I ordered the Black Ecto and should receive it in the next few days so I’ve been watching a ton of videos about it. I have to say this has been my favorite so far. I wasn’t a subscriber before but now I am. Thank you for the straightforward and informative overview and especially thank you for showing how it did on the trails. Keep up the great work.
Just wanted to say thanks for the inspiration. Took my Gravel bike out for a loop with my Capra strapped on my backpack for a mid ride break and crawl. Will definitely be doing it again!
Not sure how/why YT suggested this vid, but I'm glad I watched it! As a MTB'er and used to do RC cars back as a teenager as well, I'm thinking of taking it slow and getting back in with this truck! Thanks for sharing! New subscriber!
You have the most comprehensive crawler reviews on RUclips. I have this car on order and didn’t know Reedy offered a card for programming until I watched your review. No other RUclipsr mentioned this. You rock! 🙏
Very cool video. Excellent review, nice crawling and I love the biking in aspect! And we’ve all accidentally brought the uncharged batteries (or forgotten the EC3 to Dean’s adapter so the charged batteries couldn’t be plugged in!). The matte black is gorgeous - it’s gonna look wicked sick as the rocks start to take their toll!
I wish we were in the same country, I love riding my MTB and crawling RC cars and often combine the 2, as you have. Riding in you can get to some awesome trails for both is so cool. Really enjoyed this thanks, I’m just starting out with my crawling vids so this is very inspirational. The element is on my wish list, look like a great crawler.
@@6oh8rc48 I dunno; RC Girl has been the ONLY influencer to feature this truck, and her abbreviated trail run leaves $399.00 of doubt in my mind. More time should have been spent organizing for the truck's review rather than the gd bicycle trail and backpack.
I’ve been wanting an ecto since they came out. I’ve searched for some vids of folks running brushless systems that have a bit of speed but can’t find any. I LOVE trailing but like all my “crawlers” to be able to kick up dirt too! Just like my 1:1 trail trucks and Jeeps :)
I keep a package of Avery 1/4" green dot stickers at my charging station. I place a dot on each battery as it comes off the charger. I remove the sticker when it's drained. Simple & effective.
I’ve had a Element r/c Trail Walker rig a few years ago. A tire change and it became a inexpensive beast. Unfortunately I sold it. I was in my local hobby shop and asked is Element R/C still around. My hobby guy point out the Ecto truck. Oh wow. Then I found out some my local guys super crawlers are built on Element chassis. How did I miss your review of this cool truck. I know life and too much time running the 24th and 18th scale trucks .
* * I just bought my first crawler a few wks ago * * I was shopping for a used crawler for my first one. and one of the guys i was talking to about buying his had someone message him about buying theirs ( he was known as a collector so ppl would constantly reach out to him to buy theirs ) and so he linked me to that guy. he so happened to be selling a BRAND NEW enduro knightrunner 4x4 that had like 30 min of play time. he paid full price for it like a day or 2 prior and he sold it to me for $250 ! ( yes he had receipts etc so i know it wasnt stolen ) this truck is AWESOME out of the box. ( mine has the blue tacoma body on it but i am having a custom FJ cruiser body 3d printed for it soon ) i am in the process of digging a little crawler section in my backyard right now. ( but its becoming summer here in az so i need to hurry hahha ) the only issue ive had with mine is i think the factory didnt install one of the toe arms correctly cuz it kept popping out. so i took both left and right sides out and got them even and reinstalled and it hasnt popped back out again since. ( also the axle would pop out when that happened too and its a pain to get back in cuz you gotta align both at the same time lol ) anyways... cheers and ENJOY ! * BTW * that truck body on yours is sick af !
Good to see a Girl into Trucks and RC's. I like your reviews. This Ecto is super cool looking. My favorite is your flat black model. I want to scratch it off to show that Rustoleum Red Color. It reminds me of my Red Cat Ascent. I am going to get one of these. I am glad I found your review. THANK YOU.
the larger battery tray can be used up front , only the shorter one fits with in the body at the back. I got the gate keeper builders kit then added the ecto body as a option.
That spot you entered the cow gate was an all time favorite place for long range (and other general flying) FPV back in the day for our group in SC before they got all strict with it. Legend has it you can still occasionally find a Capirinha or Bixler flying every now and again lol. Awesome video. Blows me away how detailed these trucks are.
Cool video! I remember meeting the Element guys when they first launched a few years ago at Proline by the fire, the trucks have a lot of great engineering behind them, and this might be my next truck!
