Brushless DC motor model for model-based design
Yes, the model is similar, though of course there are three of each of the inductor, resistor and back-EMF source, tied together to an inaccessible common point ('Y'). Here and here are a couple papers on the matter. 

Of course the controller is much more complex for a BLDC motor- you cannot simply apply voltage and have it continuously rotate. There are six switches involved. The hobby type are sensorless drive, but there are other types that use hall or encoder angular position feedback for commutation.