Posted on January 30th, 2010 by Jeff Hoy
The Losi Highroller family is now complete. Take your pick and get it in 1/10th scale, 1/36th micro scale, or in the new 1/18th mini scale. The Mini Highroller is a fully assembled RTR 2wd monster truck with a tubular styled, narrow chassis, very similar to it’s larger 1/10th scale brother. It’s driven by a RS280 motor controlled by an electronic speed [...]
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Posted on December 25th, 2009 by Jeff Hoy
Christmas has come and gone. The presents have been unwrapped with joyous glee. If you’re one of the lucky ones, then hopefully you unwrapped a nice, new radio controlled car or truck. Here’s some of my older articles about how to upgrade and hop-up your new R/C car. Did you get a Losi Highroller for Christmas? Then you might [...]
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Posted on September 10th, 2009 by Jeff Hoy
Well, I love me them Losi Micros and I love me them Losi Highrollers. Now two of my loves have become one. The new Micro-Highroller is a teeny, tiny, dead wringer for it’s bigger brother. It has officially been added to my r/c must buy list.
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Posted on February 18th, 2009 by Jeff Hoy
This is one cool looking truck. I want. RCeasy has the goods.
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Posted on February 2nd, 2009 by Jeff Hoy
If you’ve been thinking about buying a Losi Highroller, Stormer Hobbies has it on sale right now for $159.99. That’s $20 off the regular price, and actually below the minimum advertised price so you have to add it to the cart to see the cost.
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Posted on December 16th, 2008 by Jeff Hoy
I burned up the speed control on my Highroller and I swapped it out with a new LRP AI Automatic Bullet Reverse that I had been saving for my Thundertech Pro-2. I did run into a small problem with the swap. The receiver lead on the LRP ESC is shorter than on the stock ESC. [...]
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Posted on December 1st, 2008 by Jeff Hoy
Big wheeled, great looking, ground clearance to die for, fun. Those are all phrases you could use to describe Losi’s newest electric truck, the Highroller. It’s a purpose built basher that flies right and looks good to boot. Features The Highroller has a three gear transmission, a 12-turn closed endbell modified motor, and high performance [...]
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Posted on December 1st, 2008 by Jeff Hoy
Tamiya’s Clod Buster has been the godfather of R/C monster trucks for over two decades now. I always wanted one but have been put off by the cost of entry. I may just have to buy myself this new version though. Tamiya has always been known for their attention to detail when it comes to [...]
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Posted on November 13th, 2008 by Jeff Hoy
First, I got my HighRoller, and it’s a blast but may be a little more delicate than I had assumed. On the first full battery pack I managed to bend one of the axles. That’s not surprising though considering the abuse I was handing out to it. The bent axle hasn’t really affect much yet [...]
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Posted on November 13th, 2008 by Jeff Hoy
My new HighRoller just arrived via UPS and I wasted no time ripping it out of the packaging, swapping out the receiver for a unit compatible with my Futaba 4PK transmitter, and stuffing in a fully charged LiPo. The first impression on getting the truck out of the box was “holy $#!7, this thing is [...]
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