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My vote for the best kit makers (in HO, I'm assuming) would be Intermountain, even though they don't make decorated kits anymore with a few exceptions. They make several types of 40' boxcars and even a steam-transition era gon. Another company I consider just as good as Intermountain is Branchline-which makes 40' boxcars, (decorated) also. As for the Kadee's, metal wheelsets, and weights, most kits don't have those. You can swap the kit's plastic wheelsets with metal ones from Kadee, Intermountain, Reboxx, or Proto 2000. FOr wieght you can use anything from car wheel weights to pennies, or buy custom weights from a firm like Adair Shops (the latter is expensive though). Branchlines kits include metal wheelsets, but plastic couplers. Besides Intermountain, there are plenty of other kit making companies you might want to look at, including Red Caboose, Accurail, and Branchline.
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