Can anyone make some suggestions as to power units to use under the excellent Clever Models On30 locomotive shells? I've got the rolling stock figured out with shortened Bachmann Freight Car Underframes and Low Frame Arch Bar Trucks (sold separately), but I need something to make the engines run. Thanks in advance.
- Mase

Mase,

Although I have not built any of the critters from Clever Models, I have scratchbuilt several critters from sheet styrene and they have approximately the same wheelbase. I have used the Northwest Shortline Stanton drive to considerable success. They have a choice of several wheelbases and have fit my critters just fine.

Jim

Mase,
I haven't built any of the Clever Model critters either but there is another source for drives In Austrailia, called Hollywood Foundry Railway Products. You can reach them at http://www.hollywoodfoundry.com/default.htm. I'm going to get my next On30 critter drive from them.

Bob

Some of these special power units can run into some money. Looks like you could use a small HO scale switcher mechanism from ebay or a train show. The older Bachmann HO scale 44 ton switchers have individual motors mounted on each truck so you could get 2 power sources for the price of one. Looks like the sides come down almost to the track so you really couldn't tell how many wheels were there. I do HOn3 & have used Bachmann N gauge switchers with the wheels pried out to power my "creations".

Thanks, guys, for these excellent suggestions.
- Mase