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Celebrate the Day w/ Special Guests THIS WEEKEND

2012-06-01T00:07:00.000-04:00

That's right boys and girls, FTW Games, the home of Spikey Bits, is about to turn two. To celebrate the day it's rumored we will have no less than five special guests that weekend, including the sweetheart of 40k, Goatboy himself. Thomas, (aka Goatboy) will be drawing whatever you want on army bags all weekend for his usual art fee. Kenny from Next Level Painting will be on hand for

Amazing Necron Army for WargamesCon

2012-05-31T17:07:00.000-04:00

Checkout this awesome raffle army that Next level Painting just finished up for WargamesCon! If you look close you'll see some custom converted Crypteks that I did for the army as well! More on those guys later! From Next Level Paintings site: This army is to be raffled off at the upcoming WargamesCon in Austin, Texas. After entertaining multiple ideas for the color scheme, we opted

40k Unboxing- Forge World LE Boarding Marine

2012-05-31T11:07:00.000-04:00

Easily one of the most recognizable "Show only" Forge World miniatures, the Boarding Marine was recently on sale at Adepticon 2012. Today I'm unboxing the kit for you, and like I said, this thing is pretty sweet! Recently in 2011 Forge World put out this model as a little bonus to show goers (maybe for standing in lines for seemingly ever, as well). It was again available this year,

Sixth Edition Cometh?

2012-05-30T17:07:00.001-04:00

Brace for Impact! Sixth Edition is almost here?!! Hot on the heels of all those 5th Edition books disappearing from shelves and Games Workshop's main site over the weekend, we're hearing more and more rumors as the release is seemingly imminent! So what's next? Well let's take a look back to the summer of 2010, when 8th Edition Fantasy hit! Fantasy broke in late June of that year with

How To: Magnetizing Land Raider Sponsons

2012-05-30T11:07:00.000-04:00

Today I have a easy little conversion that can help keep more gaming dollars in your pocket. Ever wanted to make both variants from a single Land Raider Crusader / Redeemer tank? Well now may definitely be just the right time, with the price of this kit going up to $75!! The other day I was building up some of these tanks for a variant Grey Knight army I've been working on, and decided to

Featured Table: Airbrushed Realm of Battle Board

2012-05-29T17:07:00.000-04:00

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 freshly airbrushed GW Realm of Battle Table at FTW Games (the home of Spikey Bits). Master-shake painted this up for our 2

FREE- Stormtalon, Bommer, or Night Scythe UPDATE

2012-05-29T11:07:00.000-04:00

In case you missed it over the holiday weekend, we're doing another giveaway. This one is really easy to enter as well! So all you have to do for a chance to win your choice of a shiny new Space Marine Stormtalon, Ork Bommer, or Necron Night/Doom Scythe kit is: be a follower of Spikey Bits blog, like us on Facebook, or comment on the blog at least once between now and June 30. I'll choose

Buy the New Flyer Models- Ships FRIDAY

2012-05-29T00:01:00.000-04:00

Want to buy the new flyer models? We'll have them in stock this Friday, so pre-order yours today to get in on the first shipments going out! Order now to get 20% OFF the Space Marine Stormtalon, Necron Doom / Night Scythe, and Ork Bommer kit. We sell all Games Workshop items at 20% OFF everyday, as well as FINECAST models, and bits! Plus the price adjustment does not go into effect

New 99 Cents Bits Auctions Ending Tonight!

2012-05-28T21:05:00.000-04:00

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. Most of the starting prices are mostly all 99 cents now! So be sure to checkout the hot deals by clicking here. I even saved you some time, and sorted the list by auction format / ending soonest! Thanks for shopping Spikey Bits! -MBG

Lord of Death- Mephiston's Blood Angels

2012-05-28T17:48:00.000-04:00

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 the comfort of your home or smart phone! Today we

Memorial Day 2012

2012-05-28T11:07:00.000-04:00

Today across the US, we celebrate memorial day to help remember all the servicemen and women of the armed forces who fought for us and made the ultimate sacrifice. I wasn't posting every day last year, and May kinda kicked my butt a little bit regardless. So this time around here at Spikey Bits, were doing things right today. From Wiki: Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed annually in

Save Money- Order before GW's Price Adjustment!

