Mainline · Hot Wheels military casting
1990 Hot Wheels Big Bertha 9372 — Casting Info & Complete Collector’s Guide
Dark-green body with light-green, burgundy and tan camouflage; collector number 79.
The 1990 mainline version returns to a dark-green finish. Its #79 collector number and camouflage distinguish it from the earlier olive Action Command and the later gray mainline tank.
Release identification
| Body | Dark green |
|---|---|
| Markings | Light-green, burgundy and tan camouflage |
| Mainline number | 79 |
| Toy number | 9372 |
| Base | Dark-green plastic |
| Wheels | Black MGW |
| Country | Malaysia |
Physical Details
Dark-green body with light-green, burgundy and tan camouflage; dark-green plastic base and black MGW wheels. The 1990 mainline number is 79, while 9372 is the toy number. Keep those two identifiers distinct in collection records.
Packaging Details
| Series / release | 1990 Hot Wheels mainline |
|---|---|
| Collector number | 79 |
| Toy number | 9372 |
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.