Best 2WD Mini RC Buggy Ever?! Losi Mini-B 1/16 2WD Ready To Run Buggy Review | RC Driver
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- Well look who is at it again, releasing another awesome mini off-road RC car; Losi! Meet the new Losi Mini-B 1/16 2WD Ready To Run Buggy and it’s sure to excite mini and micro RC fans. The Mini-B is a perfectly scaled down little brother to the TLR 22. It has a the suspension geometry and chassis layout that will ensure great handling and fun driving experiences. This buggy comes completely ready to run, the assembled buggy, all the electronics including a battery and charger and they even include batteries for the radio. All you need to do is charge up the car and have fun. In this video we go over all of the details and even show you how it differs from the popular Mini-T 2.0. Then we take it to a BMX track and an indoor carpet track for some testing. Of course we’ll give you our final thoughts and impressions of the Mini-B as well. If you’ve been holding out for an awesome mini RC vehicle, this might just be the one you’ve been waiting for!
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Losi Mini-B
By: Horizon Hobby
Part Number: LOS01016
MSRP: $149.99
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Kit Type: Ready To Run Mini 2wd Off-road Electric Buggy
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Yellow is clearly faster. But I would argue this - Yellow with white wheels is obviously the fastest thing EVER.
Dang man I just got a a Mini T 2.0 now my wallets gonna be hurting more 😆
Right I just got 3 scx24 2 mini t 2.0s and now the mini b comes out...
@@robertcollier1128 this thing seems a lot slower tho?
@@kurtanderson4070 good excuse to start modding
I was told red was faster! Also I wonder if Team Associated is going to make a mini rc now. The return of the RC18T would be amazing!
@@williamperri3437 I never drove that RC before but I heard great things about it! It's extremely capable and versatile for its scale!
Great review. Losi is definitely killing it with the mini T and mini B. I expect the B to be racing at my local track just like the T has been.
I just wish losi would consider bringing the micro line back, with micro/mini RC's making such a comeback they would sell like hotcakes!
wanting the micro back, still relevant. 2023 almost. LOL.
Loved my Micro T
@@danchurch556 Yeah, I wish i gathered parts before it all went down. I now have a micro dt which is waay too fast, and no real good hopups or much spares.. Im so afraid to trash it. LOL
I love my mini T 2.0. It's perfect for my carpeted basement. Very nimble with oodles of traction. I needed something to get me through the winter..lol here in Canada. I would love to add the buggy version (longer wheel base and narrower front tires), maybe in the new year! And mostly share the same parts to boot! What can you not like? Great video!!
Nice! Agreed, so much fun on carpet!
@@draxstice love the mini b so much fun out of the box even brushed.
Sign me up !I see them using the same platform for maybe a sct style mini too ?
Was skeptical
Now I have 5 mini b and 1 mini t😂😂
A blast to race at my local track RC madness !
Just picked mine up for Christmas! 3 years on, and it's still a recommended buy for beginner racers. Can't wait to bust out laps!
Losi mini 8ight is the ultimate and its brushless 💪 but this looks like a lot of fun for beginners 😀 Losi are awesome and always have very plush shocks on there RTR's 🤘
Great review I’ll wait for the brushless though
Just buy it separately
You had my like when you said yellow is faster!!
Move the Losi cars! We Used to have the micro T’s back in the day👍👍
Just picked up the black one from hobbytown for 112 bucks. Super solid little car. Out of the box it might have just replaced my race ready rustler.
I just picked one up at the local hobby shop for $115. Figured it would be fun to screw around with in light snow
WHAAAAAT?!?!? GIMME GIMME GIMME! RCM THURSDAY NIGHT MINI LEAGUE IS READY!
Dean will have one soon!
What 🤣😆
Again, I'd rather have a kit version, save money on the cheap electronics and have fun building and painting it.
I know it’s not out yet but I’ll get the inevitable brushless version that’s going to release later down the line. That 280 motor is hopeless.
The mini b is so much fun, I started to make a track in my back yard for it 🤙
Bought a 1/16 erevo a few months ago and just saw this at the store yesterday. My poor wallet...
