点评:Prior to visiting, (this was my third visit) I had researched Pendon and Royce England very carefully. There are several books to buy: In Search of a Dream is the first and a later edition brings the history of Pendon up-to-date. A very good book I strongly recommend reading is Cottage Modelling for Pendon.
Although an instruction book for modellers, the book clearly illustrates how the buildings of Pendon are made. Did you know that the interiors are modelled too. Did you know that there is a model of Royce England holding a sketchbook on the display? It was made by an enthusiastic lady in the USA.
She presented it to Roye who examined it very carefully, and although complimentary about her work, pointed out that she had given him long socks (he only wore shorts) and he wore ankle socks.
The level of detail is amazing. Bricks are painted on together with the mortar.
Absolutely painstaking. Even the ducks on the pond are hand made as well as the cat.
And I haven’t got to the rolling stock, track and signals. But I’ll stop here.
翻译:在参观之前(这是我第三次参观),我非常仔细地研究了 Pendon 和 Royce England。有几本书可以买:《In Search of a Dream》是第一本,后来的版本介绍了 Pendon 的最新历史。我强烈推荐阅读一本非常好的书,那就是《Pendon 的小屋建模》。
虽然这是一本建模者的指导书,但这本书清楚地说明了 Pendon 的建筑物是如何建造的。你知道室内也是模型吗?你知道展览上有一个 Royce England 拿着素描本的模型吗?它是由一位热情的美国女士制作的。
她把它展示给 Roye,Roye 仔细检查了它,虽然对她的作品赞不绝口,但指出她给了他长袜(他只穿短裤),而他穿的是短袜。
细节水平令人惊叹。砖块和砂浆一起上漆。
绝对一丝不苟。甚至池塘里的鸭子和猫都是手工制作的。
我还没有谈到机车车辆、轨道和信号。不过我就讲到这里。