Element Trailwalker Black - Looks Like Crap (On Purpose)!

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Жыл бұрын

The Trailwalker Black Edition features a revised Trailwalker body that is now painted on the inside AND the outside, allowing you to fully customize the weathered look! Keep it factory fresh and let it age over time with scratches from the trail, or weather it at home with a few simple techniques that I share with you! It's also got another change in store, watch to find out more!
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@Rokstardad82 Жыл бұрын

In Michigan,we don’t have to search for rust on the web lol

@Evan_Moore61 Жыл бұрын

Just go out in your driveway and have your pick of rusty vehicles! Or drive down the road and you’ll have inspiration galore! As a fellow Michigander, I know the struggle of “Michigan cancer”

@Mike_and_Life Жыл бұрын

@@Evan_Moore61 don't forget every car ad that starts with "usual michigan rust spots" before telling you what the car is.

@randall4411 Жыл бұрын

Rust is like a beautiful woman with a tan . That's Pure Michigan !

@JFlyer1973 Жыл бұрын

Working in a body shop in SE MI… yup, every other customer that comes in for an estimate is looking for rust repair. Lol

@bwiese5387 Жыл бұрын

Minnesota agrees!

@TickleDoesRSL Жыл бұрын

This is so good would love to see more weathering sessions

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Search the word "Weather" on my channel and you'll find a bunch of content!

@TickleDoesRSL Жыл бұрын

@@scalebuildersguild thank you so much

@shuster1921 Жыл бұрын

@@scalebuildersguild All I found, was it looks like storms are coming to the north east, flagstaff got a bunch of snow, and the south is still feeling the heat!😉

@robinkesterlives Жыл бұрын

@@scalebuildersguild I searched the word "Weather" on his channel and I found a bunch of content just like he promised. 🌮🛻

@mbarton98 Жыл бұрын

I like the windshield effect. Now you need to add the water spots from the sprinklers that hit the truck on the one side as it was parked on the street.

@aegixxer1 Жыл бұрын

I did this once with a proline 78 Stepside. The paint under the lexan was a mix of copper and silver. The top coat was white. I took it to my regular spot, drove like an idiot and let the rocks scrub off the white. I can tell you, there is nothing like real rock rash. Your rust pitting looks awesome!

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Cool idea!

@Bimmerphile1 Жыл бұрын

Really cool to see someone doing this from the factory. I've been using the dual paint method (And your other methods) on my trucks for years, they are very convincing.

@kevinmontgomery9475 Жыл бұрын

great vid and amazing results as usual. thanks for sharing.

@88davidw Жыл бұрын

Wow that looks so awesome. I’ve been meaning to do this for a while. Thank you for making this video and going through the weathering process!

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and I hope it helps!

@Spor777 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video as always. Nice to see the manufacturers are still trying new stuff it is great to see. I think this is a great move fron element. Thanks for the content.

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@aguyinnc2865 Жыл бұрын

I have the original Trailwalker. Still have the 1.55 rims and tires, probably look into getting some 1.9's. Glad Element brought this truck back!

@hadynmcloughlin4661 Жыл бұрын

Happy new year, great little tutorial especially for the beginner and enjoy watching you show some simple techniques. What a great RTR - ready to customise and make it your own straight up. Would be keen to see what it looks like with the optional flat bed tray. Thanks for sharing.

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and Happy New Year to you!

@BrazinScaleRC Жыл бұрын

I feel ya on the patina advice! My first batch of Patina C1 chassis (looking back) were a bit much! BUT! Im glad people liked them and supported our creativity! Ive defiantly made progress since then. Great vid as always SBG!

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Hey, I thought that chassis was absolutely perfect!

@NikolaiOfTheJungle Жыл бұрын

I speak for everyone, you are the Bob Ross of our time my friend. Big thanks for sharing your happy little rust buckets with us

@RcNickster709 Жыл бұрын

I just learned a lot. Great video!!!

