The Ranch House was first constructed in the plastic village in 1951. Since then, it has been manufactured in many different colors. We’ve listed these below. Of the boxes that this house was issued in, the No. 1812 box is the hardest to find because it was only available for four years (1967-1971). It looks identical to the No. 1705 box that is shown above.

Of all the different houses that Bachmann made, none is more challenging to collect than this one. There are 20 known color variations. We’ve illustrated a few of these above, they are left to right:

TURQUOISE walls with WHITE roof & trim
WHITE walls with LIGHT BLUE roof & trim
PINK walls with LIGHT GRAY roof & WHITE trim
MARBLED BROWN/BLACK/RED walls with RED roof & trim *
YELLOW walls with WHITE roof & trim

* Listed below as the DARK BROWN walled version. Collectors have made no differentiation for the degree of marbling on this piece.

All of the color variations are listed below with the most common ones listed first.

Additional Ranch House Color Variations

Additional color variations have been found that are not noted in the literature for this Plasticville house. Both of these color variations have been verified as being accurate due to the fact that they are still in the sealed original bag as issued by Bachmann.

Both of these variations originate in the No. 1852 box and were most likely issued sometime during the 1972-79 period. We’ve illustrated the LIGHT TURQUOISE wall of these variations to the right with the LIGHT BLUE and TURQUOISE walls shown as a reference, and we’ve listed the complete colors of these houses below.

The jury is still out on all of the various colors that this house was manufactured in, and this issue will probably not be settled for some years by collectors. If you find a color combination that is not listed here that can be verified as viable we would like to hear from you. Send us an Email by using the contact link at the bottom of this page.

Ranch House Chimney

The Ranch House chimney is unique to this house and is the part that is most often missing. The color of the chimney should always match the walls of this house. Almost all of the colors have been reproduced. See the Plasticville Available Parts List to find out which colors are available. We’ve illustrated five examples of this part below. We need all of the range of colors of this chimney.

Common Faults

The rear wall of this house is prone to warpage. This is simply because of the way the piece is constructed and the plastic that was used in the injection molding process. Do not try to straighten the wall by bending it, unless you know what you are doing. Many times we have come across this wall that has been broken into two pieces as a result of attempts to straighten it out. Even with this warpage the house will assemble and look fine if the connecting wall pins are not worn.

This house has always been a prime candidate for illumination. Many times Christmas lights were used to light up a "housing development" underneath the Christmas tree. Because these older and HOTTER Christmas lights were too close, or came in contact with the walls or roof of this house, they are often found warped and/or damaged. DO NOT USE THESE OLDER CHRISTMAS LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE PLASTICVILLE STRUCTURES...EVER!