That's a great truck, and what a stunning place to run it! You're very lucky to have that to play on. I'm into mountain biking, and that looks like a great place to explore!! Nice job. 😎👍🏻
Im completely new to this scene and just bought my first crawler. The Ecto is what i picked based solely on the looks😂 super pleased to see this video combines MTB and crawling, genius! I ride my bike in some 😍 places...taking my crawler with me will allow me to slow down and enjoy these places more. May even end up starting my own channel haha thanks for the inspiration!!🎉 Subscription engaged🤙
WOW!!!! That wad AWESOME RC Girl!!! For me the Ecto has been the best performer out od the box compared to all my other rigs. If you keep the stock esc and motor I would recommend getting the Reedy programmer card. Works just like the HW one. I dialed the punch down a little bit, very smooth.👍👍👍
Awesome vid!!👍. Been wanting to carry my rig on my mountain bike. Lots of great places to crawl were I ride:). Awesome to see mountain biking and the RC hobby connecting so cool!! Really awesome truck too.
i love element, my build of my daily(77 Chevy 4x4 van)in 1/10 scale was a builders kit from them with proline body, I need this ecto thought its bad ass looking.
I have a few of those Batteries & they are awesome every chance I get I pick another one up. I’ll got the 3600mah version also & recommend. Can’t go wrong with Gens.
This Black version is the best looking one yet. I already have a Ecto so it makes no sense to buy another one that has the same chassis. They should’ve added some kind of upgrades that they showed on the SE model. It’s I super good performer stock but an update would’ve been nice.
I'm thinking about buying one of these and turning it into 6×6 RC recovery vehicle, inspired by the world's heaviest off-road Wrecker, from Matt's off-road recovery.
Cool, would have loved to see more driving with this truck, the 2-3 minutes of drive footage was not nearly enough to get a decent idea on the performance, Also the error floating across the driving footage: Warp Stabilizer and Speed can't be used on same clip was pretty distracting.
Nice work again. Keep the the good content coming. Great to watch. I've got a question for ya. Will a 11.1volt lipo battery damage a 540 Brushed motor originally rated for 7.4 volts if a ESC is used? You're the only one I trust to answer this.Thanks
No way to uncharged batteries oh well will watch for the next one. Really appreciate what you did share it was super cool love it, will watch for the next one until then peace and chicken grease 😁👍👍😎
Great location and love biking in to get to it. There’s loads of great bike trails here (Scotland) that would be great for crawling but unless you’re there at 5am they’re too busy to be Rc-ing on 😅
I have the enduro, do they not use most of the same stuff in it, like frame, axles, shock mounts. Could I not just get the rear sway bar and drag link setup and convert mine to an Ecto?
Hi RC Girl! Thanks for your great videos, I don't have any RC yet but you're making me want one hehe ;-) I was wondering if you know if there's a decent RC hovercraft out there? My brother had the Tyco Typhoon in the 90's, I still think it was awesome and would love to get a modernized version. If it doesn't exist, maybe I could build one? Thanks 🙂
What's weird is I'm starting to build an ECTO 1A Ghostbusters rock crawler but it's gonna have an ALTER EGO body which is gonna be black painted over red painted over a white hard plastic body so as it gets scratched through the black paint it will go into the red which will look like blood and then a deeper will go to the white that will look like bone so one body is gonna be the white movie car Ghostbusters body with all the gear and accessories on top and the 2nd body was going to be the hearse and I was gonna call it the ROCK ECTO.... This whole segment makes me think someone got into my head for these ideas!!!😳😂🤤🤣
Hello RC girl back watching again I got my body reamer and Lexan scissors they are awesome. I appreciate you Just want you to know I received it, and you have beautiful handwriting
Hey all - seems to be a scammer going around using my logo replying to comments about a giveaway (again...). It's not me. Don't fall for scams!!!
I ordered the Black Ecto and should receive it in the next few days so I’ve been watching a ton of videos about it. I have to say this has been my favorite so far. I wasn’t a subscriber before but now I am. Thank you for the straightforward and informative overview and especially thank you for showing how it did on the trails. Keep up the great work.
Just wanted to say thanks for the inspiration. Took my Gravel bike out for a loop with my Capra strapped on my backpack for a mid ride break and crawl. Will definitely be doing it again!