@ateaserc Жыл бұрын

Good stuff! Love watching how the weathering adds to the experience

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@44punisherable Жыл бұрын

I used to do this on my first scx10 that was converted to leafs by RC brothers parts. I just used a slight silver color under the body. Run the truck for a bit and do some rust where the scratches and scrapes occurred

@Kens64chevelle Жыл бұрын

Awesome techniques for aging the truck body. Really enjoyed the process of seeing how you do it. Thanks a bunch!

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@brokennib1 Жыл бұрын

Good old fashioned steel wool is always a great start. Personally I've always wanted to have a little run-time on the truck before I start weathering, a little trail rash is always a good place to start

@chucklanholm5680 Жыл бұрын

Great job as always. You make it look so easy.

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@thomasbialzik3060 Жыл бұрын

Nothing I love more than watching my Precious rub through some paint. And then he drilled and ground some holes, busted out the rust, and blew my mind.🤯😎 dude that looks really cool.

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@GrimSpeedFPV 11 ай бұрын

This was really cool watching the process!

@scalebuildersguild 11 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@rcstories_ca Жыл бұрын

Sweet! Love it. Love my original Trailwalker, but it’s definitely a shelf queen modelled after the pickup we had when I was a kid (with the optional canopy on the bed). FYI, the original Trailwalker did come with the roll bar in the spare parts bag. I like the 1.9" tires and the aggressive trimming on the Black Edition. Will definitely pick one up and make it my first weathered body. Hopefully the inner fenders still fit those wheel wells. This is why I love Element RC. Every release is like, oh wow, I didn’t see that coming. They keep finding novel ways to iterate on a proven, capable chassis.

@FerociousSniper Жыл бұрын

Hey! Funny running into you, here!

@MyraHodgkiss Жыл бұрын

The little things really added up, great end result

@PorkinsTheWhite Жыл бұрын

I love how they include your stickers (along with others) on the sticker sheet. Nice way of saying thank you for all you've done.

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@saturnfivehynrgrc581 Жыл бұрын

Good tutorial and review Matt. Keep it up. Like button engaged.

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

@Rockatha Жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing this video. Very interesting gives me a lot ideas for future projects.

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Glad to help!

@truerc Жыл бұрын

Really great tips👍Thanks for sharing the possibilities

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@BlindGuyRc Жыл бұрын

Element is really bring slot to the game. This is a very cool idea. Awesome video man. 😎👍👍

@ronstoner1656 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the content. "Less is more", there is a life lesson in that somewhere.

@phochmann8376 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this...timing is perfect. Very valuable information for me.

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@DreamBigBuildSmall Жыл бұрын

Great video. It looks like Element is paying attention to the market & making adjustments.

@stevemiller7980 Жыл бұрын

Thats pretty amazing. You're right, its very convincing. Thanks for sharing some knowledge with us.

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@FarmerFpv Жыл бұрын

This is awesome. I have been building WW2 RC planes and my favorite part was taking a brand-new shiny kit and weathering it up. Especially carrier-based Hellcats that have salt spray all over the front of the wings. Weathering WW2 planes helped me transfer into scale-building RC crawlers/scalers. It's relaxing putting in the work on RC cars since I know I'm not going to crash it from 100ft high at 90 mph into the ground.

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Very cool! And although crawlers can crash... definitely not from 100ft high!

@UnicornMoto 6 ай бұрын

Manual focus is your friend. Love seeing some techniques- so cool.

@scalebuildersguild 6 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@andyb9994 Жыл бұрын

Very very cool...thanks for the tips and secrets of weathering....I have not artistic ability but with that body I may be able to give that some weathering, thanks again for the tips and supplies for this technique!!👍👍

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! Thanks for watching!

@PeterCPRail8748 Жыл бұрын

Great idea by a manufacturer to get someone into customizing their truck via actual modelling, not just buying slap on accessories. Love how the quick weathering turned out.

