Element RC Gatekeeper R/C Kit Review - Rock Crawling the Creek 

Hi. Did you ever get one?

Agreed. -Brett

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Awh yeah! How are you going to spec it out? -Brett

Just purchased the Hobbywing esc-motor combo from Amain, 35 kg no name servo (I have several of those, no issues so far) Flysky waterproof receiver, that will be #7 for the radio and the mounted Proline Hyrax tires. Probably will do the 11.somthing overdrive. This will be the start, of course, subject to future mods!

Nice! That would be an interesting comparison between those two. The Capra is amazing except for the difficulty of accessing the insides. That DIG though... Happy R/C'ing with the family JD! -Brett

Congrats Robert! It will be interesting to see what you think of the Gatekeeper vs the SCX 2. Let me know if you need anything, and enjoy! -Brett

Nice! Those units are pretty slick and are supposed to be real smooth. Should be a great Gatekeeper! -Brett

Thanks! A nitro crawler build sounds very interesting. Keep us updated if you do that! -Brett

@@AMain_Hobbies I will, BTW I am a 15 yr old boy using my moms account!!!! 😂

What a cool project to take on though! -Brett

Thanks Carl! -Brett

Traxxas sport.

This one

I like the background music a lot. It reminds me of all the nights I would spend up watching A main videos Summer of 2020.

What size Gatekeeper do you wear, I mean shirt? -Brett

@@AMain_Hobbies well Gatekeeper would be 1:10 scale but shirt size would be XL haha 😆

@@TheWright1 Hmm, well we don't have any more, other than mine, which you can have if you want. Is that weird? -Brett

@@AMain_Hobbies haha as long as you wash it first!!! No problem thanks for looking Brett.

Congrats Jeremy! It's a great rig. For the paint, it's been a while so the memory is a little fuzzy, but I think it was this: www.amainhobbies.com/tamiya-ps49-sky-blue-anodized-aluminum-lexan-spray-paint-100ml-tam86049/p125438 We backed it with white or silver. -Brett

No, we didn't have any 2.2" SSD Wheels to try. We did install the +6mm hubs with the 1.9" though, without issue and looking good. The +6mm are probably a must with the SSD 2.2"s. -Brett

Yes, the IFS is compatible on the Gatekeeper. -Brett

I still haven't even seen one. -Brett

Let me check...

Our truck fully ready to go is 2860 grams, and that's with the SSD +6mm Wheel Hubs installed, that we mentioned at the end of the video. -Brett

Perfect, just the info I needed. Appreciate you getting back to me. 👍

They're pretty different. They each use caged bodies, but the Capra doesn't swing up. This is the only downside to the Capra, it's tough to work on inside the cage and it's not easy to access. But the Capra is very capable, with wide axles, great scale looks and a DIG unit. The Capra also uses a 4-link rear suspension, where this Gatekeeper doesn't. We have some videos on the Capra here on our channel. But i'd say the Capra is more of a beefed-up crawler, where the Gatekeeper is designed for lots of wheel speed and power. The difference between crawling up the rock, and jumping up; in theory at least. Hope that helps Neo. -Brett

Sure, it's up to you. Since it's a kit, you'll need to add your own motor and ESC, and you could add an ESC that is NiMH compatible. -Brett

For all the power and waterproofing. We've always wanted to use one for a build but haven't had the chance until now. It's amazing and will last us a long time with other builds in the future. -Brett

Element recommends an 18T pinion, like this one: www.amainhobbies.com/protek-rc-48p-lightweight-hard-anodized-aluminum-pinion-gear-3.17mm-bore-18t-ptk-8605/p1125823?v=1125802 Page 7 of the manual, Gate 04. -Brett

@@AMain_Hobbies thanks brother

Some big bull horns? -Brett

In those parts of the woods, they call him the Gatekeeper. Ha! Sorry, we don't know. -Brett

The larger battery tray fits, but may rub depending on how big of tires you use. You could also limit your steering throw so the tires can't rub, and that would be done with your transmitter, if it has dual rate or EPA function. If you can use the small battery tray, the vehicle performance will be optimal. -Brett