Not sure how/why YT suggested this vid, but I'm glad I watched it! As a MTB'er and used to do RC cars back as a teenager as well, I'm thinking of taking it slow and getting back in with this truck! Thanks for sharing! New subscriber!
My sister from The RC Girl channel is so cool!! I think the explanation is too good. It's great.😁😁😍😍
You have the most comprehensive crawler reviews on RUclips. I have this car on order and didn’t know Reedy offered a card for programming until I watched your review. No other RUclipsr mentioned this. You rock! 🙏
Very cool video. Excellent review, nice crawling and I love the biking in aspect! And we’ve all accidentally brought the uncharged batteries (or forgotten the EC3 to Dean’s adapter so the charged batteries couldn’t be plugged in!). The matte black is gorgeous - it’s gonna look wicked sick as the rocks start to take their toll!
I wish we were in the same country, I love riding my MTB and crawling RC cars and often combine the 2, as you have. Riding in you can get to some awesome trails for both is so cool. Really enjoyed this thanks, I’m just starting out with my crawling vids so this is very inspirational. The element is on my wish list, look like a great crawler.
Ahhh yes! Another fellow MTB & RC nerd! MTB trail systems have some of the best terrain to run crawlers.
I've been a Traxxas/Axial fan, but this looks like a worthy(and fun) step out of my comfort zone. Thanks for featuring it.
I had a buddy the same as you, needless to say, he was pleasantly surprised with the Ecto. Give it a shot!!
@@6oh8rc48 I dunno; RC Girl has been the ONLY influencer to feature this truck, and her abbreviated trail run leaves $399.00 of doubt in my mind. More time should have been spent organizing for the truck's review rather than the gd bicycle trail and backpack.
@@douglaselliott8298 the only review? It’s an ecto been out for years and almost every single RUclipsr has covered it already.
That thing must be something special.
I mean. All the way to an isolated area "only accessible" on a trail bike to run that baby. Wow. 😊
I’ve been wanting an ecto since they came out.
I’ve searched for some vids of folks running brushless systems that have a bit of speed but can’t find any.
I LOVE trailing but like all my “crawlers” to be able to kick up dirt too! Just like my 1:1 trail trucks and Jeeps :)
Also can’t find this …
Nice Video! 🫶🏻👍🏻😀
That's a cool looking truck I like those wheels they really stand out with the flat black paint job. Great vid keep up the great work!
I keep a package of Avery 1/4" green dot stickers at my charging station. I place a dot on each battery as it comes off the charger. I remove the sticker when it's drained. Simple & effective.
I’ve had a Element r/c Trail Walker rig a few years ago. A tire change and it became a inexpensive beast. Unfortunately I sold it. I was in my local hobby shop and asked is Element R/C still around. My hobby guy point out the Ecto truck. Oh wow. Then I found out some my local guys super crawlers are built on Element chassis. How did I miss your review of this cool truck. I know life and too much time running the 24th and 18th scale trucks .
* * I just bought my first crawler a few wks ago * *
I was shopping for a used crawler for my first one. and one of the guys i was talking to about buying his had someone message him about buying theirs ( he was known as a collector so ppl would constantly reach out to him to buy theirs ) and so he linked me to that guy.
he so happened to be selling a BRAND NEW enduro knightrunner 4x4 that had like 30 min of play time.
he paid full price for it like a day or 2 prior and he sold it to me for $250 ! ( yes he had receipts etc so i know it wasnt stolen )
this truck is AWESOME out of the box. ( mine has the blue tacoma body on it but i am having a custom FJ cruiser body 3d printed for it soon )
i am in the process of digging a little crawler section in my backyard right now. ( but its becoming summer here in az so i need to hurry hahha )
the only issue ive had with mine is i think the factory didnt install one of the toe arms correctly cuz it kept popping out. so i took both left and right sides out and got them even and reinstalled and it hasnt popped back out again since. ( also the axle would pop out when that happened too and its a pain to get back in cuz you gotta align both at the same time lol )
anyways... cheers and ENJOY !
* BTW * that truck body on yours is sick af !
Good to see a Girl into Trucks and RC's. I like your reviews. This Ecto is super cool looking. My favorite is your flat black model. I want to scratch it off to show that Rustoleum Red Color. It reminds me of my Red Cat Ascent. I am going to get one of these. I am glad I found your review. THANK YOU.
the larger battery tray can be used up front , only the shorter one fits with in the body at the back.
I got the gate keeper builders kit then added the ecto body as a option.
