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pre- 1950 packing material
southpier
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Posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 - 06:41 PM UTC
what was used before foam peanuts & plastic air-bags?

excelsior ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_wool) comes to mind, but what would replicate it in 1:35 scale?

I remember cosmoline and wrinkly wrapping paper, but neither would provide cushion in a shipping crate.
HeavyArty
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Posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 - 07:35 PM UTC
Horse hair and/or straw.
Biggles2
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Posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 - 07:49 PM UTC
Some pulled out pieces of a scouring pad such as this:
https://www.amazon.com/Scotch-Brite-Extra-Heavy-88CC-Packs/dp/B005AWYG9O
Painted, it could resemble either the excelsior, horse hair, or straw, mentioned.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 - 08:57 PM UTC
Here is a good look at some packaging material. Looks like straw or wood shaving of some sort.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzht2_41caU
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Posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 - 09:46 PM UTC
Look at some model railroad hay and static grass of various length.
This will simulate the packing material quite realistically.

http://www.sceneryexpress.com/Grass/products/1285/

Cheers,
southpier
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Posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 - 10:25 PM UTC
" ... it must be from Italy .." indeed!

thanks for the suggestions. i'll most likely try some scenery straw and try to curl it up a bit somehow.
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