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Just before Christmas I took the family to Germany for the Christmas markets. They�re great places for food, drink and Christmas bits. This year we spent part of the time in Trier which is one of Germany�s oldest towns and can trace its roots back to pre-Roman times. One of the reminders is Porta Nigra, which formed part of the old Roman wall.

By coincidence, a few days after we got home the monthly news letter dropped on my door mat and the first kit I saw was the subject of this review. I also discovered that there was a kit of Trier�s Cathedral so I sent off for two new Christmas presents!

This kit, as you will see comes on one sheet and has only 10 parts. It is most unusual in that it is made up of photographs, you can even see the streets and buildings through the arches. Unfortunately, it�s a high gloss finish and the card is a tiny bit too thick. I decided that this would fill in a gap while I waited for the glue to dry on another project. All the instructions are in German but that�s not a problem with so few parts. It looks as if it�s published by Breihofer Design.

So, here it is, more of a 'First Look', but here you get a few pictures as well.

Pic 1 Here is a shot of the parts, not a lot compared with some I�ve made!

Pic 2 An over head view of the main body parts, as you can see I couldn�t resist a template to keep the end wall symmetrical.

Pic 3 The underside of one of the roofs, as usual I just had to cut off the tabs to the edges could be butt jointed.

Pic 4 The finished kit, with a few embellishments.

That�s it for this one! Short and sweet the parts fitted well and it made a pleasant change from television and...Turkey!