As usual LOS is spot on. Out of box these cars are close coupled. In that regard they look great. I tried using the GGD bracket with long and short shank couplers but could not find a way to prevent derailment on O88 (smallest curve on my main lines). The smart thong to do isube with it. I am not sure about painting silver. I did paint the kadee on the end car silver but that may accentuate the lobsters between the cars...idk.
