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.
10 ideas to make your layout ready for Christmas
Last weekend, we held the National FESTIVE of Railway modelling at Peterborough…
10 December 2019
The weird world of Warley
While Warley was a show full of realistic and amazing models, there was also…
27 November 2019
First look: Rapido Trains Birmingham 'New Look' Guy Arab bus
Rapido Trains are now shipping their 4mm scale model of a Birmingham 'New Look'…
27 November 2019
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