Sadly, Mr. Horvath is not listed on the "Contact" page but that is probably why he is not inundated with emails and is able to respond timely. The phone contact method worked very well and some parts are en route via UPS. It'll be interesting to see what's in the package when it gets here. This is like a Christmas Eve from my childhood, waiting for Santa to come. Maybe I'll be able to finish my project!
I've had very good luck in closing up the space between cars by installing Kadees and modifying the diaphragms by using a Mototool to saw off some of the rubber and gluing on striker plates from heretofore unusable Scale City diaphragm sets. I was delighted to see that SC is now pre-folding the "canvas" in their newer kits.
When I'm able to finish the second coach, I'll post photos. The cars really look nice and nominally prototypical. The last piece in the puzzle will be to replace the window material with green tinted styrene, pre-hazed using 600 grit - the O Scale passengers won't be able to see out and we won't be able to see in. Aaaaah, memories of the CNJ in the '70's!