Blue is faster...ALWAYS blue. 🤙
I know the Mini 8ight was discontinued a while back...but, if you happen to have one, a side-by-side running comparison would be interesting - 2WD brushed vs 4WD brushless.
I have the mini t & love it. However, Losi should sell the lower shock spring retainers as a replacement part. I am not the only person that "lost" one this weekend.
I guess if your suspension is adjusted to a stiffer spring rate it probably is not really an issue.
Super cool you answered most of my questions right from the get go thanks again for another great informative entertaining video ... Hopefully a short course is in the future hint hint losi/horizon if your reading this
I like your hints! 😃
I wish you put the 1/10 TLR in the description because I'm in the UK 🇬🇧
One could make a sweet no prep 1/16 th drag car with this new buggy. Imagine how fast this thing would be with a mini castle system in it
That would be really cool!!
@@williamperri3437 Im sure some company will come out with some aftermarket options
Looks cool, not sure if I'll wait for brushless or throw in the Dynamite 2n1 like I did on my Mini T 2.0. I do like how it runs the same batteries as the Mini T.
Pretty cool but I still rather have the LC12B1. The video review you did on that LC Racing buggy made me fall head over heels
This is a pretty RoXolid first look.
It has a Brushed Motor. I will pass.
it has the same problem that plagues all the mini's, everything smaller then 1/10 scale looks like a toy when it's moving. there is still the one simple underlining reason why people run rc's "people who can't do it for real, do it with RC's", rc ground vehicles smaller then 1/10 tend not to provide enough stimulation and satisfaction, a problem that doesn't plague model aircraft.....
I thinking of getting this soon .. l have always had arrmas .. I have a big rock 3s the outcast 4s .. and a few others .. how do these handle compared to my trucks? Should I get one.. they seem fun!
Now they just need to make a mini sct
Agreed! 😎
yes!
For $160 i think this is expensive when u consider that a AE reflex 14b is $240 but has awd and brushless..
Lol, I waited for the brushless version! I grew up on brushed motors...never again!
I have the min t and it awesome ran it in my living room last night Definitely interested in picking up the mini B it looks really fun
talking about reading instructions,if you read the instruction you can make it go faster🤣🤣
Ooh hope they also do a SCT or Desert Truck!
Been watching for awhile now and just realized that's my local hobby shop lol
danbury??
@@kurtanderson4070 all day everyday
Imagine a 4wd losi mini tho that would be sixk
Like the mini 8ight
Nice one great review.💯💯👍👍
On its own, this thing looks awesome. But I don't see it taking off with the club racing crowd it's being marketed towards. It's too small for most tracks (I actually managed to lose track of my Mini 8ight on a 1/10th scale track and that thing's significantly larger), it's too small to practice with even on smaller tracks since it would just get monster trucked by everything, and it doesn't seem like enough racers are willing to give new classes a try. There's just not enough support for anything that isn't stock 1/10th scale buggy.
For this to take off in the racing side of the hobby, Horizon's going to need to push this thing HARD.
Meanwhile, as a basher, it's definitely going to be an indoor only car, even more so than the Mini-T.
They are nice he only thing I don't like is the 2 in 1 Esc/radio other then that it's nice but that can be changed down the road
Awesome Greg thanks for sharing, I just hit my hobby guy up he's got 4 of each color on order once they are available. Have a great day bro!
But which color scheme are you getting? 😎
@@rcdriver good morning Greg!! Black with baby blue! I'm a bit color blind looks baby blue lol.
Lol I somehow missed the part where you said "yellow is faster" in the video. I must of been hitting up my RC guy then and everything kinda goes to a blur when that happens.
Fellow CT racer here. I was at RC Madness last night where there was a bunch of mini racing there. I bought one of these and hope to try it soon. I'll definitely check out Danbury. Thanks for a great video.
This shop moved to Newtown. They only have a Mini-Z track now, but still an awesome shop for RC stuff.
@@rcdriver Thank You 🏎️😎😬
Perfect for my 5 year old to learn how to race. No more him using my eb410.2. Lol. Thanks for the video. You da man
How much longer is the chassis on the mini-b compared to the Mini-T 2.0? I compared the the Mini-T 2.0 wheelbase to the 1/16 slash 4wd. If the wheelbase was 50mm longer I could end up with a mini-sct 2.0.
