"They are primarily constructed of
metal with the small accessory parts being ABS and PVC plastics. The
turret turns 360 degrees and the barrel moves up and down; however,
the tracks do not move. These are original molds tooled by my
company. You have never seen
these molds on the market before."
From the Website:
"Our 1/72 Scale tanks are made of 90% metal. The quality that we
can achieve with metal puts our models a step above the competition.
We are not selling our tanks to mass retail outlets so our numbers a
lot less than Matchbox or Dragon. With our limited numbers our tanks
will only go up in value over time. Don't miss out on this first
release and just wait, our tanks will only get better and more
detailed!!!!!"
Admiral Toys 1:72nd Armor
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 Admiral Panzer III Afrika Livery |
 Admiral Panzer III Afrika Livery |
 Admiral Panzer III Afrika Livery |
 Admiral Panzer III Afrika Livery |
 Admiral Panzer III Afrika Livery |
 Admiral Panzer III Afrika Livery |
 Admiral Panzer III H |
 Admiral Panzer III H |
 Admiral Panzer III H |
 Admiral Panzer III H |
 Admiral Panzer III H |
 Admiral Panzer III H |
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The first release was a Panzer III L in North African livery. Although the first release is nice, there are a few issues which will hopefully be fixed in future releases: mine has a missing headlamp, obvious sanding marks where the bottom and top hull come together, and some color mismatch between the plastic detail parts and the metal parts. I had an opportunity to get a second version. The model had no mission parts and no sanding marks, but the plastic parts were not an exact color match and the weathering is blotchy (see photos) . Overall, though, a good start.
The second release is the the Panzer III, Ausf H in grey. The quality is better. The plastic parts match better, both assembly and color match, and the weathering is better, although somewhat heavy, and still patchy in places. Definitely an improvement over the first release.
A picture showing the high metal content of
the Admiral tanks
Metal content for Admiral toys tanks is quite good, rivaling that of the old CDC armour tanks, and far outdoing Dragon!
| Panzer III L - Released |
| Panzer III H - Released |
| Panzer III M (with skirts) |
| Crusader (3 variants) |
| M-10 Tank Destroyer |
| SU-85 |
| M41A3 Walker Bulldog |
| Type 97 Japanese Medium Tank |
| German 88 FLAK |
| US 75mm pack howitzer |
 Admiral German 88 Prototype |
 Admiral German 88 Prototype |
 Admiral Howitzer Prototype |
 Admiral Ki Shi Prototype |
 Admiral Ki Shi Prototype |
 Admiral SU85 Prototype |
 Admiral Walker bulldog Prototype |
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WOW! Great pictures of the master models/prototypes! The real thing ought to be great!
Admiral is very active on several of the message boards, including The Model Hanger II, and is very receptive to comments and ideas. Keep up the good work!
