Reviews
Welcome to the BRM Review Area, the place to both read and watch product reviews covering a plethora of railway modelling products from model locomotives and wagons through to glues and trees. Expect to see the hobby’s biggest names such as Hornby, Bachmann, Dapol and Heljan.
VIDEO: Hornby 'Turbomotive' locomotives put to the test
This pair are an excellent addition to the RTR range of steam-outline…
15 November 2023
EFE Rail Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0PT (N)
Designed and tooled for 2mm:1ft scale, this all-new model holds great promise…
29 September 2023
Quickview: Hornby 9F
This all-new 2-10-0 locomotive has arrived for review. We've received a Tyne…
By Howard Smith | 29 September 2023
Accurascale Class 37/6 (OO)
An all-new English Electric 'tractor' arrives for review from the manufacturer…
28 September 2023
Quickview: Hornby Liverpool and Manchester Railway rolling stock (OO)
Ahead of the review for the December 2023 issue of BRM, Howard Smith provides a…
By Howard Smith | 20 September 2023
Heljan Class 73 (O)
This all-new electro-diesel for 7mm:1ft scale is also the manufacturer's…
By Howard Smith | 18 September 2023
Hornby Class 40 (OO)
A sample of one of two new models extracted from Hornby's tooling arrives. Three…
By Howard Smith | 18 September 2023
Heljan Newton Chambers Car Transporters (OO)
Tooled for 4mm:1ft scale and tested by us, here's what we appreciate about this…
By Howard Smith | 12 September 2023
Farish MXA 'Lobster' (N)
For the post-2016 era modeller, these new arrivals for infrastructure trains…
By Howard Smith | 12 September 2023
Hornby Railroad Class 47 (OO)
Cries for more ‘entry-level’ locomotives see us examine tooling of old, with a…
By Howard Smith | 24 August 2023
Accurascale 'Manor' (OO)
The manufacturer's first entry to the model steam locomotive marketplace…
By Howard Smith | 24 August 2023
Revolution Trains TUA (OO)
Released to traffic for 'OO' modellers, do these new wagons meet expectations?…
17 August 2023
A race against time
This recent publication from Strathwood flew under our radar, until a review…
By Howard Smith | 17 August 2023
Quickview: Scale Model Scenery building kits
Howard Smith examines new arrivals from this model scenery manufacturer for…
By Howard Smith | 08 August 2023
Quickview: Peco laser-cut Scottish station building kits
Based on the infrastructure at Arisaig, Howard Smith casts an eye across these…
By Howard Smith | 27 July 2023