Got my Mini b on order, hopefully the arrival should be today. Thanks for making a great video/review. Though I didn't need my arm twisted, always be a Losi fan since my first XX.
this is a nice little rig I think Im gonna purchase it for my channel and get the brushless set up for it as well! Great Vid brother!!
Sorry, but the Mini T brushed was a little underwhelming for the price. Sounds similar to that. Looks ain't everything. It needs a bit more power. You still get a 👍🏻 though.
I want to upgrade my mini B to the dynamite brushless 2n1. Is it plug n play?
You will need a receiver for the radio. Yes plug and play otherwise
Love Losi!
I'm a bit upset it's a 1/16 instead of the normal 1/18. That's Losi being cheap and using the same tooling for the molds for the arms the mini-t
And already discontinued...
I bought two mini t 2.0 brushed at first converted to it to brushless an got all the hop ups then bought a second brushless version keeping it mostly stock so when friends come over we can race. Now I gotta get this.......
Yellow wheels are faster! Scientifically proven speed
😎
This discovery started bck in the 90's when people put yellow stickers on their cars, and continues today with the people leaving the yellow front splitter shipping protectors on their Dodge Chargers.
Can you bind this with other transmitters.. I have a DX5 pro. Want to know if I can bind this receiver
DON SOUTH HERE IN FL EINNERS RUNN RONNIE RED
I’d like to build a track like the indoor track you were on for my mini b. What’s the Width x Length of that room?
I totally dig it my only issue is the mini ts batteries being completely trash I've bought 3 of them and all went bad within only a few times of use do you have a recommendation better than the trash ass 2s ones that horizon sells because I am ready to burn the damn vehicle and send it to them as a gift at this point lmfaoo
Great idea for my Christmas list
Would the tazer 25 or 31t 380 motors fit the 280 motor plate?
Reminds me of my Duratrax Vendetta I had as a kid...ordering one for myself for Christmas lol.
👍👍👍
just got a mini t brushless and glad i did for the extra punch out of the box, ive got it cambered out a bit with stiffer springs for drifting and its a blast. after this though, now i want one of these! going to wait and see if they do brushless, and hope they bring back the 1/16th sct cuz that would eat a latrax prerunner for lunch.
I just got mine. Slow out of the box :( Not sure if I want to go to brushless or keep it stock in case there's a stock class for these.
Purple light is heavier than yellow light so scientifically speaking, yellow is faster.
ITS THE DRIVER NOT NOT THE DRIVE
I see your at the Danbury hobby shop great place and I just bought the mini b and the mini t 2.0
Rewatching!! Really stoked I pre payed for a yellow one Tuesday can't wait for it to come in! Thanks again Greg!
I want either or but how are parts availability for the buggy?? My kid has the ST and parts look plentiful.
Just ordered mine last night and had the same question. Everything I’ve looked into says most of the mini t 2.0 parts are transferable
@@verts_garage8418 yeah I noticed that on some other videos. Parts are pretty much everywhere listed for the ST I noticed when looking for my kids ST
Can you run it on a dirt track?
Just bought a mini b..love it..now I'm building a full carpet track in my garage..
Everyone knows the only thing faster than yellow are LEDs.
does it come with the lipo
This...Is...Awesome...
I wish they would make 1/10 scale rtr can be plastic with options to update
Is the mini buggy or truck faster around a track? Which one is more stable?
I wanted the yellow one too but tyler only had the purple lol. This car is my first losi and i'm very impressed!
Yellow might be faster but blue makes you run cooler temps 😂
Do you think they're similar enough that they could be raced side by side with the truck, if there isn't a big enough group to separate them?
How do you get the new cars so early
I know a few people 😁
Awesome. Looks like same speed of my RC10 Classic with 19turn double brushed motor.
