Cypress in N?

[Iain]

Does anyone have some tips for doing nice N scale cypress trees?

[SquirrelHollow]

I pulled this link out of the archive thinking the example was a cypress...  guess not.  (nor are any of the others in the gallery)

It is a very nice method, although time consuming. 
Some of his other modelling is very nice, as well

The translations are a bit rough, but get the point across.

http://www.gilbert-gribi.ch/GGribi/arbres%201.html

[Iain]

Je parle francais.

[daniel_leavitt2000]

Hey I didn't know Bob Hundman ha a french brother.

[bsoplinger]

It is a very nice method, although time consuming. 
Some of his other modelling is very nice, as well

The translations are a bit rough, but get the point across.

http://www.gilbert-gribi.ch/GGribi/arbres%201.html

Sort of unrelated to the original topic, but related to this link...

I have a friend who's very upset that Woodland Scenics has changed the color of their dark green ground cover. And I see in the translation that the person suggests Heki Flor 1553 as an alternative. So I'm thinking it may be the right color, ie the old color of the Woodland Scenics stuff.

Any idea where one can buy Heki flock/ground cover/whatever the stuff is called or Flor translates into here in the USA? I checked Walthers and they only carry the pre-made Heki trees.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Try my heroes over at Scenic Express.

http://www.scenicexpress.com/

[Iain]

Try my heroes over at Scenic Express.

http://www.scenicexpress.com/

I got nothing

[sparky]

Try my heroes over at Scenic Express.

http://www.scenicexpress.com/

I got nothing

You didn't try very hard.  Any product at SE starting with "HK" is Heki.  Heki 1553:

http://www.sceneryexpress.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HK1553

[Kisatchie]

Here is a cypress tree:

http://www.cajunimages.com/images/gallery%20flora%20and%20fauna/cypress%20tree.jpg

[bsoplinger]

Here is a cypress tree:
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Oooohhh...

So that's what a cypress tree looks like. Don't have any of those where I grew up (SE PA) nor where I live now (NY) so didn't know what they looked like. Those wire armature trees sure look like they'd be perfect for that multiple trunk look of the tree in the picture, assuming that's a normal feature of a cypress tree.

As for a buy it or get it mostly done choice, I know of nothing, but then we're in N-scale and nothing is ever easy  :

[Iain]

Kis, that tree is similar to what I am after, but the bottom of the trunks of the trees around here are different.

[Matthew Roberts]

Iain, I'm guessing the baldcypress around in your area look more like this?

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/johnston/homehort2/baldcypress

[Iain]

Iain, I'm guessing the baldcypress around in your area look more like this?

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/johnston/homehort2/baldcypress

Some of them, yes.