Bessemer & Lake Erie (BLE) Steel-sided, Mill Gondolas

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Regal Kits

Manufacturer ID:

S-4

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided, mill

Year/Era:

1934

Length:

65'6"

Volume:

1763cuft

Road Name:

Bessemer & Lake Erie (BLE)

Class:

GB

Notes:

A picture of this car can be found in a 1937 Car Builders' Cyclopedia on page 227. Without trucks.

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1965

Product Type:

wood kit

Finish:

unpainted

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Decals:

included

Supplemental:

Instruction Sheet

Notes:

The company used Enhorning decals. Note that Wisconsin Central Supply bought Regal Kits in 1971, so some kits were sold with their product number on them.

Ed added S-Helper Service's 70-ton trucks, Kadee S-scale #802 couplers, replaced the wood ends with metal ones, and added some other little details.

A scan from their 1965 catalog.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Regal Kits

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided, mill

Length:

65'

Road Name:

Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1965

Product Type:

wood kit

Finish:

unpainted

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Decals:

included

Supplemental:

Instruction Sheet

Notes:

The company used Enhorning decals. Note that Wisconsin Central Supply bought Regal Kits in 1971, so some kits were sold with their product number on them.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Regal Kits

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided, mill

Length:

65'

Road Name:

Chicago & North Western (CNW)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1965

Product Type:

wood kit

Finish:

unpainted

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Decals:

included

Supplemental:

Instruction Sheet

Notes:

The company used Enhorning decals. Note that Wisconsin Central Supply bought Regal Kits in 1971, so some kits were sold with their product number on them.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Regal Kits

Manufacturer ID:

S-4

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided, mill

Length:

65'

Road Name:

Erie Railroad (ERIE)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1965

Product Type:

wood kit

Finish:

unpainted

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Decals:

included

Supplemental:

Instruction Sheet

Notes:

The company used Enhorning decals. Note that Wisconsin Central Supply bought Regal Kits in 1971, so some kits were sold with their product number on them.

A scan from their 1965 catalog.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Regal Kits

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided, mill

Length:

65'

Road Name:

Milwaukee Road (MILW)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1965

Product Type:

wood kit

Finish:

unpainted

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Decals:

included

Supplemental:

Instruction Sheet

Notes:

The company used Enhorning decals. Note that Wisconsin Central Supply bought Regal Kits in 1971, so some kits were sold with their product number on them.

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

Regal Kits

Manufacturer ID:

S-4

Prototype Info

Style:

steel-sided, mill

Length:

65'

Road Name:

New York Central (NYC)

Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1965

Road Number(s):

726692

Product Type:

wood kit

Finish:

unpainted

Wheels:

not included

Couplers:

not included

Decals:

included

Supplemental:

Instruction Sheet

Product Review:

S Gauge Herald, Apr 1963

Notes:

The company used Enhorning decals. Note that Wisconsin Central Supply bought Regal Kits in 1971, so some kits were sold with their product number on them.

The model is owned by Bill Morris.

A scan from their 1965 catalog.