anyone remember mrp high roller???

[longboardnj]

ive owned over 100 rcs but never got 1 ...1 of my most wanted rcs ..water proof monster truck that floats ..love it.. this is the most i can find .. you tube link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc4fueKJs1U first 10 seconds of the vid i fall in love with the truck all over again . if anyone has info ,pics or a story about this truck please share

[m2fit4u2]

I do not recall that truck ever but wow is that thing cool! I love the old videos such as the one you found on you tube, very realistic for there time.

[karnivool]

yes i remember it in my lhs sitting high and mighty at the top of the pile. very tough i thought

[HotRodJosh]

MRP High Rollers RULE!
I've always wanted one....and someday, I will have one.

[longboardnj]

very tough i thought

i thought so too ...but thats not what i hear...i read the trans and some white parts are weak... but i dont know if thats fact...

[Grumbles]

Ok, After watching the vid I really have to get one of these.

[longboardnj]

Ok, After watching the vid I really have to get one of these.

just one

[HotRodJosh]

very tough i thought

i thought so too ...but thats not what i hear...i read the trans and some white parts are weak... but i dont know if thats fact...

Apparently they are.....I know someone who has access to one....seems it's been broken for a loooooooong time. Trans gears are stripped.

[old_rc_lover]

I do have a few spares for the high roller. I have a couple. There was another guy that had fixed his trany with different gears, but we had a falling out before he could tell me what gears he used.
Neat truck. I am currently building a runner. I want to remake a the youtube video that has the high roller and big bear in it. I was planing on using a few vintage vehicles.

[Kayne]

That video is awesome.I need a monster truck. I love going fast just like RickyBobby but I also love to crush.

[Lowgear]

I'm well versed in the High Roller for what its worth. They were MRP's answer to the Clod. 4WD, 4WS, but had 4 wheel independent suspension in an unconventional manner. They were also designed to float like was mentioned due to their high flotation sealed tires/rims. That feature in which the truck was built around was their coup de grâce that set them apart from all the other monster trucks. It's no wonder, as MRP was primarily a manufacturer of boats.

One of my regrets is selling my near mint one on eBay a couple of years ago. I did get half a grand for it though. They tend to command high prices.

There are two versions. Early ones came in a white almost translucent plastic. The later models came molded in black plastic. I don't know the reason for the change. It might of been for strength or for purely aesthetic reasons. The white plastic version is rarer and worth more.

Altogether they are fairly weak. The trans gears are the weakest part. They are now mostly reserved to self queen status. There's a few High Roller threads over on ClodTalk. There's also a member there that claims he found a guy that sells metal replacement gears and bought some. He never really elaborated on it more than that.


The thread on ClodTalk: http://www.clodtalk.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=22720

[longboardnj]

i wish someone would rerelease the high roller or make a truck just like it...id love to have it with the option to lock the diffs.... that would be the best rc for nj swamps

[Lowgear]

I just found some old pictures of mine! I regrettably deleted them long ago but somewhere along the way a member over at RCCrawler saved them.

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showthread.php?p=500667

[Soncho Ponza]

I have a friend here that used to wrk for mrp, had couple of them...ya im in that always wanted one catigory...i saw shots of one in the water the tires could keep it afloat. Car action did a shoot out on all the monsters years ago im sure someone has clips from that article.

[old_rc_lover]

Here are a couple of pics from the track report from RC car action.