I first came across the term “pile of shame” when I discovered the 1Up Yours podcast. Basically it means stuff you plan of doing but 
never get around to. Usually it could be the pile of books gathering dust waiting for you to get to them some day, or it could be movie you have yet to see, games that need to be played, whatever, as long as it is entertainment related. So one of my piles of shame were several Gundam kits sitting around collecting dust. well no more.
never get around to. Usually it could be the pile of books gathering dust waiting for you to get to them some day, or it could be movie you have yet to see, games that need to be played, whatever, as long as it is entertainment related. So one of my piles of shame were several Gundam kits sitting around collecting dust. well no more.Over the last couple of weekends, I have been slowly working on three kits and getting them in good enough shape to be showcased. From Left to Right, I finished Red Astray, Blitz Gundam, and Gundam Sandrock.
The Sandrock was simple assembly, paint and lining, followed by a flat topcoat. The Blitz required some slight part mods and I put on some custom decals. Its been a while since I built a guldam kit so it was only after the fact that I remembered that you need a smooth surface to better place water slide decals and that the flat black on the blitz did not help. Last was the Red Astray. I really like the Astray Gundam for its compact design. Really am satisfied with its finished look and my choice of darker red.
Overall, they all still need some tweaks here are there but at least I can tick something off one my several lists as being done.
With these all cleared. Maybe I can attempt to dent in my reading pile of shame and finally finish reading the Camus’ Plague. I have tried several times but end up getting distracted before I get to the final quarter. Surprisingly enough I have read the fist half five times now. Hopefully this is the month I cross that bridge as well.
