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First Look Review – White Dwarf #12 New Citadel Hobby Tools

By Rob Baer | April 19th, 2014 | Categories: First Look, Product Review, Videos, White Dwarf

Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot, where did these tools come from?

Seemingly out of no where Games Workshop dropped a hobby bomb(shell) on us and it seems next weeks new releases are a revamp to their already successful line of hobby tools.

Gone is the Paint Station and rubberized grip tools line, in is something that looks like Bear Grylls would use to hobby in the wilderness.

It almost begs the question, if something isn’t broke, why fix it?

Regardless the new White Dwarf is here, and once again the end of month issues seem to lack the punch of content that the early month issues do.

Also back right around the same time as last month is another Hobbit article, which may make some wonder about the timing of such articles as well.

This weeks magazine is literally a template of last month’s notoriously content lacking, and buy our limited edition “X”  product issue as well.

If the pattern holds, who knows what next months Memorial Day weekly issue will hold, right?

Fortunately though, the Paint splatter article is better this time around, and there is a neat article on allying with the new Astra Militarum as well.

So don’t give up yet, next issue is only a week away!

Check it out in my latest White Dwarf review, below! -MBG


About the Author: Rob Baer

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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 currently hosts the 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, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 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 over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.

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, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to 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.