Action Command · Hot Wheels military casting
1985 Hot Wheels Big Bertha 5272 / 9372 — Casting Info & Complete Collector’s Guide
Olive military finish with green, brown and tan camouflage and small hidden rollers.
The mainline-era name changes to Big Bertha here. Catalogs disagree on the 1985 Action Command number. Mattel’s 1985 Action Command list and several Action Command references assign 9372; the Hot Wheels Newsletter digital catalog and HWC Garage assign 5272. Check the original package and keep the source of the number with the record.
Release identification
| Body | Olive |
|---|---|
| Markings | Green, brown and tan camouflage |
| Wheels | Black micro wheels with small hidden rollers |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Catalog number | 5272 in the Hot Wheels Newsletter catalog; 9372 appears in some Action Command checklists |
Physical Details
Olive body with green, brown and tan camouflage. The release is described with black micro wheels and small rollers hidden beneath the hull; the listed country is Malaysia. Its finish and wheel details distinguish it from nearby olive Big Bertha family entries.
Packaging Details
| Series / release | 1985 Action Command · Big Bertha |
|---|---|
| Catalog numbers | 5272 in the Hot Wheels Newsletter catalog and HWC Garage; 9372 in some Action Command checklists. |
Keep the source with the number used; the published catalogs do not agree.
How this issue fits the Big Bertha casting
The same tank body appears across the Tough Customer, Battle Tank and Big Bertha names. Use the year, series and finish together to identify this release. The shared name alone is not enough to distinguish it from the separate Battle Tank casting or another Big Bertha package issue.
Complete variation web
Compare this entry with the other documented releases of the same tank casting.
- 1975 · Tough CustomerFlying Colors · 7655 · Olive-green body with white U.S. Army lettering and a serial number on the upper glacis.
- 1977 · Tough CustomerFlying Colors · 7655 · Dark-olive body with the same white Army lettering and upper-glacis serial marking as the earlier issue.
- 1982 · Battle TankMegaforce · 5272 · Olive-green tank with light-green and tan camouflage, released under the Battle Tank name.
- 1984 · Big BerthaMilitary 4-Pack · 7121 · Big Bertha is item 1 of 4 in the 1984 pack; the set record confirms package placement, not a specific finish or individual toy number.
- 1985 · Big BerthaAction Command · 5272 / 9372 · Olive military finish with green, brown and tan camouflage and small hidden rollers.
- 1985 · Big BerthaAction Command Battleground 4-Pack · 9412 · Olive-drab body with light-green, burgundy and tan camouflage; fourth vehicle in the Battleground 4-Pack.
- 1988 · Big BerthaAction Command · 9372 · Light-tan body with green, burgundy and white camouflage and a white star on the front.
- 1990 · Big BerthaMainline · 9372 · Dark-green body with light-green, burgundy and tan camouflage; collector number 79.
- 1992 · Big BerthaMainline · 400 · Light-gray body with brown, black and white camouflage; collector number 159.
- 1992/1993 · Big BerthaColor FX · 11042 · Olive-green Color FX version with yellow detailing. Catalogs disagree whether it belongs to 1992 or 1993.
- 1994 · Big BerthaMainline · 13192 · Light-gray #159 release with brown, black and white camouflage.
- 1994 · Big BerthaRussell Stover Easter Basket 2-Pack · 13192 · The gray camouflage Big Bertha was also listed in the Russell Stover Easter Basket 2-Pack.
- 1996 · Big BerthaMainline · 16309 · Black body with metalflake-purple finish and Night Force graphics; collector number 489.
- 1996 · Big BerthaMainline · 16309 · One 1996 #489 record: sources conflict between an orange turret/black hull and a dark metalflake-gray finish; the color remains unresolved.
- 1997 · Big BerthaMainline · 16309 · Black-and-metalflake-purple Night Force finish, white upper-glacis lettering; collector number 489.