New 1/9 MFH motorcycle kit.

[krow113]

Linky:

https://www.modelfactoryhiro.com/hpgen/HPB/entries/349.html

I'm gonna go with;

Its a Crocker.

A really cool , iconic American V twin.

[mark31]

nice one

Mfh do some great bikes one day i also getting one.

Iff you buy it please make a wip

 

Mark

[harv]

On 10/6/2021 at 12:57 AM, mark31 said:

nice one

Mfh do some great bikes one day i also getting one.

Iff you buy it please make a wip

 

Mark

Oh yes, please.....harv

[krow113]

Got their Brough and Knuckle.

Soldered The Knuck frame together:

[harv]

Good God, this is unreal !.....harv

[mark31]

are you going to make a wip?

[DocRob]

I really like what I see, soldered metal, great, a WIP would be great.

Cheers Rob

[krow113]

lol

A Gotha stalled.

Tamiya Fat Boy stalled.

Make a wip?

I did the frame cuz I love them , I worked with the real thing in many various grades of condition , many times saving them from being hacked up.

Soldering was done with , GASP , an open flame butane torch.

Frame is jigged as we jigged the real thing (almost) stabilized and secured prior to the soldering.

This because watching Knuckle builds I noticed an issue with the rear brake cross-over tube not being parallel to the surrounding areas. Sure enough it is a small amount out of line. This causes other parts positioning to become compromised.

 

Soldering was easy after practise on runner bits. There is a series of events that occur and can be anticipated easily by the solderer. Once you have a handle on this series of events you can easily solder the work.

 

 

The metal is also real soft , easily distorted. Looking at the parts and re-packing them is enough to bend it a small amount. Te jig shows rods for alignment , a rear axle plate spacer , pins to hold , popsicle sticks to space the frame up , an alignment rod with a point to check the steering head alignment , etc , etc.

If the frame is out of whack , the whole bike will be out of whack and it will show!

[mark31]

yes indeed the white metal is soft.

I know the same problems with there cars

you are doing a good job looking forward to see more

 

Mark

[krow113]

Once you understand the qualities of the metal its easy to work with , soft or not.

The soldering is cool , the sequence of events is slow enough for even the dimmest wit to follow. lol

Also the jigging is a good idea for the frame at least. I applied flux with a tiny paint brush and there is no errant solder  evident on the frame, it all got sucked into the joints.

Jigging also allowed a pre-heat of the entire frame , ensuring the joints were hot enough through the seperate soldering procedures.

I know you guys wanna see another pic...:

 

[belugawhaleman]

This is awesome. What kind of solder do you use?

[krow113]

49 minutes ago, belugawhaleman said:

This is awesome. What kind of solder do you use?

[belugawhaleman]

36 minutes ago, krow113 said:

Thanks.

[Bomber_County]

That must low melt solder?

[Drifter]

That is something else. I cant figure out the pricing?

[krow113]

https://www.modelfactoryhiro.com/SHOP/K803.html

https://www.hiroboy.com/19_Crocker_HemiHead_1936_Small_Tank_Full_Detail_Multi_Media_Kit--product--16023.html

Standard pricing for a MFH 1/9 bike.

[GusMac]

Not sure I've got the maths correct but looks about £420.

[harv]

Beautiful,  but too rich for me.....harv

[krow113]

I'll get one sooner or later.

Factory bobbed fenders!

[harv]

Sweet......harv

[Drifter]

Crickey, £500.00............   Would rather buy the Border model Lancaster then. Stunning motorbike models, but too rich for me.

[jessey]

Any news about the crocker ? I just ordered mine !