Big Bertha

Big Bertha
Debut Series	1975 Flying Colors
Produced	1975-1998
Designer	Larry Wood
Number	7655

Description Edit

The Hot Wheels tank casting known as Big Bertha was originally released in 1975 as Tough Customer, in the Flying Colors line. It was also released in 1982, in the Hot Wheels Megaforce Series, with the name Battle Tank. For this release in the Action Command line, it was renamed yet again as Big Bertha. It seems to have made one final appearance in 1998, using the original name of Tough Customer.

Versions Edit

Big Bertha has come out in the following versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes / Variations
	1975	Flying Colors	Dull Olive	White "Army" tampo on top	Olive / Plastic	N/A	N/A	Has small, hidden rollers	9372	Hong Kong	Released as Tough Customer
	1982	Megaforce Series	Olive	Green and Tan camouflage	Olive / Plastic	N/A	N/A	Has small, hidden rollers	9372	Hong Kong	Released as Tough Customer
079	1985	Action Command	Olive	Green and Tan camouflage	Olive / Plastic	N/A	N/A	Has small, hidden rollers	5272	Hong Kong	Released as Big Bertha
079	1988	Action Command	Tan	Green and white camouflage	Tan / Plastic	N/A	N/A	Has small, hidden rollers	9372	Hong Kong	Released as Big Bertha
79	1990	1990 Hot Wheels	Olive	Green and Tan camouflage	Olive / Plastic	N/A	N/A	Has small, hidden rollers		Hong Kong	Released as Big Bertha
	1994	Russell Stovers Candies Easter Basket 2-Pack	Light Gray	Light Brown, Black, & White camouflage	Light Gray / Plastic	N/A	N/A	Micro5SP	13192	Malaysia	Comes with Hummer (Humvee)
489	1997	1997 Hot Wheels	Metallic Grey / Orange Gun turret			N/A	N/A	Has small, hidden rollers	16309	China	Released as Big Bertha
489	1997	1997 Hot Wheels	Metallic Purple / Black Gun turret	Black Camouflage and Silver "Night Force"		N/A	N/A	Has small, hidden rollers	16309	China	Released as Tough Customer