Marchon's Canyon of Doom Set Review

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A closer look at the Marchon HO slot car concept track - Canyon of Doom. Too Kool for Skool ?!? In the end, it was not terrible to put together, just time consuming. For a slot car set, it is a very complex to assemble. The risk of damaging the die-cut cardboard parts is high. You have to take your time fitting all the element together. But, once it's all up and running, the track is very stable. The car runs well with only having to put on rear Super Tires. The chassis has plenty of downforce so it drives easy. The lighted chassis is cool looking and it would have been really nice to have had the yellow jeep for some side by side action. All in all it would be an interesting set a hobbyist given one's ability to fit all the parts together.

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  • @chevyguy9827
    @chevyguy98272 жыл бұрын

    I got this set for Christmas when I was kid my dad and I made some great memories

  • @That_Eriksson
    @That_Eriksson3 жыл бұрын

    Best set of all time by far! What memories

  • @BigRalphSmith
    @BigRalphSmith3 жыл бұрын

    I think that cat needs to be a part of every track review you do from now on.

  • @MichaelEarl
    @MichaelEarl Жыл бұрын

    HOLY CRAP!!!! THE MEMORIES!!!! I got this for Christmas in either 92 or 93. I was 10 or 11. Used to keep it in the box when it wasn’t set up and slid it under my bed. Man, that was so much fun! Thanks for uploading this!

  • @ryanspengler4877
    @ryanspengler48772 жыл бұрын

    I had this as a kid and absolutely loved it! Great video! 🚗 🏎

  • @douglassmith1356
    @douglassmith13563 жыл бұрын

    I got this set for Christmas in 1990! Nice to see it in action again.

  • @startyde
    @startyde4 жыл бұрын

    One of my fav sets of all time. Awesome review!!

  • @karlvorndran2996
    @karlvorndran29962 жыл бұрын

    I wanted this so bad for Christmas 1990 when I was four years old. I wouldn’t tell my parents what I wanted for Christmas because I told Santa Claus at the mall. However, when I told Santa, I whispered what I wanted so my parents couldn’t hear. I was having a blast opening all my gifts for Christmas but then I got to last gift and burst out in tears saying “Santa didn’t bring skull mountain!” ( what I thought the set was called.) It took my parents a long time to figure out what I had actually wanted and that it was actually called Canyon of Doom. My parents eventually bought it for me and I have so many fond memories of it. I still have it to this day.

  • @richardclark5419
    @richardclark54194 жыл бұрын

    Great to see the track reviews again Terry! I've missed them. Because of the Micro Scalextric Death Star Attack review, I found one for my son, which he loved. Thanks for doing these!

  • @paulmurphy4698
    @paulmurphy46983 жыл бұрын

    Marchon slotcar sets are full of fun....

  • @gnrvintagediecastracing7978
    @gnrvintagediecastracing79783 жыл бұрын

    Your cat was cracking me up , just come across this set and am considering buying it, thanks for the review.

  • @BrianMyers7
    @BrianMyers78 ай бұрын

    DUDE. What I would give to have this again.. a great childhoob memory

  • @steventartamella454
    @steventartamella4543 жыл бұрын

    Must of drove the parents nuts trying to put this together, but as a kid it must have been exciting. I would loved to play with it

  • @jeffnorbert1871
    @jeffnorbert18712 жыл бұрын

    Canyon of Doom. Pet participation highly recommended! That was enjoyable.

  • @DementedDistraction
    @DementedDistraction2 жыл бұрын

    My brother got this for Christmas back around '91 or '92...I remember this thing was a beast for us to assemble (I was 10 and he was 11 at the time), and once we got it set up we left assembled and it had a prominent place in our room. I remember the little 'leg' of the skull portion of the volcano that drapes over the track was particularly tricky to place correctly - if it or the track was slightly out of position the cars would snag it as they passed by. We had a lot of fun with this set, often using it to settle debates or bets "Let's settle this on the track..." and I don't remember what became of it, but I do remember we really only stopped playing it because the controllers failed, and being kids we had no idea how to repair or replace them.

  • @TRXperienced
    @TRXperienced4 жыл бұрын

    Hey Terry! Nice review as always! I think you have to modify the name a little to The Catyon Of Doom!!!

  • @CharlesFlahertyB
    @CharlesFlahertyB3 жыл бұрын

    Cats make every video better.

  • @deanbarnette1602
    @deanbarnette16022 ай бұрын

    I found this set in one of my local Goodwill stores several years ago. Unfortunately, t was missing the two small track supports, but everything else was there. I'm still looking for the two small track supports before I attempt to assemble it.

  • @skipperrussell2025
    @skipperrussell20253 жыл бұрын

    Cat wants that mouse.

  • @GENOMEFOX
    @GENOMEFOX8 ай бұрын

    A guy I work will just gave me the set to give to my son but I still haven't unboxed it hopefully all the parts are still in it I can see that thus is going to be a challenging project but looking forward to final build

  • @chrispixx
    @chrispixx3 жыл бұрын

    Great.... now I have to get a cat to help me play with my slot cars

  • @culturaldivide6817
    @culturaldivide68172 жыл бұрын

    I miss that track

  • @gregoryfox7551
    @gregoryfox75513 жыл бұрын

    Corkscrew looks interesting. Never seen anything like it. Overall great review but I can’t see a kid trying to put this together on Xmas and playing with it.

  • @msol

    @msol

    3 жыл бұрын

    I had it as a 10 year old and did just that. I have no recollection of how long it took to make, sadly.

  • @johnmorgan6997
    @johnmorgan69974 жыл бұрын

    I just picked up tyco sky climber cliff hangers from goodwill and has everything but instructions from what I can tell, I just cant get it set up right so maybe piece or 2 isn't there?? Says from 1989 on box

  • @johnmorgan6997

    @johnmorgan6997

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's in very nice condition, and got for $7 , tried to put a pic on here but not sure how lol

  • @SmittyWarben
    @SmittyWarben2 жыл бұрын

    Any idea where one could get parts for these sets? Turns out my controllers need new plugs

  • @Sokoon710
    @Sokoon71010 ай бұрын

    I bought racing cars and its plastic track are hard to assemble, where can I find the materials of the nineties ?

  • @charliecane3621
    @charliecane36212 жыл бұрын

    Geez I actually had one.

  • @brendennaidoo3723
    @brendennaidoo3723 Жыл бұрын

    ii still have mines from the age of 4

  • @coldsteeloffroad
    @coldsteeloffroadАй бұрын

    Do you still have this set & can I buy it off of you?

  • @125southernnh2
    @125southernnh23 жыл бұрын

    Why do cats love slots cars so much? Mine pretends he part of the pit crew.

  • @jakethebeersnob

    @jakethebeersnob

    2 жыл бұрын

    Cats look at slot cars like mice on wheels! 😹

  • @DawnSwedenOfficial
    @DawnSwedenOfficial4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Terry, this is an interesting set. Great channel. I send a mail to your webshop "Verizon.net" and never recieved an answer. Maybe it ended up in the thrash so i send it again. Are you still in business?

  • @riggenracer

    @riggenracer

    4 жыл бұрын

    tflynn7@verizon.net

  • @RadiCalRaCer

    @RadiCalRaCer

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ik did so too... Good looking site with lots of stuff. But i don't feel comfortable spending money on a site that apears dead

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