Regal Kits 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:
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.
(image copyright © Ed Kirstatter; used by permission)
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.
(image copyright © Regal Kits)
A scan from their 1965 catalog.