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.
UNBOXING: Hornby Huntley & Palmers W4 Peckett train pack
Phil Parker looks at Hornby's R3686 train pack - a collector's item, sure to be…
20 November 2019
Bachmann Ransomes & Rapier 45T Crane
Our review sample of Bachmann’s Ransomes & Rapier 45T steam breakdown crane has…
06 November 2019
Sonic Models VEA 'Vanwide'
A new Chinese manufacturer, Sonic Models has entered the British market with the…
05 November 2019
The Great Model Railway Challenge - Series 2 - Grand Final "Suprise, Suprise"
It's the Final! More teams. More rule changes. More amazing layouts. Who will…
27 October 2019
Mamod Stirling
Garden Rail Editor, Phil Parker, takes a look at Mamod's latest live steam…
24 October 2019
Piko G scale Clean Machine
If your garden line uses track power, keeping the rails clean can be a…
22 October 2019
VIDEO: Hornby R&H 48DS on test
These new models are some of the smallest to have emerged from the Margate…
22 October 2019
UNBOXING: Dapol N gauge Class 50
This second generation model from the Chirk manufacturer is an excellent effort,…
21 October 2019
The Great Model Railway Challenge - Series 2 - Semi-Final 2 - "Blockbuster…
It's the second semi-final and we're off to the cinema for some monster action.
20 October 2019
The Great Model Railway Challenge - Series 2 - Semi-Final 1 - "Myths, Monsters,…
It's semi-finals time and the producers have shaken up the format a bit. There…
13 October 2019
Great Model Railway Challenge: BRM Meets.... Team Grantham
The sky was the limit, or so it seemed, for this team of keen railway modellers…
09 October 2019
The Great Model Railway Challenge - Series 2 - Heat 5 - "The Sky's the Limit"
Team Grantham, the Railway Sleepers and Muddle and Go Nowhere take part in the…
04 October 2019
The Great Model Railway Challenge - Series 2 - Heat 4 "Uncharted Territory"
Heat four of the Great Model Railway Challenge is all about exploring uncharted…
04 October 2019
The Great Model Railway Challenge - Series 2 - Heat 3 "Best of British"
It's all-out British in heat three of the Great Model Railway Challenge as The…
27 September 2019
The Great Model Railway Challenge - Series 2 - Heat 2 "Classic Books"
Time to get your library card out, the contestants are building models based on…
20 September 2019