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Coming Soon: Spikey Bits Online Gaming Store!

Posted by Man Boy Genius Tuesday, August 31, 2010 View Comments

That's right! We'll be launching the brand spanking new Spikey Bits online store very shortly.  This way you can pick up all the great gaming items you normally want, and support the blog! 

We'll also have some cool "Spikey Bits" brand merchandise as well as awesome new stuff you may have never even heard of! 

Okay so were back with part two of my Thunderwolf Cavalry of Khorne conversion. So now I had a great foundation to work from, and just need to add some arms and a head.  I knew I wanted the model to be dynamic- either holding his weapon over his head, or swinging it to attack.  Plus for the first model I wanted him armed with a Thunder Hammer / Storm Shield, (Saga of the Bear anyone?) so I had a little bit more converting to do.  

Spikey Bits' Conversion Gallery

Posted by Man Boy Genius Monday, August 30, 2010 View Comments

For your viewing enjoyment here is a gallery of the conversions I've done for the blog.  I'll be updating the gallery regularly with new work, as well as old work, when I photograph it.

If you have any questions about a particular fig please email me and I will be glad to help you as best I can.

Just mouse-over  any image and use the right and left buttons to scroll though the gallery.

Enjoy- MBG

Hey guys hope everyone had a good weekend.  I myself was quite the busy beaver, and managed to put the finishing touches on my Thunderwolf Calvary of Khorne conversion. I can't wait to hit the table with it.  Here is how I went about making it.

Spikey Bits Monthly Give-Away: Island of Blood

Posted by Man Boy Genius Saturday, August 28, 2010 View Comments

We're back with the Spikey Bits Monthly Give-Away for September, and this time it's an Island of Blood!

Conversion Corner- Plastic Abaddon in Terminator Armor

Posted by Man Boy Genius Friday, August 27, 2010 View Comments

My buddy Joe Carlson came up to me at Games Day last weekend with this very nicely done Abaddon conversion using his pewter bits with a new plastic terminator. I had to take a few pics of the mini so I could share with you all!

Just a reminder our Miniature Market will be next Saturday Sept. 4th at 11am. It also happens to be the same day the new Warhammer Fantasy 8th Edition Box Sets go on sale. So there is two great reasons to come up (well three if you count swapping out your High Elves or Skaven models for even more swag).

Either way it should be fun. If you missed the last one you may want to try to stop by this time. A large number of participants ended the day with hundreds in store credit, and there were many a mad deals to be had!

Your Move: Daemons Vs. Space Marines Answer

Posted by Man Boy Genius Thursday, August 26, 2010 View Comments

Okay we all had some time to think about it. So here are the moves you can make to achieve victory over the Space Marines.

Here is some HD video of the Golden Demon winners at US Games Day 2010.  Pretty amazing stuff. Congrats to all!

Spikey Bits Monthly Give-Away: Bloodcrusher Winner!

Posted by Man Boy Genius Wednesday, August 25, 2010 View Comments

The appointed time has come, and we have a new winner for the Spikey Bits monthly give-away! Since I have a few more followers now, I had to change up how I selected a winner this time.  What I ended up doing was select a finalist at random from each page of followers, and then selected an overall winner from that group of finalists.

This is a quick and easy method I use for the white warpaint on my orky vehicles.  The base coat is a foundation color, which is great for going on over the blue paint of the hulls. Now you don't have to get all fancy and neat and stuff, cause it's the grots that are doing the painting after all. :-)

Games Day 2010 Forge World Coverage- Display Cabinet.

Posted by Man Boy Genius Tuesday, August 24, 2010 View Comments

Here is some great coverage of the painted / display model Forge World Cabinets that were at Games Day 2010.
A lot of these models were the ones from the Imperial Armor books, and the FW website as well.  Very cool!

I had been thinking about making some "Chaotic" Thunderwolf  Calvary models for awhile now.  When I saw the preview models for the Bloodcrushers a few weeks ago, I knew I'd be adding some "space wolf lords" to my Chaos army.

So I just got some of the new Bloodcrushers and started converting them up. Here is the work in progress so far.

Spikey Bits Monthly Give-Away Drawing Wednesday

Posted by Man Boy Genius Monday, August 23, 2010 View Comments

Man time flies! In two days, August 25th to be exact, I will select another blog follower at random to win this box of brand new Bloodcrushers of Khorne. All you have to do to enter, is be a follower of this blog!