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@evintacy7272 Жыл бұрын

What great idea element had! Great Job Matt! 😊

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@tomlucasrccrawlers9108 Жыл бұрын

That's really cool. Besides wanting another Clodbuster(I sold my 30 year old one a couple of years ago), I would love to have this rig.

@Jbzy3000 Жыл бұрын

Thanks to you I paint all my trucks and cars like this. Then when they get scratch from rollover or horrible lines and tumbles I don’t worry. I weather by using. I must remember hit the high lines. All around good sheit!!!!

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

That's great to hear!

@vintagerc9173 Жыл бұрын

Roll bar in bed, same as blue one. Love my blue Trailwalker And the body mounts on Vanquish exactly as Josh did it when running with John Shultz, just need to trim Wheel wells for 1.9 tires.

@voodoostroker Жыл бұрын

Very cool Matt. All it needs to finish it off is one of your Built Heartbeat Tough emblems on the grill lol

@SlooDon Жыл бұрын

Thank you Matt! This maybe simple to you and many others, but its a great guide for me. I mainly focus on the mechanics and suspension aspects of my builds and keep the bodies clean and simple. But I want to try these tips. Hopefully Element will sell the body only. If not I'll buy clear and paint the inside and out. Thanks again!

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

@Overland_RC Жыл бұрын

The original Trailwalker was a really cool truck, I'm glad I was able to get one after they were discontinued. It's too bad this one doesn't feature all of the nice updates from their previous release, excluding all of the cost cutting moves.

@forrestcrabbe Жыл бұрын

that's a pretty neat idea element had. yer weathering job looks good \m/ y'all have a badass day \m/

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🤘

@discoveryrc Жыл бұрын

You can scratch it with the knife you made 🤣. 2023 gonna be a great year for rc

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

I didn't make it... I assembled it 😂

@RobKingRC 9 ай бұрын

Turned out great bro!

@scalebuildersguild 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@prestonsrc Жыл бұрын

I like the idea behind it!

@McRcFly 4 ай бұрын

I did this with my axial dingo build.. however i just let nature take its course with all the inevitable rollovers and scraping on rocks. 👍

@andrewrichey7374 Жыл бұрын

Looks real awesome, appreciate you sharing Yep I was here watching catch on the next one

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@chertrocktunnelgarage2171 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Looking forward to more.

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@roccodifrancesco3514 Жыл бұрын

Great job on the weathering Matt! The rusting/weathering was awesome, but the windshield wiper technique was a whoa idea as it really looked liked a vehicle in the elements...Element lol. This is the same body as the original blue version, but with body cuts around the fender and rear bumper lips. It also has the rock sliders from the red flatbed version. The original blue version looked more scale with 1.55 wheels, but yet you really made this version very unique. As far as capability, Element is legit with Team Associated DNA...no joke legit. Thanks for the video!

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Bradkozakandfriends1830 Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Really great video.

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@shafiqjan1474 Жыл бұрын

I learned more than a bit, thank you 😊 👍

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@BullmanBuiltRC Жыл бұрын

Great video. It’s wild to see a major company do this.

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@jasonmccracken840 Жыл бұрын

Nixxon watches did a watch wear the top paint was meant to wear off to age the watch faster was a cool idea at the time didn't sell well lol

@Braindog Жыл бұрын

Thx for the Tips ... Cool Truck Nice Job Element.... Love it

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@gxtxRCcrawling Жыл бұрын

man it looks super nice :D

@heinzdampf2596 Жыл бұрын

BEST. EPISODE. EVER.

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Papa_Shorty Жыл бұрын

I’m glad to see they brought the Trailwalker back. I still have my heart set on finding an unopened original Trailwalker.

@Tom_Wade Жыл бұрын

I have a soft spot for the og blue TW. Ugly little toad, but surprisingly capable even bone stock 👍🏻

@Papa_Shorty Жыл бұрын

@@Tom_Wade yeah it was the first Rc to grab my attention. By the time I was able to get one, I couldn’t find a new one. Sad times we are in.

