Wright Trak M53/M53A
Jim King
Folks,
I was blown away by the fact that the model is set up to allow the Duryea underframe to WORK! (if the modeler choses to do so) I think that is an HO scale production first - isn't it? Regards Bruce Bruce F. Smith Auburn, AL Bruce . I designed the Duryea centersill as a separate piece that truly does ride only on the crossbearers and bolster pad, a first in the industry (I think). It even has the 10 "wear plates" that keep the centersill from rubbing the various crossbearers and bolster webs. The only things missing are springs on each side of the bolster/truck pad that would fit inside the pockets. As far as I know, this is a first time for the post-WWII Youngstown door and the M53A class, easily distinguished from the M53 by a twin row of rivets along the roof's rounded corners and a rivet strip across each end signifying a 2-panel construction instead of the single panel on the M53. The M53A was built in 1941; the M53 in 1937. Jim King Smoky Mountain Model Works, Inc. <http://www.smokymountainmodelworks.com>
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