Vintage 1997 Ertl Farm Country Round Gable Barn Set 76-Piece Playset with Box

A highly collectible vintage 1997 large-scale plastic agricultural playset manufactured by The Ertl Company, Inc. of Dyersville, Iowa. This comprehensive “Farm Country” series kit allows hobbyists to construct a detailed mid-century model farming landscape, featuring multi-part snap-together structures alongside a substantial fleet of miniature livestock and traditional field implements.
Key Features & Components:
Modular Outbuildings: Includes the prominent red Round Gable Barn panels, a coordinating red stable/shed building, a corncrib structure, and an independent red chicken coop.
Farmyard Hardware: Features a tall grey open-lattice structural windmill tower topped with a rotating multi-vane wheel head assembly, alongside multiple brown fence sections and interlocking gate partitions.
Miniature Livestock & Figures: Accompanied by various miniature molded plastic farm animals including dairy cows, calves, horses, pigs, a farm dog, small chickens on green base stands, and human farmhand figures.
Agricultural Implements: Outfitted with light tan plastic vintage field accessories including a pull-type plow, a hay rake wheel assembly, a hay mower, and a utility farm wagon cart.
Packaging: Preserved inside its original large color-printed retail window box displaying the 1997 Ertl copyright text on the lower rim, which outlines the full 76-piece master component guide on the reverse side.
Condition Report:
The playset is in overall good, structurally sound vintage condition with bright plastic molded panels and highly uniform colors. The internal components are loose inside the box and have not been individually inventoried against the box manifest for absolute piece completeness; the lot is being offered as-is with all elements pictured. The original retail box shows moderate vintage shelf wear, including localized surface scuffing, soft corners, and minor edge fraying or cardboard skin tears from storage.