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.
Rapido Trains SR eight-plank open wagon
Made RTR for the first time, it's a surprise that this RTR model has no…
21 June 2023
Rapido Trains SECR six-wheel brake van
Too many wheels to handle? "Not so", says Tony Wright, with a first look at this…
By Howard Smith | 12 June 2023
Sonic Models for Rails of Sheffield VIX ferry van
Andy York takes a first look at this new and exclusive tooling for the retailer,…
19 May 2023
Five accessory arrivals from West Hill Wagon Works
These layout accessories for 4mm:1ft scale have multiple uses – time for a…
By Howard Smith | 15 May 2023
Five things we love about Hornby's 'Dublo' A4
Its body now die-cast for greater weight, and produced to the latest model…
By Howard Smith | 04 May 2023
Ellis Clark Trains Wickham Trolley
With some of the smallest diameter wheels to have been fitted to an RTR model in…
By Howard Smith | 28 April 2023
Accurascale Class 37/4
Tempted by a model of this ever-popular locomotive class? Read what Andy York…
By Howard Smith | 28 April 2023
Hornby Departmental 'Van C'
A new guise applied to this tooling makes it an appealing model for modellers of…
By Howard Smith | 14 April 2023
Hornby 'The Easterner' train set
Hot on the heels of its 'The Scotsman' train set, this second train set offering…
12 April 2023
Quickview: Hornby Skaledale buildings and accessories
Howard Smith opens and comments on a selection of new arrivals from Hornby's…
By Howard Smith | 12 April 2023
Hornby 'The Beatles' wagons
"A perfect match for the album covers, achieving an almost genuine ‘retro’…
By Howard Smith | 31 March 2023
Bachmann MXA 'Lobster'
A new box body has seen these wagons continue in service. Andy York examines…
31 March 2023
KR Models Palbrick 'B'
With the production batch of these models complete and en-route to customers,…
By Howard Smith | 27 March 2023
Heljan North Eastern ES1 for Rails of Sheffield/Locomotion Models
The partnership of Locomotion Models and Rails of Sheffield brought the NER…
By Howard Smith | 24 March 2023
Sonic Models/Rails of Sheffield GCR A5
Tony Wright examines this new exclusive release of the 4-6-2T prototype for the…
By Howard Smith | 16 March 2023