That spot you entered the cow gate was an all time favorite place for long range (and other general flying) FPV back in the day for our group in SC before they got all strict with it. Legend has it you can still occasionally find a Capirinha or Bixler flying every now and again lol. Awesome video. Blows me away how detailed these trucks are.
Cool video! I remember meeting the Element guys when they first launched a few years ago at Proline by the fire, the trucks have a lot of great engineering behind them, and this might be my next truck!
That's a great truck, and what a stunning place to run it! You're very lucky to have that to play on. I'm into mountain biking, and that looks like a great place to explore!! Nice job. 😎👍🏻
It's about time a company did that. I've been painting mine that way for years
Just got my ecto black three days ago and out of the box its a beast. Keep the vids coming i enjoy watching
Im completely new to this scene and just bought my first crawler. The Ecto is what i picked based solely on the looks😂 super pleased to see this video combines MTB and crawling, genius! I ride my bike in some 😍 places...taking my crawler with me will allow me to slow down and enjoy these places more. May even end up starting my own channel haha thanks for the inspiration!!🎉 Subscription engaged🤙
Ha, that's one cool looking truck. As for the uncharged batteries, don't feel to bad, we've all done that. Lol. Nice video, thanks for sharing. John
Dead batteries?!! Sounds like something I would do too! 😂 Love the trail bike and location, awesome choices!
RC and MTB…RC Dream GIRL for the win😍
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WOW!!!! That wad AWESOME RC Girl!!! For me the Ecto has been the best performer out od the box compared to all my other rigs. If you keep the stock esc and motor I would recommend getting the Reedy programmer card. Works just like the HW one. I dialed the punch down a little bit, very smooth.👍👍👍
Ah yes, I should pick up a card 👌🏼
Awesome vid!!👍. Been wanting to carry my rig on my mountain bike. Lots of great places to crawl were I ride:). Awesome to see mountain biking and the RC hobby connecting so cool!! Really awesome truck too.
This might be my first 1/10 scale RC now. Great Video
i love element, my build of my daily(77 Chevy 4x4 van)in 1/10 scale was a builders kit from them with proline body, I need this ecto thought its bad ass looking.
I have a few of those Batteries & they are awesome every chance I get I pick another one up. I’ll got the 3600mah version also & recommend. Can’t go wrong with Gens.
Terrific rig. Looks and capability! Also your RC sling for the back pack is awesome. Cheers!
🤙🏻🤙🏻
That is stunning. The environment of course.
Amazing Footage!!! Very Cool Trail beautiful landscape!!! The ECTO in black is a beauty!!!
I can't wait to own this truck! The ecto impressed me so much when i tried it. Great video! Thanks so much!
Super cool RC girl, watching now Friday morning 8:30 AM
So happy to have found your channel, awesome video! I’m think about the enduro SE for a 1/10 trail truck, what would you recommend?
This Black version is the best looking one yet. I already have a Ecto so it makes no sense to buy another one that has the same chassis. They should’ve added some kind of upgrades that they showed on the SE model. It’s I super good performer stock but an update would’ve been nice.
Love your content and energy. Thanks for sharing....!
Thank you! 🤘🏼
2 months owning this rig.. what do you think of it still.
Noticed and like the rivet look around the windshield and? Storage areas on the bed.
Heck yeah looks like RC heaven there for sure gosh this is going to be awesome really appreciate you sharing RC girl 👍👍😎
Just ordered one of your body Reimers set super cool, I have a body reamer I’ve had for some years but it’s junk not very good quality
This new Element looks real nice 👍
Love this truck! I have a question though.....I love to add scale details. Is an interior available for it? Thanks!
The uncharge battery never happens to me, I always check and put it separately do that and you will thank me
That’s a nice ride there. I have been looking for another option to go with. I love my TRx4 sport. This new one might be a winner.
I really like the Ecto in the new finish. Great video!
ha. no amature move, we all do that from time to time, even bringing the wrong adapters lol. happens when you are excited to go out and have fun.
I'm thinking about buying one of these and turning it into 6×6 RC recovery vehicle, inspired by the world's heaviest off-road Wrecker, from Matt's off-road recovery.
Hahahaaaa.
Cool, would have loved to see more driving with this truck, the 2-3 minutes of drive footage was not nearly enough to get a decent idea on the performance,
Also the error floating across the driving footage: Warp Stabilizer and Speed can't be used on same clip was pretty distracting.
