HO scale bags and sacks

by **nvrr49** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 10:12 pm

I am in need of a bunch of feed bags, like 40-50# dog food bags. I would prefer to make them. I was thinking of using pasta and snipping pieces to length, let them dry and paint. Maybe roll out playdough, cut to width, and use side cutters to cut to length. While I am making them, I would like to make 50-100. Any ideas?

Kent in KC
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by **Ken Hamilton** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 11:54 pm

I'd use Sculpy. Roll out a thin worm-looking string, cut the bags to length with a knife or razor blade (which will
crimp the ends to look like sacks), tweak them to the right shape with your fingers, then just pop'em in the oven

by **bparrish** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 12:40 am

Here's a quick and dirty way to make 'em.

Find some brass or aluminum tubing........... choice of diameter will depend on the finished "crushed" size you want.

Then cut the tubing to lengths for the size you want............... with a not real sharp wire cutter.

It's amazing..............

You can rip off a hundred sacks in a few minutes............ put them on a news paper and blast them with Tamiya tan paint and you have burlap sacks.

Use ivory color for flour sacks.

There you have it

see ya
Bob

by **nvrr49** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 11:15 am

I tried some 1/8" brass tube and smashed a little, it looks pretty good. 3/16" tube, once smashed a little, was just to big. I am going to find some aluminum tube, as I think that will be easier. Thanks all, I will post some picts when I get done.

Kent in KC

by **nvrr49** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 8:31 pm

Just looking around and found that I had not posted pictures of the finished product. I used aluminum tube for the bags, and made my own decal labels. They turned out great.

by **jsiekirk** » Sun May 20, 2012 6:05 pm

This is a great idea! Got some 1/8" tubing on my shopping list.

by **Janbouli** » Mon May 21, 2012 5:49 am

That looks great John, wonder if it's doable in N-scale, I need some sacks and stacks of sacks.

by **JMancuso** » Mon May 21, 2012 5:53 am

Those look perfect. Great, clever solution!

John

by **mecrr** » Mon May 21, 2012 11:54 am

Kent, nice job :-bd

David

by **bparrish** » Mon May 21, 2012 1:12 pm

Glad you discovered tubing.......

I made mine up 20+ years ago. I didn't get carried away with labels however....... That is very cool.

It is monumentally easy to cut these out. Just pick a cutter that gives you the crush and end shape that you like.

see ya
Bob

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