Big Bertha

Big Bertha
Debut series	Flying Colors
Produced	1975 - 1997
Designer	Larry Wood
Number	7655

Description

This casting has been known by several different names, including Tough Customer, Big Bertha, & Battle Tank. It was introduced as Tough Customer in 1975 as part of the Flying Colors line. In 1982 it was named Battle Tank for one release in the Megaforce Series (not to be confused with a separate casting also named Battle Tank). In 1985 it was renamed to Big Bertha for the Action Command series. It would appear in the mainline in 1996 as Tough Customer, and in 1997 as Big Bertha. It is based on the M60A1 Main Battle Tank.

Versions

Big Bertha has come out in the following versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes / Variations	Photo
	1975	Flying Colors	Olive Green	White "U.S. Army" & Serial Number on Upper Glacis	Olive Green / Plastic	Black MGW	7655	Hong Kong	Named Tough Customer Tough Customer on base
	1977	Flying Colors	Dark Olive Green	White "U.S. Army" & Serial Number on Upper Glacis	Olive Green / Plastic	Black MGW	7655	Hong Kong	Named Tough Customer No name on base
	1982	Megaforce Series	Olive Green	Light Green & Tan Camouflage	Olive Green / Plastic	Black MGW		Hong Kong	Named Battle Tank
	1985	Action Command	Olive Drab	Light Green, Burgundy & Tan Camouflage	Olive Green / Plastic	Black MGW	5272	Malaysia
	1985	Battleground 4-Pack	Olive Drab	Light Green, Burgundy & Tan Camouflage	Olive Green / Plastic	Black MGW
	1988	Action Command	Light Tan	Green, Burgundy & White Camouflage	Light Tan / Plastic	Black MGW	9372
79	1990	Mainline	Dark Green	Light Green, Burgundy & Tan Camouflage	Dark Green / Plastic	Black MGW		Malaysia
159	1992	Mainline	Light Grey	Brown, Black & White Camouflage	Light Grey / Plastic	Black MGW	13192	Malaysia
	1993	Color FX	Dark Green & Yellow		Dark Green / Plastic	Black MGW	11042
159	1994	Mainline	Light Grey	Brown, Black & White Camouflage	Light Grey / Plastic	Black MGW	13192	Malaysia
	1994	Russell Stovers Easter Basket 2-Pack	Light Grey	Brown, Black & White Camouflage	Light Grey / Plastic	Black MGW	13192	Malaysia
489	1996	Mainline	Black & Metallic Purple	"Night Force"	Black / Plastic	Black MGW	16309	China
489	1997	Mainline	Orange Turret & Black Hull		Black / Plastic	Black MGW	16309	China
489	1997	Mainline	Black & Metallic Purple	White "Night Force" on Upper Glacis	Black / Plastic	Black MGW	16309	China	Named Tough Customer

Gallery

1975 Flying Colors Base

1977 Flying Colors Base

1985 Action Command Base

1990 Mainline Base

Russell Stovers Promotional Base

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Weird Grey/ Orange series in 1996