Awesome video thank u ma'am. I love how quiet it is...may be my next rig to purchase
Oh wow love that rig specially being black my favorite
very nice friend❤
Nice work again. Keep the the good content coming. Great to watch. I've got a question for ya. Will a 11.1volt lipo battery damage a 540 Brushed motor originally rated for 7.4 volts if a ESC is used? You're the only one I trust to answer this.Thanks
@Text +①(④⓪②) ③①⑥-②③⑨⑤ this is a scammer. Don't fall for it!
The truck looks amazing. Great vid thanks.
Yeah love my carryall RC backpack I have the very first one that they made and it is awesome even got room to carry a lunch yeah
When will they be in stock!! Great video. Looks like the PNW 🤙
I like element shocks but they leak like crazy. Trx4 and basecamp shocks are just as good but do not leak
good to know!
No way to uncharged batteries oh well will watch for the next one. Really appreciate what you did share it was super cool love it, will watch for the next one until then peace and chicken grease 😁👍👍😎
Awesome video RC Girl I like it and watching enjoying too and looks great 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😃😎♥️ AWESOME TRUCK RC GIRL
i love your mountain bike i am an avid mountain biker and rc enthusiast myself
Great location and love biking in to get to it. There’s loads of great bike trails here (Scotland) that would be great for crawling but unless you’re there at 5am they’re too busy to be Rc-ing on 😅
Very nice crawler truck...
Where can i buy that carring bag..
Here in Montréal there is not many rc store...❤❤❤❤
You're not messing around with the MTB, nice ride ya got there.
Great lookin rig. Love the black edition too!
I liked you videos of the RC shops up the Oregon coast.
I am a fan of the color also, it looks bad to the bone I love it
Oh man that's how I roll twice a week with my RC on my back
I have the enduro, do they not use most of the same stuff in it, like frame, axles, shock mounts. Could I not just get the rear sway bar and drag link setup and convert mine to an Ecto?
Enjoyed the video, looks like a super capable rig. Brought uncharged batteries? We must be related lol!.
It looks like a light rig. A good feature for a crawler.
Yeah it's kinda light. Should have weighed it. Great for crawling and bike packing!
Great vid, very nice spot there for trail running.-
Great video. Pretty good RTR I'd be hardpressed to believe it handles better than the vanquish phoenix though.
Awesome! Great Bike! Great video!
Nice video! Awesome crawler & trail truck.
Hi RC Girl! Thanks for your great videos, I don't have any RC yet but you're making me want one hehe ;-) I was wondering if you know if there's a decent RC hovercraft out there? My brother had the Tyco Typhoon in the 90's, I still think it was awesome and would love to get a modernized version. If it doesn't exist, maybe I could build one? Thanks 🙂
What's weird is I'm starting to build an ECTO 1A Ghostbusters rock crawler but it's gonna have an ALTER EGO body which is gonna be black painted over red painted over a white hard plastic body so as it gets scratched through the black paint it will go into the red which will look like blood and then a deeper will go to the white that will look like bone so one body is gonna be the white movie car Ghostbusters body with all the gear and accessories on top and the 2nd body was going to be the hearse and I was gonna call it the ROCK ECTO....
This whole segment makes me think someone got into my head for these ideas!!!😳😂🤤🤣
Hello RC girl back watching again I got my body reamer and Lexan scissors they are awesome. I appreciate you Just want you to know I received it, and you have beautiful handwriting
Nice pack, an awesome truck.
Love the black body and this Truck. my Ecto have a driver in it, seen on my channel😁
11:46 are you getting an overlaid error from your software or do you mean that banner to be there?
@The RC Girl
Ugh lol yeah it's an editing error that I didn't catch in the final upload. Whoops
One awsome crawler!
Awesome rig ❤
Awesome work 👏. & mad trails , they will teach u to insure charged batteries ,young jedi..
Hey RC Girl where can I get a backpack like that? Keep up with the great videos!!
Great video 😍
Great video 👍👍💯
Can a 3s lipo battery be used on this truck?
👍🏽 Like from France 🇫🇷
Cool video👍 big like👍👍👍
Does this have a locking diff
Oh no! 😂 rode all that way too!
Ah man.. I just got the Traxxas defender and G63… lol oof I want this now too
Nice video. Thankyou.
This is the one I’d get if I were to get one
Very nice vid👍
Whats up rc girl!🤗 like looks of this truck alot!
I'd highly recommend riding mailboxes to get to the rock garden. Much better trail