@kenmetz5048 Жыл бұрын

My thought is doing this on my Bomber with a chevy body and let my terrible driving do the weathering.

@Luke-en2tk Жыл бұрын

Windscreen wiper effect is very cool, I haven't seen that before

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@JonnieB. Жыл бұрын

Looks great! Would adding streaks to the windshield be over the top? Could be as simple as a swipe with the rough side of that kitchen sponge. Would really add to the age appropriate wear and tear I think.

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Nice idea!

@Granite-City-RC Жыл бұрын

Thats how i painted my crawler a couple years back, a mixed metallic silver and red primer underneath for a rust effect, then metallic silver then primer then top coats on the outside to pick up authentic paint damage and weathering on the trail ...... not cleaning it helps as well LOL :)

@Papa_Shorty Жыл бұрын

I did something similar on a hardbody rc. It actually worked really well surprisingly.

@Granite-City-RC Жыл бұрын

@@Papa_Shorty its a cool way to do it , let the paint get real world damage :)

@phw340 Жыл бұрын

Love the rust and wiper trail you added! Can this body be heated to add dents? I used to do this on old plastic model cars, didn’t know if this could be done as well on lexan? Door dents are cool! Thanks for the video!

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Sure can! An excellent way to add more damage!

@just.jose.youtube Жыл бұрын

MORE videos like this! 😛 Small, easy, scale, weathering, videos! 😁 Have fun!

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@FreedomYak Жыл бұрын

Holy giant taillight stickers Batman!

@RCCrawlerz209 Жыл бұрын

Got the Ecto & already have all the Treal weights on it.

@RCRitterFPV Жыл бұрын

you make me want to get an airbrush... soo nice

@woodland_rc4712 Жыл бұрын

That's what Axial did with the 1.9 Wraith. Factory painted on outside. Wish more companies did this.

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Yep! Definitely a cool technique!

@nvrmor023 Жыл бұрын

Arrma notorious has it as well

@rcdrives3882 Жыл бұрын

I like it a lot! :)

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

@butterknife_mtb_rc Жыл бұрын

I’m early for once, sweet!

@allengeist5481 Жыл бұрын

Cool but wiper shld have gone further over on driver side but I love that 💡 thanks

@bucketheadrox Жыл бұрын

Now rc4wd needs to do rust colored hardbodies. Cause the rocks made mine show primer. And now a bright red body underneath

@RCinOC Жыл бұрын

You could tape of the windshield. Drive it through some mud puddles, remove tape and never wash it. 👍

@JoeCools Жыл бұрын

Great job there, Mr.Matt. How do you know what paint you can use on an RC car body? Thanks in advance /Joe

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

If it's Lexan, anything labelled as paint for polycarbonate bodies will work!

@jerryvolpini7987 Жыл бұрын

Neat concept, thanks for the video, it's a big help! 👍 That grill, though...........🤦🏻‍♂️

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@wadebrown1126 Жыл бұрын

Have you ever tried cinnamon to make the heavy rust look? I would brush on paint or clearcoat and while it was still wet I sprinkle cinnamon on it. When I really want it chunky I spray clearcoat over the cinnamon which darkens it and then springle more cinnamon around edges to give it real looking depth

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Same technique as pigments, just a different powder. Good thinking!

@outlawfpv1551 Жыл бұрын

Matt, maybe a channel setting on your side. I can't set notifications to all, it reverts to none notifications.

@RandomRCTV Жыл бұрын

Looks super cool. nice #subtle

@Firewlkre Жыл бұрын

Element, lest we forget is team associated, pray they never get bought out like axial!

@ed0c Жыл бұрын

you have to check out vice grip garage! that scout he saved will give you massive inspiration. guy is hilarious too

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'll check it out!

@daylightdies7194 Жыл бұрын

Now I want to build a crawler and try this out

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Go for it!

