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.
Cavalex Models 'Warflat'
Available exclusively from retailer Trains4U, these new bogie wagons are…
12 August 2021
Hornby A2/3
The long-awaited missing link in the LNER express passenger locomotive history…
By Howard Smith | 11 August 2021
Strike up the band, new figures from ModelU
If you have an empty bandstand on your layout, these people might be the perfect…
By Phil Parker | 28 July 2021
ModelU photographer figures
There can't be many reading this who haven't taken a photo of a train. Now you…
By Phil Parker | 05 July 2021
Heljan AEC Railcar
The concept of a diesel-powered railcar was perhaps a little ahead of its time…
By Howard Smith | 17 June 2021
Heljan Clayton Type 1
For modellers of the Scottish and North of England regions in O gauge, this new…
By Howard Smith | 17 June 2021
ModelU Edwardian figures
New for those modelling the Edwardian period, 3D scanned and printed figures in…
By Phil Parker | 12 May 2021
Heljan Class 25 (TMC Exclusive)
Following the arrival of Heljan's Class 25/2 and 25/3 locomotives, Andy York has…
10 May 2021
Hornby Mk. 1 RB coach
Howard Smith finds much interest in this new release from the manufacturer,…
By Howard Smith | 07 May 2021
Revolution Trains Class 92
Howard Smith feels this first RTR locomotive produced by Rapido Trains for the…
By Howard Smith | 06 May 2021
Exclusive First Editions 'Shark' brake van
With the arrival of this new brand to model railway manufacturing comes a fresh…
06 May 2021
KR Models GT3
Andy York looks at the first model to emerge from this manufacturing newcomer,…
06 May 2021
Hornby pre-grouping coaches
One of the biggest surprises from the Hornby 2021 range announcement was a range…
06 May 2021
Accurascale JSA wagon
Andy York examines these latest models from the manufacturer, depicting the…
26 April 2021
Graham Farish 'Parrot' wagon
Hot on the heels of its OO gauge counterpart, Andy York reviews this military…
26 April 2021