Electronic properties of the topological kagome metals <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mi>YV</mml:mi><mml:mn>6</mml:mn></mml:msub><mml:msub><mml:mi>Sn</mml:mi><mml:mn>6</mml:mn></mml:msub></mml:mrow></mml:math> and <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mi>GdV</mml:mi><mml:mn>6</mml:mn></mml:msub><mml:msub><mml:mi>Sn</mml:mi><mml:mn>6</mml:mn></mml:msub></mml:mrow></mml:math>

The synthesis and characterization of vanadium-based kagome metals YV$_6$Sn$_6$ GdV$_6$Sn$_6$ are presented. X-ray diffraction, magnetization, magnetotransport, heat capacity measurements reveal an ideal network V-ions coordinated by Sn separated triangular lattice planes rare-earth ions. onset low-temperature, likely noncollinear, magnetic order Gd spins is detected in GdV$_6$Sn$_6$, while both compounds remain nonmagnetic. Density functional theory calculations presented modeling the band structures compounds, which can be classified as $\mathbb{Z}_2$ topological paramagnetic state. Both exhibit high mobility, multiband transport present interesting platform for controlling interplay between associated with $R$-site sublattice nontrivial topology V-based network. Our results invite future exploration other $R$V$_6$Sn$_6$ ($R$=rare earth) variants where this tuned via substitution.