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.
On test: Hornby's long-awaited BR Standard 2MT
Tony Wright puts Hornby's latest model straight to the test on 'Little Bytham'.
08 February 2024
Hornby 2MT: Four reasons we would buy one
Hornby has given us the first ready-to-run model of this appealing and useful…
01 February 2024
VIDEO: New Kernow MRC GWR Railmotor on test!
Ahead of its full review in the Spring issue of BRM, out next month, here we put…
25 January 2024
New Graham Farish 158: 5 reasons we like the new model
Graham Farish’s all-new Class 158 ‘Express Sprinter’ is not just a world away…
16 January 2024
VIDEO: West Hill Wagon Work Class 37 diesel engine unboxing
In this latest festive unboxing video, Phil Parker opens a festive parcel…
19 December 2023
The Hornby Big Four on test
Celebrating the four big train companies that survived after the decimation of…
14 December 2023
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