-MBG

I saw these guys the other day, along with the Ku'Gath model I posted earlier, and was really really impressed with them. The are brought to us by the same Nuglely genius; isotope99.  This is his walk through of how to make plastic plague bearers (which if you are chaotic at heart like me, this is just what the doctor ordered).

Hey guys, this is a joint article Big Red and I did over at BoLS. The full video of the whole Forge World preview display case is at the bottom.  Be sure to check it out.  Enjoy- MBG

Big Red: Well, we got a bunch of pics of the Badab War minis and the cover shot of the upcoming book from Forgeworld unveiled at Games Day North America 2010.  Lets jump in:

War Games Con 2010 Apocalypse Coverage Showcase

Posted by Man Boy Genius Sunday, August 22, 2010 View Comments

Well they say everything is bigger in Texas. Cliche I know, but wait till you see this Apocalypse Coverage.  Some of these models were made by Dave Taylor, and Victor Hardy, amazing!

Hobby Basics: Priming 101

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We've all issues with primer- whether it was too much, too little, flakes, or fuzzy paint it's one of the most frustrating parts of the hobby.  Mastering this basic technique is easy however- as the most common solution is to not prime your minis in high humidity.

Also keep in mind the distance between the spray nozzle and your miniatures. Some primer such as the Army Painter Sprays require a distance of six to eight inches to your models, while Citadel sprays require longer distances.

Games Day 2010 Coverage Starts Now

Posted by Man Boy Genius Saturday, August 21, 2010 View Comments

Hey everyone.  I just posted up some video of the event over at YouTube.  Check out my channel, http://www.youtube.com/user/rbaer0002, I'll be posting up coverage all day.

MBG Goes to Games Day 2010!

Posted by Man Boy Genius Friday, August 20, 2010 View Comments

There can be only one! This year in North America Games Day will be held in Baltimore, MD. Spikey Bits and friends will be there checking out the festivities, and hanging with Jawaballs, Brass Scorpion, and more.

I just posted up some video of the event over at YouTube.  Check out my channel, http://www.youtube.com/user/rbaer0002, I'll be posting up coverage all day.

One of the most highly requested model kits has now been released in plastic, and best of all you get three in one box!

The new kit is by far superior to the old pewter ones.  There is a ton of gubbins in the new box, along with alternate horn options for the Juggernauts as well.

War Games Con 2010 GT Coverage Part II

Posted by Man Boy Genius Thursday, August 19, 2010 View Comments

More Awesome armies from BoLS' War Games Con 2010, this time in Gallery form! THE HIVE MIND ADAPTS!

I used to really enjoy an old article in Inquest Magazine (published for Magic the Gathering) called Dead Man's Hand.  You would only have one turn left and you had to kill your opponent that turn, or you lose. They showed you your hand and the battlefield, and you had to come up with the combo that would win.

It was pretty cool, and got me thinking- hey why not do that with 40k? So here is the first, of hopefully many, Your Move articles.

2000 Point Mech Guard (looted) Army List

Posted by Man Boy Genius Wednesday, August 18, 2010 View Comments

Here is the list (more or less I think I edited it some towards the end) I took at War Games Con.  It served me well! I had 4 wins and going into day 2 I was on Table 11.  That would have probably gone well for me, if I had shown up to play that is.
No big deal there is always next time, and maybe less to drink. :-)

That's right! In one week, August 25th, I will select another blog follower at random to win this box of brand new Bloodcrushers of Khorne. Obviously friends and family of myself are excluded from winning, sorry getting close to me has drawbacks lol.

War Games Con 2010 Coverage GT Showcase

Posted by Man Boy Genius Tuesday, August 17, 2010 View Comments

Here are some more impressive armies from War Games Con 2010.  I was very impressed by the depth of converted and expertly painted armies there.  From Space Wolves to Tyranids, almost every faction was well represented.

We're starting a 40k Campaign this Wednesday at FTW Games, and I thought it would be awesome to revisit the old Vogen system.  I lucked out and still had the old PDFs of the campaign.  So I converted them over to the 5th edition rules set for everyone to use!

Conversion Corner: Ku'Gath the Plaugefather

Posted by Man Boy Genius Monday, August 16, 2010 View Comments

This awesome conversion is from isotope99 over on the BoLS Lounge.  I was REALLY impressed with it so I thought I'd share.

Another question I get a lot is how do I take my pictures? Well it's actually pretty easy. In the past I used a light box, but found that a lot of times the models I would need pictures of ended up being too big for the box itself.  So I ended up reversing the script a bit, and made the light work for me.

Spikey Bits Needs Some HTML Help?

