YOU'RE on the sticker sheet, too!! Props to you and Element for doing that!!!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Yep, that's the 3rd kit for me now!

That's the best sticker sheet I've ever seen come with an RC... Awesome to see something other than car and brand only.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Totally!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

leebog31 it’s a Manitou Liu 3D printed body kit.

I won mine at proline by the fire. Took it out saterday night Man this truck is awesome out of the box. Most of the guys in my crawler group have preordered one after seeing mine. Taking it out tomorrow so everyone can drive it.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

WOAH! Nice prize!

I just came across your channel, its excellent content! I love the DIY stuff, the reviews and the budget build-offs are great and you are hysterical! Keep up the great work!

Excellent review. I cannot get over how professional your vlogs are. You are indispensable to this market and genre of RC. I keep wanting more and more from you and your channel. Thanks for all you do!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

WOW! This is amazing, thanks very much. I do appreciate the kind words!

Loved you review on the new AE product. I really like this truck and seems like the guys did their homework to get this right. Cant wait to finish my builders kit of this and hit the trails. Firtst time i seem your videos. Now subscribed

Thank you for coming out to the Pro-line event. I'm the guy with the rusty BC8 Mammoth and the black and gold King Midas 6x6. Good review. Got to spend some time with one of the Element guys first thing in the morning on Saturday....he was out there at 6 in the morning. Probably spent a good 30 minutes talking to him and going over that rig. They definitely brought their A-game as usual. I have solid faith in the people that made the legendary RC10.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Glad that you got to speak to someone from Element, it's a very well thought out truck. I meant to spend some more time going over the BC8, I'm still seriously considering one.

@year1camaro

5 жыл бұрын

A game was not brought with the cr12. So they don't always bring it. I/m glad they are trying again thou. I'd hate to see them go out like that. I've had an AE rig since 1982 and like traxxas I knew they could bring something better than axial to the game.

@tomlucasrccrawlers9108

5 жыл бұрын

@@year1camaro Didn't say they brought their A-game with the CR12 it's a 1/12 rig after-all....not a bad rig but not in the same market either.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

@@year1camaro CR12 was a rebadge of a Thunder Tiger product, AE had nothing to do with the design or execution. Element is the first in-house designed crawler.

@year1camaro

5 жыл бұрын

Scale Builder's Guild So they sold us out to jump on the crawler band wagon. Ya i learned that after i bought one. Thought it was an ae. Gave it to the neighbor kid. He likes it. He’s 8.

Great review, and cool to see so much thought going into the truck. Another temptation... so yeah, thanks for that...

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Happy to help, Ha!

By far the most detailed complete and comprehensive review of this vehicle that I have seen!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

You're very kind!

Great value! My Honcho RTR wishes it can with all the bells and whistles this rig does,lol. M.I.D.W.I.D! Bro!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

100%!

Great review , hope to see more of this truck in action.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

I'm planning on making a couple changes then right back out there!

Have always had a soft spot for Associated. Glad to see them bring this to market, well done!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Very much, well done!

Thanks for all the reviews!!

@scalebuildersguild

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

I’m fine with an unlicensed body, as long as it “resembles” a real vehicle of some sort, and not like a 2-liter soda bottle cut in half and painted. I see comments like, “looks like an SCX10...”, and I would say that that’s warranted in part because it has a c-channel ladder frame chassis, like an SCX10, and which real off-road vehicles have. I’m starting to wonder how much more innovation can be obtained before a platform becomes too complicated and impractical. Look how many have complained about the original TRX-4, with its remote lockable diffs(Summit tech) and opted for the Sport instead, with remarks like, ”too many extra parts that could break”. I think future innovation needs to come not so much in the electro-mechanical category, but in quality of build materials, such as stronger plastics, or more affordable, yet sufficiently strong metals. Just saying.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Very good points, and I very much appreciate you sharing. Innovation will definitely hit a final point (at least, until we realize there was something else they could do!).

