Well it’s Halloween so I wanted to show off this spooky crazy Steam Punk Transport. YepImadork made this to carry around Ramos and his crew for games of Malifaux, and it’s a pretty sweet conversion! Jump below for a closer look. The conversion itself is pretty basic, but it’s just done and themed very well, […]
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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.
Help us get to our goal of a shooting star (for 10,000 positive feedback) on eBay by Christmas! All you have to do is check out our new promotion over at the Spikey Bits eBay store! So far its been hugely popular! The best part is, each time you buy from our store, the proceeds help support this […]
Read MoreWell it’s not that far off really, time to get ready for the Spikey Bits Tanksgiving Conversion Contest! What’s it all about you ask? Well you all have about 1 month give or take, to convert up a tank and enter it to win a Baneblade Super-Heavy Tank!But you’re not making just any tank my […]
Read MorePresenting the Second Place finisher in the Hobby Wreck Challenge; Reid with his destroyed Land Raider. I wanted to showcase the second place finisher in his own post, so nothing is taken away from either of the two entries. When I saw this wreck I knew I liked it because it’s was well done, and I feel it […]
Read MoreWelcome 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 Genestealer form my Waterbugz army. […]
Read MoreAs I write this parts are drying to feverishly made repairs to my Stormtrooper armor. You see I was a big dummy, and left the armor in the store window for the summer, and well it took some direct hits from UV. Apparently its pretty hard to get out UV damage from molded PVC plastic, so […]
Read MoreWelcome 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 […]
Read MoreWere back and today i have for you the Hobby Wreck Challenge Winners! First off thanks to all who entered! The entries were all very well done, and it was nice to break up the pre-Necron hobby monotony, with a little inspirational contest. First Place goes to Isotope99 with his entry entitles “Seatbelts Save Lives” (a […]
Read MoreWelcome 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 […]
Read MoreMy buddy Beef (hold the cheddar) stopped by the other day with a new WIP, a Ravenguard Dakka Dreadnought. He converted this puppy up good, with a bunch of solid true scale aspects, heck you can’t even tell those are sentinel legs till you see it from behind. The model kinda almost reminds me of […]
Read MoreWOOT! We just got our White Dwarf in, and it’s full of; NECRONS! Plus the best part is, there are rules in there as well! The street date is today, so head on down to your local FLGS and checkout all there is to know on the new shiny robots!Unlike another site…. I won’t blatantly shred Games Workshops Intellectual property for personal […]
Read MoreA little while ago I did a tutorial on my Pre-Heresy Iron Fists Army, but I left one model out- my Librarian. Today we’re going to take a look how I made him, and how you can make your own (as there is no model for the Power Armor Librarian right now- sad pandas) Back in the […]
Read MoreThe other day I was cutting up some bits, and a sweet conversion idea hit me outta the blue. Come see the custode conversion that appeared out of thin air.
Read MoreWelcome 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 […]
Read MoreWelcome 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 sweet painted CCC Heavy Assault Yellow […]
Read MoreHere is another custom FRAG! conversion from YepImadork. This guy’s definitely got some character, eh? I for one have no idea how he opens doors, unless he just saws them in half, lol. Jump below the fold for all the details. So for those of you not familiar with it there is an old board game out […]
Read MoreJust a quick extra post this Monday to remind everytone about a promotion of ours over on eBay this week, that actually ends in about an hour and half (10pm Eastern US). Ending soon we have our top bits items for auction with Free Shipping. So if you happen to be in the market for […]
Read MoreWell I just got all the information on the new Necrons from Games Workshop (such as pricing and units available), and it’s pretty sweet. We can’t say much about the information on here, because of my trade sales agreement that I respect for the sake of all retailers around the world. We can however say that there […]
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