Posted by Man Boy Genius Sunday, August 15, 2010 View Comments

Hey guys. I need a little bit of HTML help with the blog script. If you happen to have HTML skillz and want to let a hand in return for some free toy soldiers, drop me a line.

Thanks
MBG

Here is more War Games Con coverage, but this time of my Looted Guard Army during the Team Touney.  This comes courtesy of Tastey Taste over at Blood of Kittens.

Like us? Follow Us!

Posted by Man Boy Genius Saturday, August 14, 2010 View Comments

Spikey Bits is now on all the major social networks/ internets!  So now you can follow us from anywhere!

Click on any of the links on the top left of the page, or join below!

BoLS Video: THQ Space Marine Preview

Posted by Man Boy Genius Friday, August 13, 2010 View Comments

Here is an awesome preview of the New Space Marine Video Game from THQ, courtesy of Bell of Lost Souls.

Conversion Corner: New Daemon Prince

Posted by Man Boy Genius Thursday, August 12, 2010 View Comments

Check out this fantastic Daemon Prince Conversion by Brass Scorpion.  He used bits from the new Plastic Daemon Prince, Chaos Spawn, Defiler, and more.

Below are some great shots of this guy painted up. Would you believe that he painted the whole model in just a few days?

Hive Fleet Gorgon by Chis Showers

Posted by Man Boy Genius Wednesday, August 11, 2010 View Comments

Well it took me long enough (sorry Chris) but here is a great looking Tyranid Army by Chris Showers.  I played against this army at Cabin Fever '10 GT in Harrisburg, PA, and I was floored by the looks it.

Hobby Basics: Rust Effects

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Recently I had a few requests for some articles that focused more on some of the basic hobby techniques I use, and I thought this was a great idea. I would always get fired up myself when I was reading a painting magazine and they would just skim over a crucial step for something I wanted to try.  So I figure this is a great reason to start a new series of articles called Hobby Basics.

War Games Con Team Tournament Coverage

Posted by Man Boy Genius Tuesday, August 10, 2010 View Comments

Hey guys. Here's some of the armies from the Team Tournament at War Games Con. Me and TPM Blood Angel got fifth overall, after being beat on table one. :-(

Anyways there was a ton of great looking armies at this event, so check them out!

Spikey Bits Monthly Give-Away August

Posted by Man Boy Genius Friday, August 6, 2010 View Comments

We're getting back into the swing of things around here, and with the new Daemon releases this week I felt it was time to once again present the Spikey Bits Monthly Give-Away. 

On August 25th I will select another blog follower at random to win this box of brand new Bloodcrushers of Khorne. Obviously friends and family of myself are excluded from winning, sorry getting close to me has drawbacks lol.

Mad Dealz- Miniature Market Sept 4th

Posted by Man Boy Genius Wednesday, August 4, 2010 View Comments

Yup our next Miniature Market will be on Sept. 4th at 11am. It also happens to be the same day the new Warhammer Fantasy 8th Edition Box Sets go on sale. So there is two great reasons to come up (well three if you count swapping out your High Elves or Skaven models for even more swag).

Either way it should be fun. If you missed the last one you may want to try to stop by this time. A large number of participants ended the day with hundreds in store credit, and there were many a mad deals to be had!

Spikey Bits Wins Painting Gold!

Posted by Man Boy Genius Tuesday, August 3, 2010 View Comments

That's right! I won the category for best Fantasy Monster, and Best Scratch Built Miniature at War Games Con (formerly BoLS Con) this weekend with my Lash Prince of Slaanesh. 

Here are some pics of him in case you missed him earlier in the year.

Demi Legion: Chaos Titan Mega Build- Basing the Titan

Posted by Man Boy Genius Monday, August 2, 2010 View Comments

Here's a quick look at the base I used for my Warhound titan.  I kinda cheated and just took a Masonite stand I had cut out and sanded down years before, and pinned the Titan down to it for extra stability. 

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Spikey Bits is a blog about the hobby of Warhammer 40k and Fantasy Battles, both tabletop wargames. I try to cover all of the aspects of that hobby from converting and painting models to actually playing the game.

By nature I am a competitive tournament player, but my true passion is converting and painting. I will spend more time making a figure than actually playing with it, lol.

The aim of this blog it to keep me motivated to produce new work, and to share my experiences along the way. I very much value all feedback about my work, and will answer any questions about it.

Feel free to send me an email or post a comment about anything on here.

However please no cursing, first offenses will be edited, second offense results in a ban. You can disagree with me of course, just don't curse!

Thanks for reading, and happy gaming. -MBG