@bradcomis1066

5 жыл бұрын

Introducing more metal parts is tough because often they need to be processed on a CNC one at a time, so if its something being built in a large quantity it’s going to be a lot more expensive than a cast or molded part. Associated is trying here though. You can see the aluminum in the drive shaft which is likely an extrusion that is simply cut to length and possibly co-molded on the plastic part of the drive shaft or interfaces with a steel bit for the U-joint (I havent seen the part in person so its hard to tell). I also don’t see a lot of RC companies skimping on their plastic composite, BUT there is more they can do to create plastic parts that are structurally optimized through computer analysis and rigorous testing, which also comes with quite a high cost in terms of software, time, and expert labour. Where there is a will there is a way though. Those who want to lead the industry need to solve these problems with the correct ratio of compromises to deliver a product that out performs the competition. Incremental improvements will drive the industry forward.

@PetoS

5 жыл бұрын

Anyone ask me, why I stay at SCX10 mk1 after 9 years? Because all of this. I need heavy-duty chassis into all conditions. Minimum electronics gadgets and mechanical too.

It is a really interesting truck, that gearbox is great. Love to get one. Super review Matt.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

It's pretty great to have OD at the trans in an RTR!

Best reveiw yet On this rig Matt. Love it.....

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Andrew!

I think this is the best of the new bunch very well thought out. Cool vid sir. 👍🏻👍🏻🙃🙃

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

It's definitely up there!

Great little review. Very clear about what the kit has and what to lookout for when buying first RTR kit for the hobby. Love your channel - heaps of simple easy to follow information. Looking at the newer release Enduro as a first kit.

@scalebuildersguild

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! I would say my top 3 picks would be the Basecamp, TRX4 Sport, or Element Enduro. Thanks for watching!

Had to watch again now that I'm working on my builders kit. Ordered all the hard plastic pieces to strengthen the chassis and some VS4-10 Pro bumpers. This will be fun! Enjoyed the review..... Again

@scalebuildersguild

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

I love mine. such a fun truck! lots of goodies inside it!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Sure does, really impressed with it's out of the box qualities!

Cool! Might have to pick one up soon!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Not a bad idea!

great video! That truck looks pretty darn cool.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, it's pretty great!

Great review Matt! 👍🏻

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Rob!

Love the license plate sticker sheet.! And overdrive.?! WOW.!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Good stuff to be had!

Looks pretty nice. Good features.

@scalebuildersguild

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

This truck looks amazing for the price. Glad they are going to offer inner fenders. Would have loved to see an offset pumpkin on the front axle.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Offset would have been nice, but pretty great otherwise.

Great video my friend!!!👍🏻👍🏻

@scalebuildersguild

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much!

Thanks for the video it's a nice rig I wish I still had my RC10 gold pan with a Reedy modified and Novak speed control 30 yrs ago

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Right there with you!

@tenncutt

3 жыл бұрын

Still got mine

Looks like a great rig I’ve got mine pre ordered looking to hit the trails as soon as it arrives

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Enjoy it!

This looks like a great truck for its price point. Definitely will be my first rc crawler out side of axial.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

You won't be disappointed.

Nice review Matt.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bill!

I am just glad to see a unique look... I think there is a market for T.A. to get into the Scale truck arena. Been a big fan of the buggies truggy and Sc10 .. Always thought they made quality products.. Thanks for the over view. Thumbs up.. :)

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Looking forward to this truck coming out in the uk 😃

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Shipping soon from what I've heard!

Looks like a great truck

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

It is!

I’ve been anticipating a post fire video!! Bring it on!!!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

It's up!

@agoodballet

5 жыл бұрын

Scale Builder's Guild it was good meeting you. I was the guy standing smoking a cigarette with Charlie when you guys passed by with the U4usion rigs. Wish I knew your back was out then I was holding lmao.

This looks like it can be a good contender. So many choices so far this year!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

2019 - year of the tiny truck!

This is going to be a great allrounder.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

So happy it’s now rtr and it’s a good price.

Love your videos bro

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Cool Matt:)

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marc!

Great review , looks like a great truck. I see alot of local guys around me talking about this truck. I think the transmission will be a good selling point

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Without a doubt. Performed very well.

Like I needed more convincing that that truck is amazing... Informative overview! Can't wait to see it in person.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Ha! There's been many good reviews, which speaks volumes.

@year1camaro

5 жыл бұрын

The real reviews will be in after the pre orders ship. All the guys that got one already I/ve never considered real reviews. Bias opinions?

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Twisted Link Fabrications this is a real review. I’m shocked that you would think I’d compromise my integrity because I got a pre-release. If I don’t like something, I’m upfront and honest about it. This truck surprised me.

