Mainline · Hot Wheels military casting
1992 Hot Wheels Big Bertha 400 — Casting Info & Complete Collector’s Guide
Light-gray body with brown, black and white camouflage; collector number 159.
This gray #159 release is distinct from the green Color FX issue cataloged around the same period.
Release identification
| Body | Light gray |
|---|---|
| Markings | Brown, black and white camouflage |
| Mainline number | 159 |
| Toy number | 400 |
| Base | Light-gray plastic |
| Wheels | Black MGW |
| Country | Malaysia |
Physical Details
Light-gray body with brown, black and white camouflage, a matching light-gray plastic base and black MGW wheels. The gray camouflage is the physical cue for this 1992 issue; the mainline number and toy number are separate catalog identifiers.
Packaging Details
| Series / release | 1992 Hot Wheels mainline |
|---|---|
| Collector number | 159 |
| Toy number | 400 |
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.