A radio-controlled toy skateboard comprises a deck and front and rear
trucks. The individual wheels of the rear truck can be controlled
separately responsive to radio signals from a remote transmitter for
rotation in either direction, while the front wheels rotate freely. Also
responsive to radio control signals, the rear truck is controllably
pivoted with respect to the deck about a kingpin axis that is inclined
rearwardly, while the front truck pivots freely about a forwardly
inclined kingpin axis. When the rear truck is thus pivoted, the deck
tilts about its longitudinal centerline, causing the front truck to pivot
correspondingly, steering the skateboard. A pair of modeled shoes are
mounted for free pivoting about pivot axes. As the board tilts toward one
side or the other, the shoes pivot from a toes-in to a toes-out position,
mimicing the foot movements of a live "skater". The forward shoe is
mounted on a trolley sliding freely on an inclined ramp. When the board
rests on a horizontal surface, the trolley slides forward, so that the
forward shoe moves toward the forward end of the board; if the front end
of the board is tilted upwardly, as in a "wheelie" manuever, the forward
shoe slides rearwardly, as would that of a skater doing such a trick.