@year1camaro

5 жыл бұрын

I'm shocked you defended yourself on this as I didn't make it personal. I just never trusted reviews before the release. I believe in real world testing is all I said and that I don't trust pre-ship reviewers. Case in point where you can see an obvious down fall of this particular rig and it wasn't mentioned. But really, you can blame RC Action for my opinion. lol. Another point is most of the pre release rigs reviewed don't have a scratch on em. There really just "first look" videos. I'm a fan of these first look videos thou, saves me a trip to the local hobby shops that I hate visiting. haha

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Twisted Link Fabrications how else should I take it? For the record, before this truck even hit the market, Element tested it for a year. I spent three days in the high desert putting it through it’s paces with an entire group of other reviewers. It’s very robust, and well engineered. Nothing broken. I wouldn’t give it the SBG logo on the sticker sheet if I didn’t think it was a good truck. I can appreciate what you’re saying though, and hope you understand that I’m pretty thorough and try to be as educated as possible when it comes to these first looks.

Yep yep, on the list!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Sweet!

They definitely knocked the ball out of the park, a top contender in my opinion.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

100%.

Also as the happy owner and downright snob when it comes to Associated stuff (I own about 10 track cars all Associated) I’m super excited for this truck!! I’m new to crawling and think this might be the one for me!!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

And an excellent place to start!

Looks like Proline by the fire was a lot of fun! I’m very intrigued by this entry into the crawler market by Element RC. I hope they follow this up with a kit version.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

I heard a rumor that might happen.

I want one but I’m going to hold out for the builders kit!!! Building it would make the Sendero experience that more enjoyable!

@KS-wt9gj

5 жыл бұрын

ImpossibleCrazy RC ... DITTO

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed, I like building. That said, box stock, this truck is very good for an RTR.

Great Vid Matt , I'm very impressed with this truck 🤩🤩, this would have to be the freshest release in the crawler world for quite some time 🤘🤘🤘 P.s I don't vent my wheels either 😅😶😁😎

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Yep, it's pretty darn good!

I noticed y'all had a hell of a time at prolone by the fire with this truck👍👍

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

We sure did. And we weren't nice to them!

@flatbedtrucker

5 жыл бұрын

@@scalebuildersguild I know right looks like a fun rig👍

cool rc truck 🏆

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

That it is!

Looks like a great rig Josh oh I mean mat 😂😂👍

Looks like a great truck. I hope you do a revisited review in the future

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

I most certainly will!

Barrage stock driveshafts are the best I’ve ever ran hands down. Been running mine in my rigs for a little over 3 years now.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Nice!

I must possess one!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

YES!

You know you've made it big when you make the sticker sheet. :)

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

It's an honor for sure.

@dtpcustomsrc4851

5 жыл бұрын

Scale Builder's Guild you’re a humble and really cool dude. You deserve it. Sorry I won’t get to meet you in person at AF2019. This is a new account for me, originally @sacsmity. :)

Thanks for your take on this, seems like a great truck. I see it as a club cab dodge. 😁.. seems like a good amount of truck at a good price. I'd like to do a flatbed on one... on a side note..You probably get this often, but I just uploaded a short video of my Nissan Frontier I built, wondering if you might suggest anything you might do to it. Thanks , and thanks for the video. 👍

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

I'll go check it out!

Great first look👍👍 Can't wait to get one of these. How did it perform at PBTF?

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Spectacularly. I was very impressed with it's durability and ability on the trails.

when I was running go fast stuff, the only thing I got was associated stuff , I have a couple dozen rc10s ,and rc10gts and a few on road associated and when they announced the sendora I just had to pre order mine. the body looks a lot like the mid 70s power wagon, and yes ive had a dozen or so of them,all at the same time. but I set my sendora aside waiting for the ramcharger body to come out. I still have 3 full size ramchargers put away.

@scalebuildersguild

4 жыл бұрын

Element is pretty decent value! Sounds like a really cool collection!

That cardboard garage looks just like my old motorcycle garage space in brooklyn. I'll just need a couple thousand tenth scale 1.2 oz beers for saturday night....

I got to see and hear about this first hand at Proline BTF and it really looks like a great rig. They've definitely come out swinging, once a kit is out (I hope) I'll be hard press to avoid buying it.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

I've heard that might be a thing!