2012-05-28T00:01:00.000-04:00

Here at Spikey Bits, we're selling Games Workshop items at their current prices until midnight June 1st EST. After that, well upload a new sheet to the site, and the 2012 price adjustment will go into effect. But don't wait until then, get your order in NOW and save some cash!!! We stock the entire line of Games Workshop for 20% OFF, and even carry Finecast at a discount! Ordering is

Must See Lava Themed Salamanders Army

2012-05-27T17:41:00.000-04:00

HOT Battle Report 1750 Grey Knights Vs. GKs?

2012-05-27T12:10:00.001-04:00

Nemesis: a formidable and usually victorious rival or opponent. Check out my new series of fresh 40K Battle Reports. Today I have for you the first Nemesis video, featuring Grey Knights vs. Grey Knights. In the current meta, you're more than likely to see such a match up as more and more players flock to playing them. BUT if you master the mirror match, well you may be on the fast track to

OFFBEAT- When Mail Orders Go Wrong...

2012-05-26T17:07:00.000-04:00

Today I have for you a humorous look at our disciplinary system here at Spikey Bits. Every wonder what happens when one of the guys gets an order wrong? Watch the video to find out! But seriously though, we're always more than happy to fix our mistakes. Just email or call us if your order has any problems!

40k FLYERS! June White Dwarf Review & More

2012-05-26T11:07:00.000-04:00

It's official, the new flyers are here! Checkout all the info after the jump! I just finished up reading June's White Dwarf and I have to admit I'm pretty impressed with the "new" format- rules and content!!! Besides the rules for the new fliers, there were more very useful painting guides, and a sweet scenario on playing with just the new jets themselves! I like the revised painting

Celebrate the Day with Special Guests June 1-3

2012-05-26T00:01:00.000-04:00

Last Day to Vote for a Maxim Gamer Girl!

2012-05-25T17:07:00.000-04:00

Voting is almost over in the first Maxim Gamer Girl contest.... If you need help selecting a young lady to vote for, look no further. Read on for my top pick, Jillian R. Original Post: So the heat is on. Maxim Magazine is running a contest to find their very first "Gamer Girl", and you can help. You see this thing is a big voting contest, where the would be gamer girls post their profile,

FREE- Stormtalon, Bommer, or Night Scythe.

2012-05-25T11:30:00.001-04:00

Well to celebrate the new releases, in a way that everyone can participate in (for FREE of course)- we're doing another giveaway! This one is really easy to enter as well! So all you have to do for a chance to win your choice of a shiny new Space Marine Stormtalon, Ork Bommer, or Necron Night/Doom Scythe kit is: be a follower of Spikey Bits blog, like us on Facebook, or comment on the blog

Who's Yo Daddy? Ork Fighta Bomma

2012-05-24T17:07:00.000-04:00

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 Ork army full of super heavies from Adpeticon 2012. I really dig the red paint job.... waaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh! -Enjoy MBG

40k Unboxing- Forge World Eldar Lynx

2012-05-24T11:07:00.000-04:00

Time for some Eldar loving! Sure in game they can't even see in the dark, but man they have some hot looking vehicles! Today I'm unboxing the Forge World Eldar Lynx for you, and like I said, this thing is pretty sweet! Recently in conjunction with their Imperial Armor 11 "Doom of Mymera" book, Forge World put out this kit. It's kinda a miniature super heavy cobra, but waaaaay faster.

Got Finecast? Now Get 20% OFF & More!

2012-05-24T00:01:00.000-04:00

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 themselves. For a list of available models we sell

Nemesis- Defeating Grey Knights

2012-05-23T17:07:00.000-04:00

Today I have another look at the series of Grey Knights tactics articles that I posted up back in October. And trust me when I say that all of these tactics are valid, and some of them were even used against me at Adepticon 2012! It seems everywhere you go these days it's Grey Knights all the time. Why? Well lets face it, they have a very broad appeal and in the local environment they seem to

Skinny on the GW June Price Adjustment

2012-05-23T11:07:00.000-04:00

Well I just got all the details on the new Price Adjustment from Games Workshop and well I'm still on the fence. Most items that saw an increase last year, did not receive one this again. For the increase apparently it's only 4% when averaged across the board. However some items spiked sharply; like the Stormraven to $82 Landraiders to $75. Even transports saw a bump to $37.25 and everyone's

Cobra? Styled Mech Guard Army- Adepticon 2012

2012-05-22T11:08:00.003-04:00

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 another well done Imperial Guard Mechanized army in BLUE no less! I really dig the urban camo- reminds me of the old Cobra Vipers,