look at some of my favorites, oh and don’t forget to checkout all of my Necron conversions so far […]
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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 my Iron Hands test figure. I […]
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That’s right, hot on the heals of our fun and exciting TanksGiving conversion contest, we bring you the Deck the halls with Swords and Bolters Holiday Contest!!!!! Calm down, I know you are super excited and are having your minds blown right now, whatever does this mean do you ask? Well here are the rules […]
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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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Okay so all the entires are in, and I’ve posted them up over the last week for all to see. So now its time to get to the voting, and see who’s walking away with a shiny new Baneblade!!!!!! What’s this all about you ask? Below I’ve assembled all the submissions from the Spikey Bits […]
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Checkout this new Necron conversion I came up with! This is my version of the Tomb Blade (based off the artwork), and while its not exact I think it conveys the look and feel pretty good(?) So first off lets take a look at the art from the book that I based the model on. […]
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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 DreadKnight with chaotic relic […]
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You’ve probably noticed by now, that usually at the end of most of my posts are two small lines of advertising for the Spikey Bits Online store (see that- just did it again, lol). Occasionally (mostly when I post on BoLS) some people make negative remarks about those two little lines of text…. all alone […]
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So here is another entry in the TanksGiving Challenge. This one is by Adam Wilson, a Space Wolves Modular Fellblade! Ill be posting each one of the entires over like the next week or so, and then set them all up for voting at the end so you can pick your favorite!Here’s it’s stats, Space Wolves […]
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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 my a Imperial Guard Stormtrooper by […]
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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 Marauder Bomber with Interior Detail from WarGames […]
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So here is another entry in the TanksGiving Challenge. This one is by Wyatt, and is a Skullhamma Ill be posting each one of the entires over like the next week or so, and then set them all up for voting at the end so you can pick your favorite! Here’s it’s stats:This is a Deathskulls […]
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