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.
Bachmann Midland Railway 1532 Class
Bachmann has gone to remarkable lengths in catering for the variations through…
14 December 2020
Dapol 34T 'Turbot' wagon
A bogie engineers' wagon with looks to boot – Howard Smith reviews this latest…
By Howard Smith | 06 October 2020
Graham Farish Mk. 2F coaches
In 2018, Bachmann Branchline launched its BR Mk. 2F coaching stock for OO gauge.…
06 October 2020
Bachmann 2-HAP
Intrigued by this latest EMU from Bachmann, Andy York takes a closer look.
06 October 2020
Bachmann and Graham Farish HKA wagons
With rule in hand and eyes peeled, Andy York inspects this bogie hopper wagon to…
05 October 2020
Locomotion Models Heljan Class 33 exclusive
Produced exclusively for the National Railway Museum's model railway arm…
10 September 2020
Hornby 0-2-2T 'Rocket'
Andy York provides an overview of this miniaturisation of Stephenson's…
10 September 2020
“Talyllyn”, a new 16mm steam loco from Bowande
We put the new model of the famous Welsh locomotive through its paces.
17 August 2020
Irish Railway Models beer keg wagon
The manufacturer's 42ft wagon chassis re-emerges, this time as a platform for…
10 August 2020
Heljan Class 33 with high-intensity headlights
Adaptations to its tooling suite has allowed the manufacturer to depict its…
By Howard Smith | 10 August 2020
Graham Farish LNER 'Thompson' coaches
Andy York examines these models of the post-WW2 LNER front line express stock,…
10 August 2020
Bachmann Class 117 DMU
Benefitting from a new chassis design, as applied to its Class 121 and 158…
07 August 2020
Rails/Dapol A1/A1X Stroudley 'Terrier'
Andy York shares his thoughts on this model of the plucky 0-6-0T, so popular…
07 August 2020
Dapol GWR 14XX 0-4-2T
Aimed at O gauge newcomers and GWR fans alike, Dapol's model iteration of the…
By Howard Smith | 06 August 2020
Hattons LNER A4
Hattons has worked in consort with Heljan to produce this injection-moulded O…
06 August 2020
