Abstract: A controller for a remote-control toy has a handle portion and a barrel portion, the barrel portion defining a longitudinal axis. A drum is positioned in a first fixed position at a section of the barrel portion, the drum having a control wheel that is positioned along a first side of the barrel portion. The drum can be unlocked from the fixed position by a locking mechanism, and the drum can be rotated about the longitudinal axis so that the wheel is positioned along a second side of the barrel portion. The drum can then be locked in a second fixed position with respect to the barrel portion.