Going to get one with the HackFab conversion for late model on the dirt oval. Will be a nice class at the local track.
wait you said yellow is fast every body knows that red is the fastest color
is it a 2in1 receiver or is the receiver separate so it can be switched to brushless
Mini-T 2.0 Brushless seems to be a better deal no?
why the weird scale? tlr seems to be unable to decide what it is lol... At least you got the YELLOW IS FASTER right ;)
Probably because if they just threw a buggy body on the Mini-T chassis, it would have looked awkward. The existing suspension setup works great as is so it makes sense to reuse it, plus parts support and aftermarket options are already out there and available.
The size solves a number of issues. The Mini-T 2.0 chassis wouldn't have been able to accommodate a buggy body given that the ESC/receiver mount on top of the battery; this being the only option to fit electronics within the existing configuration restricts it to an open truck style body. As mentioned previously, stretching the chassis also allows proper scale when using the existing front/rear suspension components which saves Horizon $ on production by limiting the number of new molds/parts needed (which in turn saves us, the consumers, $), and it allows those that currently have a Mini-T 2.0 to utilize a lot of the same spare parts, upgrades, etc. on the new platform.
@@alajeunesse254
One thing I want to note, though, is that the stock battery is huge compared to batteries of a similar capacity and voltage. I run a Tattu (Gens Ace's FPV Quad racing department) of the same voltage and capacity in my modified Mini-T 2.0 and I actually have to stick the connector under the battery strap to get it to stay in. There's room for an entire second pack of the same size under there, I could probably fit a 4S if my Hobbywing EZRun ESC was capable of handling it.
In short, though, the battery could have been a lot smaller than it is, and it's what's making the interior of the vehicle so cramped.
Size of the battery is a tough thing to discuss here as you're comparing a hard case to a soft pack (apples and oranges, really). To your point, they could have potentially made the 650mah pack smaller as they now offer a 800mah 50C pack that is the exact same size, but this also could just be progression of tech/manufacturing/etc. within their battery supply chain. Also, the argument to have initially made the pack smaller and reduce cramping inside of the cab would have provided a much smaller stock battery location, which would have limited the options for aftermarket packs that I know many people like to run. They could have (this is a guess, not knowledge based) sized the original pack around a desired battery tray dimension rather than the constraints of the pack itself to provide a bit more room for the consumer.
@@alajeunesse254
That's possible it was to allow for larger batteries. Still, the amount of space the stock battery takes up is far more than what would be necessary for most upgraded packs, unless Horizon is planning on releasing a 4S pack for this thing (which would be outright overkill).
Meanwhile, a hardcase version of the batteries I'm running wouldn't really be much bigger. Maybe 1mm or so in every direct at most.
In short, I understand that they'd want extra room for bigger packs, but how much more do they really need?
Very cool! I like that it is stretched to 1/16th. Great review Greg
Thanks Tony!!
Do you think Losi will release a micro t 2.0?
I would be more interested in this as a kit. I will stick with my 144001 in this scale.
can you do a review of the wltoys 144001 or any wltoys
Awesome buggy, I’m sure they will be releasing a brushless version. Still waiting for Losi to release a new Monster truck.
🤘🏼🤘🏼
They’ve been busy! We’ll see. 😀
Are ribbed front tires available for the Mini-B?
I've got 2 2.0s both brushless but dang man. I like this 1
Can you do a video with all of the upgrades on the mini b please ?
What is the size of that room that was the indoor racetrack?
Got mine today! Picked up some hole shot tires for the rears! Nice and soft. Anyone know what size rims and tires fit the front? Going to see if I can find some softer compounds for the fronts!
@@williamperri3437 oh it is a blast! We race purs at our local 10th scale clay offroad track. We put a brushless kit in and it runs the track just as smoothly and fast as the 10th scales! The only thing weve had trouble with so far is ball cups popping off. Other than that no broken parts yet. Absolutely recommend! Most fun I've had with rc in awhile!
Is this buggy waterproof??
Is this new?
Yup, just announced today.
Wrong/ Red is faster.
thanks idk why he said yellow
I want one....my local hobby shop....didnt know anything about this....lol....I want a yellow one....👍
Great choice! 😎
i have a question are you from CT cause this BMX track looks like the one i go to in bristol?
I think he is from ct because in the video he runs they car at Danbury hobby’s track