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Thread title renamed - was: Project Top Secret - Element Enduro Scale Builder's Kit OK - the project name and outline for this one is still top secret, until next week, and in fact I've been calling it Top Secret for so long that I might actually officially name it Project Top Secret anyway. But for now, I want to get some of the highs and lows of the build out of the way, as there have been a few. This isn't a full build thread - I get bored doing those and I'm sure somebody has already done one. Instead this is a highlight reel of the past few months. Let's start with a little bit of backstory. I bought my first Element Enduro Scale Builder's Kit from the Racecraft RC pit shop at Revival 2021. I'd just finished building a GMade BOM, and loved almost every minute of it; before that I'd built an MST CFX-W J45C, and enjoyed that too. Both cars had been bought with a bigger project in mind, but upon building them, I realised they were more suited to plain trail duty - not because they weren't capable enough in their own way, but because the cost of buying the extra parts I'd need was prohibitive, and because the way the chassis were designed made it hard to work out how I was going to get everything to fit. Luck came my way towards the end of 4WD Sunday (to be fair I didn't have much luck during the race, finishing some way down the order with a Manta Ray that shredded parts in every race, preventing me from getting a good setup). My number came up in the raffle, landing me with a Black Edition Lunchbox that someone had bought from Racecraft RC that very morning, and donated into the prize pot. As please as I was with my win, I already have a lunchbox (well, my daughter does), and I already have a WR-02 that (IMO) is a better solution to the wheelie vehicle problem. So I took it straight back to Racecraft RC and traded it in for the Element Enduro. This seemed to be the perfect donor for the project I had in mind, as all the parts are available in neat modular sets, and Adie can get them in stock at the local shop - it's convenient that Racecraft RC is not only the official pit shop at all Iconic events, but also only 30 minutes drive from home. Now, onto the key features of the Element Enduro, and the highlights (and lowlights) of the build...