After completing my Airporter II cars the obvious next project was to make the other ancient vehicle still on the Cleveland RTA’s roster, Breda LRVs. Built in 1980, these cars were built by Breda in Italy to replace the aging PCCs on the former Shaker Heights Rapid Transit line. The models uses the Bowser trolley mechanism with an extra dummy truck.

This product includes:

• Front section shell
• Rear section shell
• Center bendy section
• Front chassis
• Rear chassis
• Chassis pivot
• Truck side frames (x6)

Hardware used:

• M2.5 or similar screws and nuts, and washers to attach the body to the shell (there are recessions for nuts), assemble the center pivot, and attach the interior to the chassis.
• M2 or similar screws and washers for the couplers
• M1.4 or similar screws for screwing down the DecoderBuddy (optional)
• M3 or similar screw to attach the end dummy truck
• 2-56 screws for attaching most Bowser trolley parts (you can use the ones that come in the mechanism kit)
• 0.75 and 1mm fiber optic filament for lighting (your mileage may vary depending on the printer tolerances)
• 1.8/2mm round top type LEDs – I used these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZQT4B25?th=1
• 3mm RGB LEDs for the destination signs – I used these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHX7J4DS?th=1

Assembly tips:

• A nut slots into the center bendy bit so a long M2.5 screw can be threaded tightly into it. Screw the center truck tightly to the bendy bit (they should be rigid to each other). You may need to use a washer since the hole on the Bowser truck is a little large. The bendy bit acts as the pivot for the two halves.
• FDM parts with holes that should be screwed into should be self tapping, but you may need to drill them.
• You’ll have to cut down the vertical ears on the pickups on the center trucks.
• The holes in the bendy bit are for passing wires through. I had the decals printed by Fusion Scale Graphics. You can download the art I made for free on my website firstpersonscalemodels.com