Harden Creek Super 7 Chassis Review and Comparison

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Mark's Slot Car Garage

Жыл бұрын

Today I am looking at the HC Super 7 Chassis and comparing it to the Tomy Turbo SRT and Bulldog chassis.

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@mr-meek Жыл бұрын

Big thanks to Terry for all his work bringing these to market!!!!!

@marksslotcargarage Жыл бұрын

They are a great chassis, thanks Mike.

@jjharson7344 Жыл бұрын

great stuff.... keep up the comparisons - good information for us all, I use the HO scale in the UK, its very scarce over here as everything is in 1/32 scale normally, but we do have some sets in H0 (1/64) I have developed a four lane set for the micro scalextric series we have in the UK, I have about 40 H0 cars, and about 8 sets worth of track. so always looking at content like this for ideas, yes I run Tyco/Aurora/Micro Scalextric cars plus others in this scale too.

@marksslotcargarage Жыл бұрын

Thanks JJ, the Super 7 is a great chassis but for a little more money you can get a Viper VSPEC chassis which is my preferred chassis.

@BigRalphSmith Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark. Terry at HCS makes some great products and the S7 is no exception.

@marksslotcargarage Жыл бұрын

Thanks BigRalph, I agree , I was very impressed with the S7.

@usa164s Жыл бұрын

Keep up the good work. Your videos are top notch.

@marksslotcargarage Жыл бұрын

Thanks usa!

@StockpileHobbies Жыл бұрын

I wanted to purchase these in the past, but it would mean having to support another chassis type and parts. Nice review.

@marksslotcargarage Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I don't need another chassis type either but I really wanted to try one out and was pretty impressed with how it ran. They use all the same parts your Viper chassis use.

@almcg4425 Жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, nice review on the HCS 7 chassis, looks like it runs great 👍. Thanks for the review and video.

@marksslotcargarage Жыл бұрын

Thanks Al.

@edbad9345 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this comparison! I've been having a hard time finding good ones my track is not flat so the Super strong magnet cars don't perform well had problems with the Vipers and the Bulldogs Definitely going to try a few of these Thanks!

@marksslotcargarage Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ed, the Super 7 SC will probably be your better bet if using plastic AFX type track, it's a little bit higher off the track than the GTS. I actually prefer the SC over the GTS on my track.

@Kim-st3xg Жыл бұрын

Great video mark, haven’t bought one of those chassis yet. But will after this video. Great comparison. Would like to see viper to super 7 chassis.

@marksslotcargarage Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kim, that not a bad idea, Viper to Super 7, I may do a video on that.

@shawnhurley8737 Жыл бұрын

The videos are awesome is chassis are awesome I got to get me some of those keep up the good work

@marksslotcargarage Жыл бұрын

Thanks Shawn!

@phillyjoejones5161 Жыл бұрын

The S7 is a beauty!!!

@marksslotcargarage Жыл бұрын

Thanks Joe!

@aapm74 Жыл бұрын

I have a set of six S7 SC's under Auto World Import Heat bodies (Supra, Skyline, Eclipse, RX-7). They look fantastic, and of course, run great.

@marksslotcargarage Жыл бұрын

Thanks Aaron, yeah the more I run the Super 7 the more impressed I am by it. It's right up there with my Viper VSPEC chassis.

@slotcarsandhotrains Жыл бұрын

Nice track! The Super 7 is looking good.

@marksslotcargarage Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@slotslidershoslotcars Жыл бұрын

Good vid. The Super 7 GTS does indeed have a balanced arm.

@marksslotcargarage Жыл бұрын

Thanks SS.

@slotslidershoslotcars Жыл бұрын

I was really surprised that the Bulldog w the N35 mags didn't drive better. Dusty track perhaps? The the super 7"s are no joke & a real bargain for the numbers it lays down.

@marksslotcargarage Жыл бұрын

Track was cleaned and you saw how the other cars ran compared to the Bulldog. I was surprised too! Going to take another look at it today and see if the shoes need tweaking.

@Emperorjones Жыл бұрын

Love mine, HCS does it right.

