Although unpopular with the troops due to comfort factors the Mk2 was reliable to the point of ridiculousness, it’s hydraulic actuator system was simple and easily repaired with reports that it had even been topped up with hot milky tea when hydraulic fluid wasn’t available.This particular model features the early ‘panda paw’ manipulators that troops soon found to be incompatible with the more delicate firing mechanisms that some of their weapons used.

Developed late in the First Offensive as part of a series of ultra heavy weapons the Big Bear served as mobile HQ for Generalissimo Pooh and his cronies. At it’s heart is the command centre, also known as ’The Burrow’. Herr Rabbit was more inclined to use this as his personal space he being the more strategic thinker. Pooh finding the hatchways of the lower deck a little restrictive had a preference for the Bridge. Here it is seen in it’s desert camouflage.