32/008 Gaines' House Cobble Roads 1870 Small French Farmhouse

1870 Small French Farmhouse

Small Rise in field

small shop or cafe and an electrical sub-station

Based on surviving buildings at Mars-la-Tour and Gravelotte (includes cast metal chimneys - some assembly required

and represents the same building displaying the typical sort of battle damage seen during the street fighting of the Tet and Mini-Tet offensives in 1968

32/008 Gaines' House Cobble Roads 1870 Small French FarmhouseAn 18th Century house near Mechanicsville, Virginia. This set includes the house and a wooden shed utility building. The model includes a metal chimney and some assembly is required. The original building is described as being painted in "red" and "yellow". A comparison with colours made by modern companies specialising in "historical" paints indicate that the house was probably painted with yellow ochre walls and a terracotta red roof.