Battle ship gray to me and it looks like a Chevy love pick up from 80s and 70s.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

I can see that now that you mention it!

Transplant from the basher world and just ordered one as my first crawler, thanks for the review it was very helpful! Did you see anything that you would upgrade right away or would you recommend just enjoying until something breaks? Thanks!

I am very excited for this release, happy to see it does not have bandwagon axles (portals). And on top of that Vanquish releases a chassis kit, followed soon by SSD's chassis kit release. This is too much to handle.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

My wallet is screaming!

IM GETTING ONE!!!!!!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Nice!

I can't wait to put my original Team Associated RC 10 gold pan buggy in a trailer behind this truck, wheels match the buggy. All the Team Associated stuff I have is tough handles great and can still get parts, even for my 34 year old Gold Pan. I really appreciate T.A. for stepping up the game, They actually care about the user having a good experience!!! . It looks like a lot of quality fun 👻🏁👻👍👻🏁🏁.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

They sure do. And funny story, AE posted a couple photos doing exactly this!

@dirtberger4533

5 жыл бұрын

@@scalebuildersguild dang I can't find the picture. Funny,

Nice truck, Nice features. Quick question; If you have the truck nearby, can you measure the pin-to-pin distance on the axles? They look a Tiny bit more narrow then the Axials

Bravo AE for doing your homework beadlocks+,clear windows+,winch servo mount+,spring options can't wait to test drive one. Defiantly upgrade to metal gear when going to brushless ,but I guess that's to keep the cost down. Hopefully Hot Racing won't waste any time making an additional over or under ringgear to bump that o/u ratio up. Other than that and some lower brass should be good to go that's kinda how it goes with AE and Losi products you don't need a 100 upgrades like a honda civic.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Why does everyone want to add weight? This truck performed brilliantly without any additional weight anywhere!

A decent servo!!… In a RTR!!… does that mean I wont have to throw the servo away the same time I cut the cable ties that hold the truck in the box *haha* . Looks like Element has put some thought into this, overdrive is a nice touch, I'm loving overdrive. And still rocking my RC10B3 😊

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Ha, for sure. A very good bit of kit for an RTR!

You sir...... are an associated salesman. I want one!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Can't help it, it's a great truck!

That's a very nice addition to the scaler world ! Although the servo being the strongest of all RTRs, all Axial RTRs come with TSX45 servos which are 143 oz-in (4.8v) 151 oz-in (6v) so that's a phony claim there, but the transmission is a nice idea and who doesn't love steel Universals ! :D

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

I’ll have to double check my numbers, and after doing so, it’s 180 oz/inch. So yes, still the strongest.

Great looking RTR truck and well equipped. The plastic pivot balls is a dumb move, but that's my only complaint. I'll take metal pillow balls in place of the metal driveshaft center piece that isn't needed if the driveshaft is high quality. You know who should take note? Axial. They're slipping towards the rear or the pack rather quickly. The tires and wheels look fantastic. Remember when Axial included plastic beadlock wheels way back when?

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

I'm sure we'll see something new from Axial soon. They're not sitting on their hands.

Yeah that's awesome ready love the box, who won the monthly mayhem . Oh yeah always make sure your wheels nuts are tight

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Mayhem video is out now!

Truck looked nice at proline by the fire. Wish I could have tested it out.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Didn't they have a couple testers at the tent?

@RCPropaganda

5 жыл бұрын

@@scalebuildersguild well im kinda a shy person so I did not ask. Guess I should have. I brought beers for you but never made the effort to give one to you. Lame I know. Im kinda quiet. Just was taking it all in.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

@@RCPropaganda Not to worry man, I think I was alcohol-free most of the weekend because my back meds would've made me a drooling mess!

Thinking about getting into RCs again (definitely no expert here!LOL) and am thinking of this or the Redcat Gen 8 Scout II. Not looking to mod a whole bunch but will do some basic upgrades at some point so prefer RTR, and want something that is overall more trail oriented as opposed to just crawling, and these two seem to fit that bill--which one would you recommend and why? If you feel there are other, better options, I'm all ears for those as well! Thanks, and great vids!!!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

The Element is probably the better truck of the two, and will offer a lot of interesting upgrades down the road.

The x3 isn’t the tire compound. The tire is a licensed general grabber x3 mud terrain.

@scalebuildersguild

4 жыл бұрын

Did I say that it was? Oops!