@@AMain_Hobbies what do you say about the fact that the large battery tray is significantly wider than the roll cage? With the full tray its impossible to rotate the cage down to the chassis, the bottom of the cage hits the top of the battery tray and prevents the cage from going any lower. Something is definitely a miss here. I believe that in order to use the full size tray it must be mounted in the rear rather than the front and must also be trimmed back to accomodate the narrow cage even in the rear. This seems counter productive, it messes with your cg and front weight distribution, it essentially takes away the function and purpose of your battery tray and forces you to actually damage brand new parts. Perhaps my kit is somehow different than the others but it is absolutely impossible to use the large battery tray with this truck unless you make modifications to the cage/battery tray - the trade off isnt worth it to me. I chose to buy shorty pack batteries to use the truck the way it was intended - one should assume that professional reviewers at AMainHobbies would notice this issue if they had actually attempted to install the full battery tray or simply compare its width to that of the assembled roll cage - somethings a miss here. Let me know if you find a proper way to use full size batteries with this truck, thank you and happy trialing !

@@jaredlucky9990 Wow, interesting. We did not try the full size battery tray. Generally it's safe to say parts included, are parts that fit. Putting the tray in the back wouldn't be a good move for performance, so it really should be used in the front. Does it look like some dremel work would get it to fit, or is it way off? -Brett

@@AMain_Hobbies lol those were my thoughts exactly. Why include a full size battery tray that is completely unusable with the tube chassis!? And noy mention anywhere in the manual that to use the full size tray requires sendero or other body. It would be possible to use the full size tray with tube chassis but you run into a few undesireables : requires cutting out a significant/important structural portion of the tube chassis and the corrosponding body panels then you have to figure out what to do with your wires as theyll be hanging fully outside the tube chassis, plus the whole rig will now look a bit strange with batt/tray/wires all extending outside the widest part of the tube chassis. One possible way to mitigate this is to widen the tube chassis with spacers but this would require 20 or more spacers and extra modifactions to mounting positions either on the lower chassis or the tube chassis itself. Seems to me that if youre intent on using a full size batt with this particular rig that you will have to make a few sacrifices - if you dont mind the modding or changing weight distribution then id say go for it. But i run 2700 3s shorty packs and they rip so my opinion and recommendation is to leave everything stock in that regard and simply spring for a couple shorty packs. I was able find a 4pak of 2s 1500 shorty online for 40$ great price but i havnt bought them so i cant attest to the quality of those batteries.

@@jaredlucky9990 Thanks for letting us know Jared. It's disappointing to know the tray doesn't fit; why even include it then? I imagine most people will use the short tray but still, it's nice to have options. -Brett

Yes we are! -Brett

Yes, I believe it will since the front ends of the Enduros are the same. That's a good idea and would be a wild setup. Good one. -Brett

@@AMain_Hobbies hmmm i think I kno what I'm doing for next micro romper

Oh yeah, you could do racing with this in it's respective class. The Gatekeeper can definitely hold it's own! -Brett

That's what I'm doing with mine when it arrives.

Probably not man, you gotta save your money like everyone else

The runtime is determined by the size of the battery, not the truck. But, this would be a great truck: www.amainhobbies.com/element-rc-enduro-trailwalker-rtr-1-10-trail-truck-asc40101/p1011099 And with the right battery, will easily drive for over an hour, potentially two hours plus. -Brett

Get Traxxas trx4.

Hi Teagan, we sure can. Are you looking for off-road or on-road? This Trailwalker would be a good RTR Crawler: www.amainhobbies.com/element-rc-enduro-trailwalker-rtr-1-10-trail-truck-asc40101/p1011099 Here is an on-road touring car: www.amainhobbies.com/serpent-s411-1-10-rtr-4wd-electric-touring-car-ser400007/p245047 What kind of vehicle are you interested in? -Brett

@@AMain_Hobbies to be honest after watching this video I think I might get this car

The Gatekeeper kit is $299. But then it needs the electronics too. Some people reuse old electronics, but if you don't have any, you'll need to buy new ones. Here is the Gatekeeper if you want to check it out: www.amainhobbies.com/element-rc-enduro-gatekeeper-1-10-rock-crawler-builders-kit-asc40110/p1261672 -Brett

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