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

1870 Small French Farmhouse

with lots of moulding and decoration

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

This is a nice do it yourself kit which will allow you to build a small Hill fort

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

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.