@marksslotcargarage Жыл бұрын

Thanks EJ

@nurzrachit7133 Жыл бұрын

Bulldog has it on price but the S7 is more versatile, I personally like F1 bodies and have many to repair/paint, so I'm sure I'll be picking up some s7 as they seem to run great, but are less expensive than the viper. Now Viper takes the cake for mods, but not every chassis gets the big money parts. Looks like he hit the sweet spot between the NC2, bulldog and viper.

@marksslotcargarage Жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree, I think the Super 7 does hit that sweet spot. I would pay the little extra to get a Super 7 over the Bulldogs at this point. My Viper cars are my favorite, I love how much I can mod them if I want though they do get pricey but you get what you pay for with Viper.

@riggenracer 9 ай бұрын

Most likely the Bulldogs from BRS are coming directly from the UK. My guess is that they are not track tested.

@marksslotcargarage 9 ай бұрын

Very possible, definitely not tuned like the ones I got from Terry at HCslots, the Bulldogs I got from him a while back ran great.

@marksslotcargarage 9 ай бұрын

Just realized it was you Terry, thanks for all the support and advice. The Bulldogs I got from a while ago kicked butt over the BRS ones.

@dashmotorsports2768 2 ай бұрын

the problem with the BD with the Neodymium mags is that the traction mags are too far off the track.

@marksslotcargarage 2 ай бұрын

Yeah I noticed that, I solved that by using a rear axle from Viper with much lower profile tires, gets the magnets down closer to the rails. Thanks

@jayippoliti4422 Жыл бұрын

I wanted to ask you what material are you using for the green table top. Recently moved into new house and I am deciding what to do with my tabletop reassembly..thanks..

@marksslotcargarage Жыл бұрын

It's a grass mat I got from woodlandscenics.com though if I had to do over again I might use something else, when the cars get on it the fibers stick to your tires like crazy. I do like how it looks though.

@jayippoliti4422 Жыл бұрын

@@marksslotcargarage thanks for reply. Didn't think about the fibers on tires and possibly transfered to track. Decided to paint simple Matte Green. Can't wait to get everything put back up...

@syxxwilliams Жыл бұрын

i love the super 7 from harden creek i buy 1 once every 2 weeks to replace all my auto world cars plus he is a good dude i spoke to him on the phone

@marksslotcargarage Жыл бұрын

Yes Terry is great to work with. Super 7 is a great chassis.

@syxxwilliams Жыл бұрын

@Mark's Slot Car Garage what track is that ur using

@marksslotcargarage Жыл бұрын

it's AFX track.

@syxxwilliams Жыл бұрын

@@marksslotcargarage which 1 I want to go get 1

@marksslotcargarage Жыл бұрын

It's not one you can buy, it's a custom layout. I started with the Super International and 4-Way Slit sets, those sets gave me all the turns I needed and I added some extra 15 inch straights.

@shockwave5150 7 ай бұрын

Hey Mark! Where's a good place to buy slot cars? I'm tired of the Ebay thing...and don't get me started about Ebay! Thanks!!!!

@marksslotcargarage 7 ай бұрын

Depends what you are looking for. If you are looking for newer cars or performance chassis viperscaleracing.com, jaghobbies.com and hcslots.com are good places to start.

@charlesfields8478 6 ай бұрын

Just a suggestion; you should probably get the specs on each model you're reviewing instead of just winging it.

@marksslotcargarage 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Charles for your suggestions.

@syxxwilliams 5 ай бұрын

how did u get the sound setup

@marksslotcargarage 5 ай бұрын

The sound is part of the Race Coordinator timing system software. The timing system is from Viasue.

@syxxwilliams Жыл бұрын

what track are u using

@marksslotcargarage Жыл бұрын

AFX track

@dodgeramsport01 11 ай бұрын

Whats the deal with those goofy ass front tires?

@marksslotcargarage 11 ай бұрын

Which ones? You mean the O ring tires? They come in different sizes and help lower the front end. They are used by Viper as well on all of their cars.

@dodgeramsport01 11 ай бұрын

@marksslotcargarage no offense to you nor your videos but that's about the stupidest looking things I ever saw!