@dneitzel772 Жыл бұрын

One blue fender or something. On another note, when you were masking the windshield, I thought you would put the super fine scratches in the section of glass that the wipers wear on over the years. However, that light coat of "wiped away" dust does look really real. Nice work.

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

@offroad1911 Жыл бұрын

You be the Bob Ross of rust painting. 😂

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you!

@MeatSleeve Жыл бұрын

Wholly huge tail light stickers😂😂

@fishnrc294 Жыл бұрын

There’s a sticker that looks just like a wooden metal railed bed that would look good in there I have it in a Crawler I have with a shallow bed. It comes in a sheet you just cut to fit. There’s a lot of new releases right now & I have a Sendero HD & custom Ecto & the new SE. They should’ve put the new transmission in it like the SE & although you can do it yourself they should’ve had it in already but it’s hard to complain for 389$ or whatever it is. I like the body that’s what draws me. But my plans where to get the new Redcat till now maybe. Both are not in stock so maybe I’ll decide by which one becomes available first.

@liamRC5487 Жыл бұрын

Would it look good to naturally let the scrapes and bangs and water look natural?

@AdamDay1979 Жыл бұрын

Great job you must of watched the tutorial on Harley Designs 😂, no kidding it came amazing you make it sound easy but I think I would need to buy a back up shell 👌👍

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Less is more!

@curtisjensen6886 Жыл бұрын

What type of paint do u use on rcs that is safe

@alanq64 Жыл бұрын

I imagine that as you drive it'll get scratches also. Pretty neat idea. Are those wheels going to work for your CUCV build?

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Not enough bolts!

@alanq64 Жыл бұрын

@@scalebuildersguild How many lugs are you looking for? 8?

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

@@alanq64 Yep, 8!

@HarleyDesignsInc Жыл бұрын

Much better without the little tires!

@meirdeaph Жыл бұрын

Awesome possum

@goosegilligan5104 Жыл бұрын

So just so I’m understanding correctly you paint only the outside of the body and do your first outside layer in the “rust colour” you want to reveal and then paint over top with your base colour you want?

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

No, to achieve this technique, you paint the inside of the body in your rust colors, and paint the outside in your desired exterior color. Then sand away the exterior color to reveal the rust.

@Horror-cow Жыл бұрын

Ok ok I can get behind this rig. Now I need to learn how to paint.. dang it. If you want to squad up on pubg mobile.. I'll carry you matt.

@rcontrack5408 Жыл бұрын

I think RTR stands for ready to rebuild because every RTR I've ever owned had to be rebuilt

@toeshifter Жыл бұрын

They just missed the mark with this one in my opinion. I love everything about it except the extra cutout fenders. Should of left that for us to decide. This would have been a golden start to a straight axle scale trail truck if the fenders were left appropriate. Great video as always. I am really liking where Element RC is heading.

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

It would have rubbed something awful if they left it!

@davidtrevino5769 Жыл бұрын

I think your sponges are the equivalent to Josh's X-acto blades?

@heikohesse4666 Жыл бұрын

Hi - the body is one thing - what is about the chassis / transmission etc. - is that identical with the other Elements RCs?

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

Yes it is, hence why I didn't cover it in this video and added a card to watch the previous review.

@wasaker09 Жыл бұрын

Can you recommend a specific airbrush kit?

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

I use the Paasche Talon and I like it!

@varmintsniper2551 Жыл бұрын

I would just run it and let the bashing rust magic happen …no need to force the issue. Haha

@evoone3039 Жыл бұрын

the extra gears if to go from 6% to 12% over drive.

@sethparker4624 Жыл бұрын

Matt, I love when your chuffed(sp?)! What is the etymology of this amazing Canadian saying?

@scalebuildersguild Жыл бұрын

It's actually a British saying... but we Canadians tend to use them here... "chuffed (comparative more chuffed, superlative most chuffed) (British, Ireland, informal) Very pleased or satisfied; delighted."

@sethparker4624 Жыл бұрын

@@scalebuildersguild I am most chuffed by your reply!