Now I have an inquiry of you @RSJB18
I waited to ask, as I didn't want to disrupt the flow of switcher posts/photos. Your Long Island flat car is pretty cool. In a previous post you mentioned doing decal work on a flat car. So is this a total scratch built car or a kitbash? Most traditional flat cars have rib details of some sort. The Industrial Rail flat car had flat sides: Much easier to decal with more placement options. K-Line also had a couple varieties of flat cars, one with flat sides which I know was used for a Illinois Central and Chessie bulk head flat with cable reels.
It looks to me - my guess - is that this is a kitbash of a former K-Line flat car, maybe with a busted mount for the truck. There's some sort of plate (?) between the truck and the car on the side opposite the brake wheel, clearly visible on one side of the car, but not the other.
As you might guess with my repaint thread, this sort of thing always piques my interest.