Tamiya Landfreeder on steroids. I love it ! 😍 👍

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

HA! Totally!

@hollyhillrc

5 жыл бұрын

@@scalebuildersguild 😄👍😄

Looking forward to! 🖒.. love😄 mine! Had it a bit now!! Servo winch. With my old traxxas Ass. Esc. For my EnDuro SenDero. In the works now!!!! On stock radio! 3ch. NC back yard RC.AND MORE. 🏞😀

I hope I have mine before KNK! :/ It was great to see you last weekend! You said you're doing KNK again, right? If so, those of us with Enduros should compete against each other in class 2. I was going to run No Vaseline, but now I think maybe I'll run that in 2.5.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Sadly Nick, I won't be at KNK - trying to avoid competitions this year. I hope you have a great time!

X3 is what General calls those tires. They are the General Grabber x3’s.

Where is that 4runner body from behind you?

Looks a really nice kit, AE know what they're doing. Shame the body isn't licensed I guess but it is tough looking. I imagine most of these will have an alternative scale hardbody attached within a few months. It'd be interesting to know what style body you'd pair with this if you were going to go that way? Any thoughts?

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

I don't know if I'd go hard body on this one, Metric though, that could be a thing!

SENDERO MEANS PATH OR TRAIL IN SPANISH. Probably refers to 4x4 trails or a path over rocks and through the gate markers.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Yep, sure does!

What body is that 4runner? I need it

This new Kit is loaded with new gimmicks and features but is not a proven platform yet especially in the durability department. Hope to see some torture test reviews of this new Element RC Enduro.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

I spent many hours at Pro-Line By the Fire abusing it, not to mention the folks who built it and the countless hundreds of hours they spent battle testing it. Rest assured, it's a very durable truck.

Nice! Best thing about it? It ain't a traxass or redcat!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Ha!

HEY! If you dont know then type in hemistorm and check out how awesome his work is!

Looks fantastic. Almost every upgrade on my old scx10 comes stock on this. I would trade my old scx10 for this in a heart beat. I only wish the stock rims was steel or alloy. Fist generation Scx10 is really outdated now. I hate how the outside wheel steer more than the inside wheel on my scx10. It wants to flip the truck.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

It's definitely a good truck!

looks like a comanche mixed with a ranger

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah a bit, right?

It look great! Quick question....and I know that it might sounds ridiculous, but, if you could just buy one, this or the vs4, which one would you get?

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

VS4, but it's not a truly fair comparison.

Yo man I see 2 versions for sale one with blue body and and the one you are reviewing.. grey body like 40 more . What's the difference... just licensed wheels and tires? Thanks

How does this truck drive compared to the Traxxas trx4 from a crawling performance point of view?

X3 is the model grabber tire, not the compond lol still nice!

@scalebuildersguild

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Where is that 4runner body from behind you???

Where was this when I was buying my sbk venture. Associated can kick but when it counts.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Yep, they definitely did their homework!

Thanks for the review. I see the wheels are 1.9’s, but what are the overall size of the tires? Can’t find the specs on their website.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Around 4.65" I believe.

hi there!!! I'm a new subscriber. where'd you get that 4runner behind you?? looks awesome!!

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Welcome! It's a Manitou Liu 3D printed kit body. You can find him on Facebook.

So I guess you and Josh had a hand in the design of this truck since both your logos are on the sticker sheet... Are you going to do a unboxing of the box???🤣🤣🤣

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Ha, no unboxing of the box. Josh and I were definitely aware.

You seem really thorough and comment back to people. I’m looking at this, TRX4 Bronco or SCX10.2 what do you recommend? Personally, I dig the SCX10.2 for the price and parts availability.

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Traxxas is making big strides, but based on my personal preference, I’d choose the Sport kit as opposed to the full blown RTR’s. Unless you want the added servos for diffs and two speed.

@ryanjess5111

5 жыл бұрын

Second this. I've just replaced all of the micro servos in my TRX4 as they're junk, it's a fantastic rig otherwise though, very capable and versatile. 16 or so hours on it now and I'm only just getting issues with servos, I put mine through hell, too. I'd personally get the element, purely for the overdrive trans.

Matt do the window frame stickers come installed, or is the body nekkid?

@scalebuildersguild

5 жыл бұрын

Everything installed Mike.

Better value than the redcat g8?